The Big Story: The Attacks on Knowledge | The Atlantic Festival 2025
September 23, 2025
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as posted by the channelIn this session, we go behind the headlines with Atlantic journalists to explore the year’s biggest stories. Hear from Franklin Foer, Megan Garber, Rebecca Rosen, and Adam Serwer as they discuss the recent assaults on human knowledge and progress. The conversation, led by Atlantic staff writer Helen Lewis, explores how these deliberate attacks may affect America’s future ability to solve problems, prevent disease, design policy, inform the public, and make technological advancements.
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Franklin Foer, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Megan Garber, Staff Writer, The The Atlantic
Rebecca Rosen, Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Adam Serwer, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Helen Lewis, Staff Writer The Atlantic
The Atlantic Festival brings the brand’s essential journalism to life on stage through dynamic conversations, exclusive screenings, and engaging performances. Expect rigorous dialogue with influential voices in politics, culture, business, technology, and media—plus opportunities to connect with other curious, thoughtful attendees.
The 2025 lineup includes Scott Galloway, Richard Ayoade with David Letterman, H.R. McMaster, Clara Wu Tsai, Arvind Krishna, Jennifer Doudna, Monica Lewinsky, Catherine Coleman Flowers, Bryan Stevenson, Dr. Becky Kennedy, and many more. Atlantic journalists including Jeffrey Goldberg, Jemele Hill, Vann Newkirk, and Sophie Gilbert will moderate and lead discussions.
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