Leah Sargent
Writer and policy analyst with a background in debating who describes debate practices that encourage persuasion, receptivity, and thinking well.
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Feb 19, 2026 • 54min
With a decline in reading is our capacity to think eroding?
Leah Sargent, a debater-turned-policy writer, explains debate habits that sharpen persuasion and openness. Shannon Vallor, philosopher of AI ethics, probes how AI reshapes creativity and moral thought. Naomi Baron, linguist, warns about shrinking reading cultures and summary tools. Adrian van der Waal, reading advocate, links deep reading to democratic life. Marianne Wolf, neuroscientist, highlights the reading brain. Annie Bender produced the narrative.
