You can now watch the recording of The Aarebrot Conversation 2026!
How do we defend democracy when power structures, the media, and technology are changing the rules faster than society can keep up?
It was a rare display of high-level thinking when essayist, political scientist, and author of the critically acclaimed The Hour of the Predators, Giuliano da Empoli, met with one of the world’s most influential tech journalists, Kara Swisher.
The result was a thought-provoking — and at times unsettling — conversation about power, media, technology, and the future of democracy.
You can now watch the full conversation in the video below!
The Aarebrot Conversation is named after Professor Frank Aarebrot, one of Norway’s most beloved public intellectuals and communicators. The conversation has become a recurring part of the Nordic Media Days, bringing together different voices to discuss democracy, media, and societal change.