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  • Assuming feasibility, This house supports the development and commodification of 'sensory stones’.

    Infoslide

    A 'sensory stone' refers to a hypothetical technology that allows users to accurately record the essence of any short memory lasting no longer than a minute, including all physical and emotional sensations experienced during that time. Others may use this technology to accurately experience the recorded memory of someone as it they were the original memory-holder.

    Xavier Cup 12 · Round 3 · 2025-05-25

  • This house regrets the general philosophy of viewing most organisms traditionally classified as parasites as pathogens rather than endosymbionts.

    Infoslide

    On one hand, pathogens are organisms that cause harm or disease to their hosts. On the other hand, endosymbionts live inside a host and typically provide mutual benefits or coexist without causing significant harm most of the time. Organisms traditionally classified as parasites include hookworms, tapeworms, and amoeba species.

    Xavier Cup 12 · Round 2 · 2025-05-25

  • This house supports the legalization of experimental drugs in Canada

    Infoslide

    Experimental drugs are medicinal drugs that have been tested in a laboratory and are in the process of human clinical trials.

    Waterloo Spring HST 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-05-24

  • This house believes that governments of developed countries should prioritise funding telemedicine services & providers over physical healthcare

    Infoslide

    Telemedicine refers to the delivery of healthcare services remotely through digital communication & AI technologies. It includes services such as online consultations and appointments, electronic health records, and increased online commerce in health products (e.g. treatment plans, medicine commerce, patient data records etc.)

    Kings College London Pre- EUDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-05-24

  • This house, as Mimi, would enter San Junipero

    Infoslide

    San Junipero is a Virtual Reality universe which simulates real life perfectly - people who enter it experience the world exactly as they would their life outside of it. San Junipero brings any person who enters it back into their twenty-year old self and body, and into an exact replica of their life at the time. Once one enters San Junipero, they remain there for the rest of their life, and are completely unaware they are in a simulation. You are Mimi, an 80-year old widow, mother and grandmother who lives alone.

    Kings College London Pre- EUDC 2025 · ESL Final · 2025-05-24

  • This house would ban non-compete agreements in the tech industry.

    Infoslide

    A non-compete agreement is a legal agreement or clause in an employment contract specifying that an employee must not enter into a job for another employer who competes with their current employer for a designated period of time after their employment is over.

    Wego Debate Open 2025 · Silver Semifinals · 2025-05-24

  • This house would ban non-compete agreements in the tech industry.

    Infoslide

    A non-compete agreement is a legal agreement or clause in an employment contract specifying that an employee must not enter into a job for another employer who competes with their current employer for a designated period of time after their employment is over.

    Wego Debate Open 2025 · Gold Semifinals · 2025-05-24

  • C) This House prefers a world with SoulVault

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    C) The "SoulVault" is a chip that is implanted in each person's brain at birth and records all their memories and thoughts. It also bifurcates these moments in boxes based on how the person perceived these moments emotionally (e.g. happy box, sad box, etc.) The contents of this chip are not accessible to anyone, including the person while they are alive. As soon as they die, the contents of the chip are made accessible to their heir. Once viewed, memories self-erase and the contents cannot be accessed ever again. The contents of the chip can also not be copied or recorded using any external device.

    DTU Summers Pre-UADC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-05-17

  • B) This House opposes the "move fast, break things" philosophy in the tech sector

    Infoslide

    B) "Move fast, break things" refers to the philosophy that advocates for rapid innovation and development, prioritising speed and agility over perfection and caution. It also encapsulates a mindset that encourages taking risks, experimenting, and iterating quickly, even if it means encountering failures along the way.

    DTU Summers Pre-UADC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-05-17

  • This House would require that financial data relevant to the public domain to be managed as an open source system

    Infoslide

    Currently, most market-relevant financial data (e.g. trading volume, lending and banking statistics, companies' ESG impacts, inflation dynamics, etc.) are managed by private proprietors such as Bloomberg, Refinitiv, and NASDAQ, charging a considerable amount of licensing fees for the access and use of those data. An open-source system, along with allowing low-cost, public access to content, is one whose code or architecture is able to be publicly scrutinized. In finance, it is possible to make such systems highly secure through transparent development and customizable security measures.

    DTU Summers Pre-UADC 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-05-17

  • This House believes that Neuralink does more harm than good to humanity.

    Infoslide

    Neuralink is a neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk in 2016 that develops brain-computer interface (BCI) devices. These devices implant flexible electrodes into the brain to record and stimulate neural activity, allowing direct interaction between the brain and external systems. Its initial applications focus on enabling individuals with neurological conditions, such as paralysis, to control devices through thought. The technology involves the collection and transmission of brain data to external platforms managed by private entities, and is currently undergoing clinical trials to evaluate its feasibility and safety.

    KUDC x HYDS KIDA National Championship 2025 · Rookie Finals · 2025-05-16

  • This House would ban Polymarket.

    Infoslide

    Polymarket is a decentralized, crypto-based prediction market where users bet on the outcomes of real-world events. On the platform, individuals can create or participate in markets by buying and selling shares tied to specific future outcomes across a wide range of topics, such as political elections (e.g., who will win an election), economic indicators (e.g., inflation rates), current affairs (e.g., specific geopolitical events occurring by a certain date), or even cultural trends. Share prices, typically ranging from $0 to $1, fluctuate based on trading activity and are intended to reflect the market's aggregated probability of that particular outcome occurring. Once an event takes place and its outcome is verified, participants who correctly predicted the outcome receive a payout.

    KUDC x HYDS KIDA National Championship 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-05-16