# In praise of conflict

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxPSU
- Speaker: Jonathan Marks
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Earth and environment, Economics, Business and management, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_marks_in_praise_of_conflict)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Conflict is bad; compromise, consensus and collaboration are good -- or so we're told. Lawyer and bioethicist Jonathan Marks challenges this conventional wisdom, showing how governments can jeopardize public health, human rights and the environment when they partner with industry. An important, timely reminder that common good and common ground are not the same thing.

## Lectures

1. [In praise of conflict](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jonathan_marks_in_praise_of_conflict/f5f476581f4f), 15 min (TED's player)