Essential Questions

It's easy to ask questions about best practices in communication; harder to ask questions of an existential nature. All of us at Carnegie Mellon want to stimulate critical thought, especially as we move increasingly forward in a world where evidence, intelligence, and humanity seem to matter less and less.

Inspired by John Brockman and edge.org's Annual Question, Professor Labash asks students to create evidence-supported final presentations that address such "essential questions" as, "Does it matter if there are poor people?" and "What's the logical next step in human evolution?" and "Should a species ever be intentionally eliminated?" and "What does it mean to be human in the age of AI?" and "Does Art Still Matter?" 

You can view the answers, and add your voice to the conversation here.