A fixed-price contract pays an athlete a set salary regardless of their performance. In comparison, an incentive-based contract contains a guaranteed minimum salary that is less than its fixed-price counterpart,. However, if an athlete performs well, an incentive-based contract will pay them more than its fixed-price counterpart as reward.

The 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) sharply limited Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief from major world powers. The deal collapsed in 2018 after Trump withdrew the US from the deal and imposed sanctions on Iran, following which Iran has resumed its nuclear weapons development program. Iran has been reluctant to negotiate with the Biden administration to resuscitate the JCPOA, but has recently signalled that it would be open to a new deal if it allowed current nuclear weapons-related infrastructure to be maintained.

Parachute research is the practice of entering another country, utilising their infrastructure, resources and people alongside your own to conduct research, and then leaving back to your home country to publish that research for your country’s scientific community.

Hijra is a gender identity and community in South Asia that consists of predominantly trans women and intersex people but is often used as an umbrella term by trans people. They are officially recognised as a third gender in India. In Hindu Mythology, they identify with the half-man / half-woman representations of Shiva and are considered to hold mystical powers. They are often invited to congregations on auspicious events like the birth of a child or a marriage to bless people.

Payday loans have two key features. Firstly, they are willing to loan hundreds or thousands of dollars to borrowers without checking their credit rating first. Secondly, if the borrower does not repay their loan within a relatively short time period – i.e. a few days – interest rates on the loan will very rapidly mount.

In Argentina, the IMF has implemented various austerity measures (e.g cutting welfare payments, stopping public spending) and has continuously loaned Argentina substantial amounts of money to try to deal with a financial crisis caused by inflation. Argentina is currently incapable of repaying their debts to the IMF and is set to default unless a new deal is negotiated. In February 2022, Argentina signed up to the Belt and Road Initiative, and has since then been receiving small amounts of Chinese loans to supplement the IMF's lending.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a free trade agreement between China, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and all ASEAN nations. India was part of the original negotiations but backed out in 2019. India can rejoin the RCEP at any time.

You are a highly intelligent person in your 20s who wants to do good in the world. You just completed your undergrad degree with top marks. While in school you were also very involved in local politics. You are considering two distinct career paths - one is to go to medical school, and the other is to pursue a career in politics.

For the purpose of this debate, a simulated world is a virtual reality life simulator that a person interacts with using all their senses while their physical body remains in the real world. On entering the simulated world you are reborn with a new identity and are not aware that you are living in an artificial reality until you leave the simulation. If you die in the simulated world you are reborn with a new identity with no memories of the previous iteration.