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Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/12/09/2019-adversarial-collaboration-entries/

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Thanks to everyone who sent in entries for the 2019 adversarial collaboration contest.

Remember, an adversarial collaboration is where two people with opposite views on a controversial issue work together to present a unified summary of the evidence and its implications. In theory it\\u2019s a good way to make sure you hear the strongest arguments and counterarguments for both sides \\u2013 like hearing a debate between experts, except all the debate and rhetoric and disagreement have already been done by the time you start reading, so you\\u2019re just left with the end result. See\\xa0the 2018 entries\\xa0for examples.

Six teams submitted collaborations for this year\\u2019s contest. I\\u2019ll list them here for now, and the names will turn into links as I post them over the next two weeks. They are:

1.\\xa0\\u201cIs infant circumcision ethical?\\u201d by Joel P and Missingno

2.\\xa0\\u201cIs eating meat a net harm?\\u201d by David G and Froolow

3.\\xa0\\u201cDoes calorie restriction slow aging?\\u201d by Adrian L and Calvin R

4.\\xa0\\u201cShould we colonize space to mitigate x-risk?\\u201d by Nick D and Rob S

5.\\xa0\\u201cShould gene editing technologies be used in humans\\u201d by Nita J and Patrick N

6.\\xa0\\u201cWill automation lead to economic crisis?\\u201d by Doug S and Erusian

(if any of you are unhappy with how I named you or titled your piece, let me know)

At the end of the two weeks, I\\u2019ll ask readers to vote for their favorite collaboration, so try to remember which ones impress you. I think we\\u2019re all winners by getting to read these \\u2013 but the actual winners get that plus $2500 in prize money. Thanks again to everyone who donates to the\\xa0Patreon\\xa0for making that possible.

Please put any comments about the contest itself here, not on the individual entries.