I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times

Even a contrary view, when argued from a platform of civility, becomes not an ideological threat to vanquish, but an alternative to consider and an opportunity to grasp the diversity of humanity.

Our conversations about nature and about ourselves are conducted in whatever “languages” we find it possible and convenient to employ.

Few forms of curiosity are more powerful than conversation. An exchange of ideas is how we explore new possibilities. Conversations, when they are at their best, are unscripted vehicles for discovery. At scale, they create the symphony of discourse.

The worst criticism seeks to have the last word and leave the rest of us in silence; the best opens up an exchange that need never end.