Washington Post Live

Christopher Wylie, the former Cambridge Analytica research director turned whistleblower, discusses the potential uses of big data to influence behavior and assesses how online communities are facilitating free expression and thought in the digital age.

Acting Associate U.S. Attorney General Jesse Panuccio, American Civil Liberties Union President Susan N. Herman and PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel look at how key players in the free speech debate are shaping First Amendment law across the country.

On Thursday, June 14, President Trump’s former National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Washington Post White House economic policy reporter Damian Paletta.

First Lady of New York City Chirlane McCray, discusses ThriveNYC, her initiative to create a model behavioral health system in America’s most populous city with a focus on serving at-risk populations.

Child psychologists and experts shine a spotlight on how media, technology and other social factors are affecting the mental health of children, teens and college-age students.

Mary Giliberti, CEO of National Alliance on Mental Illness, and Dr. Joshua A. Gordon, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, discuss some of the country’s most urgent mental health problems.

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) discuss the Congressional role in funding mental health initiatives.

On Tuesday, June 12, The Washington Post hosted a discussion about the movie, “Blindspotting,” with stars of the film, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal. “Blindspotting” opened the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

The Washington Post’s Robert Costa sits down with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao.

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) discuss the latest proposals from Capitol Hill that could affect the airline industry.

Top leaders in the aviation industry address a range of regulatory questions impacting airline and airport operations and passenger experience.

On Thursday, May 31, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright sat down for a wide-ranging interview with The Washington Post's David Ignatius.

On Tuesday, May 8, former FBI Director James Comey sat down for a one-on-one conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Carol Leonnig.

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) discuss how leaders on Capitol Hill are working with the business community to address potential regulatory issues associated with the development of artificial intelligence technology.

Peggy Johnson, executive vice president of business development at Microsoft, discusses how innovators at technology companies are working to create natural interactions between humans and machines that benefit society.

Peter Schwartz, senior vice president of strategic planning at Salesforce, Douglas Terrier, acting chief technologist at NASA, and Mona Vernon, chief technology officer at Thomson Reuters Labs, discussed how AI is likely to affect the job market.

Dario Gil, vice president of AI and IBM Q at IBM, examines the ideas of responsibility and artificial intelligence, including efforts to mitigate bias as the technology evolves.

Jack Clark, strategy and communications director at OpenAI, Milind Tambe, founding co-director of USC's Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society and Meredith Whittaker, co-founder of AI Now Institute look into the ethical implications of AI.

On International Women’s Day 2018, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Washington Post Opinion Writer Catherine Rampell.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) discusses his state’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis.