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Presidential Debate

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By John Mecklin, Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

Undebatable: You need this existential threat scorecard for the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump debate

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

No debate: On existential threats, Biden, Trump, and CNN all largely failed

By John Mecklin, Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

Is there any debate? This is the existential threat scorecard you need to rate the Biden and Trump matchup

By John Mecklin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

The existential threat debate scorecard you’ve been waiting for

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Satire

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Here, have this calm and civilized existential threat scorecard for tonight’s vice-presidential debate

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk

How to watch Trump and Biden debate the pandemic

By Matt Field | Biosecurity