Intelligence Squared Debates RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgThu, 20 Jun 2013 03:45:01 -0400Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:45:01 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004001/Corruption and a growing concern for head injury have put college football in the spotlight. Are football programs’ millions in profits exploitation? Or are they still a celebration of amateur sport? Do football’s inherent danger and violence have any place in institutions of higher learning? Or does the sport provide young men with educational opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have?http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004001/04/29/2013Listen to pundits debate whether to ban college football.eHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSportsSportsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2354383687/On a fundamental question — evolution or creation? — Americans are on the fence. According to one survey, 61 percent of Americans believe we have evolved over time, but 22 percent believe this evolution was guided by a higher power, with another 31 percent on the side of creationism.http://video.pbs.org/video/2354383687/03/22/2013Hear experts debate whether science and religion can co-exist.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyScience & NatureScience & NatureNatural HistoryNatural HistoryEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2339012706/On a fundamental question — evolution or creation? — Americans are on the fence. According to one survey, 61 percent of Americans believe we have evolved over time, but 22 percent believe this evolution was guided by a higher power, with another 31 percent on the side of creationism.http://video.pbs.org/video/2339012706/02/26/2013Hear experts debate whether science and religion can co-exist.eCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsHistoryHistoryNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyScience & NatureScience & NatureNatural HistoryNatural HistoryCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2332457503/It was 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs.” $2.5 trillion dollars later, drug use is half of what it was 30 years ago and thousands of offenders are successfully diverted to treatment instead of jail. Still, 22 million Americans use illegal drugs, and America has the highest incarceration rate in the world.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332457503/02/05/2013Hear experts debate whether it’s time to legalize drugs.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2325925038/The popular uprisings of the Arab Spring have left a leadership void that Islamist parties have been quick to fill. A longtime supporter of former strongmen like Egypt’s Mubarak and Tunisia’s Ben Ali, the U.S. now faces the uncomfortable result of Arab democracy — the rise of Islamist parties that are less amenable to the West than their autocratic predecessors.http://video.pbs.org/video/2325925038/01/15/2013Listen to arguments about the unsettling result of Arab democracy.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2323798407/Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates, based on the traditional Oxford-style debate format, lets audiences vote before and after the debate to declare a winner. The program features topics such as legalizing drugs, the battle between science and religion, and more.http://video.pbs.org/video/2323798407/01/07/2013Two teams of dynamic leaders engage in a battle of wit to capture your vote.eNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEnvironmentEnvironmentGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthNational SecurityNational SecurityOpinionOpinionRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySocial IssuesSocial IssuesWomenWomenPoliticsPoliticsPromotion