Session 2: The Deeper Discussion

1Generally speaking, families today are smaller than they were a few generations ago.

→ a few generations ago.→ smaller than they were a few generations ago.

2Grandparents often play a bigger role in childcare than people realize.

→ childcare than people realize.→ a bigger role in childcare than people realize.

3On the flip side, many young adults now leave home much later.

→ leave home much later.→ many young adults now leave home much later.

4I'm inclined to think every generation misunderstands the one before it.

→ the one before it.→ think every generation misunderstands the one before it.

5That's not to say that traditional family values have disappeared.

→ family values have disappeared.

6Spending time together matters more than living under the same roof.

→ under the same roof.→ matters more than living under the same roof.

7I'd say it's likely that more older people will live alone in the future.

→ alone in the future.→ older people will live alone in the future.

8Parents and teenagers still argue about many of the same things.

→ of the same things.→ still argue about many of the same things.

9People know more about healthy eating, but they don't always act on it.

→ always act on it.→ eating, but they don't always act on it.

10A healthy lifestyle depends, to a certain degree, on having time and money.

→ having time and money.→ a certain degree, on having time and money.

11I'm inclined to think prevention deserves more attention than it gets.

→ attention than it gets.→ think prevention deserves more attention than it gets.

12Office jobs mean that many of us sit down for most of the day.

→ most of the day.→ us sit down for most of the day.

13Fitness apps, on the flip side, have made exercise more accessible.

→ made exercise more accessible.→ the flip side, have made exercise more accessible.

14Mental health is discussed far more openly than it used to be.

→ it used to be.→ far more openly than it used to be.

15Governments can encourage healthy choices, but they can't force them.

→ they can't force them.

16I think it's likely that people will live longer but need more care.

→ but need more care.→ people will live longer but need more care.

17Cheaper flights have made international travel possible for far more people.

→ for far more people.→ made international travel possible for far more people.

18Tourism, generally speaking, brings money to a region, but not always to local people.

→ always to local people.→ a region, but not always to local people.

19Some famous places have become so crowded that visitors can barely enjoy them.

→ can barely enjoy them.→ so crowded that visitors can barely enjoy them.

20That's not to say that tourists should simply stay at home.

→ simply stay at home.→ say that tourists should simply stay at home.

21Traveling abroad can challenge the assumptions we grow up with.

→ we grow up with.

22I'd rather spend a week in one place than rush through five countries.

→ rush through five countries.→ in one place than rush through five countries.

23To a certain degree, social media decides where people go on vacation.

→ people go on vacation.→ social media decides where people go on vacation.

24It's likely that more travelers will choose destinations closer to home.

→ destinations closer to home.→ more travelers will choose destinations closer to home.

25Many people buy things they don't need simply because they're on sale.

→ because they're on sale.→ they don't need simply because they're on sale.

26Online shopping is convenient, yet it can be hard on small local stores.

→ on small local stores.→ it can be hard on small local stores.

27Generally speaking, advertisements sell a lifestyle rather than a product.

→ rather than a product.

28On the flip side, advertising pays for a lot of the free content we enjoy.

→ free content we enjoy.→ a lot of the free content we enjoy.

29I'm inclined to think shopping has become a form of entertainment.

→ a form of entertainment.→ think shopping has become a form of entertainment.

30Young people are especially influenced by what their friends are buying.

→ their friends are buying.→ especially influenced by what their friends are buying.

31That's not to say that every advertisement is misleading.

→ every advertisement is misleading.

32It's likely that rules on advertising aimed at children will become stricter.

→ children will become stricter.→ on advertising aimed at children will become stricter.

33Scientific progress has solved many problems but also created new ones.

→ also created new ones.→ solved many problems but also created new ones.

34I'm inclined to think governments should fund more basic research.

→ fund more basic research.

35In my experience, people trust scientists more when they explain their methods.

→ they explain their methods.→ trust scientists more when they explain their methods.

36Space exploration is expensive, but it often leads to useful inventions.

→ leads to useful inventions.→ expensive, but it often leads to useful inventions.

37To a certain degree, we expect science to fix problems we caused ourselves.

→ problems we caused ourselves.→ expect science to fix problems we caused ourselves.

38On the flip side, some new technologies raise difficult ethical questions.

→ raise difficult ethical questions.→ side, some new technologies raise difficult ethical questions.

39It's likely that medicine will become more tailored to each individual.

→ tailored to each individual.→ medicine will become more tailored to each individual.

40Young people should be encouraged to see science as a creative subject.

→ as a creative subject.→ encouraged to see science as a creative subject.

41Every society needs rules, but too many of them can stifle creativity.

→ them can stifle creativity.→ but too many of them can stifle creativity.

42Generally speaking, people follow rules they believe are fair.

→ they believe are fair.

43Children learn to respect rules mostly by watching the adults around them.

→ the adults around them.→ rules mostly by watching the adults around them.

44Fines can help, but that's not to say punishment is always the answer.

→ is always the answer.→ not to say punishment is always the answer.

45To a certain degree, the rules we accept depend on how we were raised.

→ how we were raised.→ we accept depend on how we were raised.

46On the flip side, clear rules can help people feel safe.

→ help people feel safe.→ side, clear rules can help people feel safe.

47I'm inclined to think that small fines work better than warnings.

→ work better than warnings.→ think that small fines work better than warnings.

48It's likely that new rules will be needed to manage artificial intelligence.

→ to manage artificial intelligence.→ rules will be needed to manage artificial intelligence.