Technology

A “New Road Ahead” by Bob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist at Microsoft, presented at the Beyond Oil conference in 2008. With Steve Marshall, Senior Fellow for Discovery Institute’s Cascadia Center.

Who will be the crucial suppliers of the critical path components that can complete the fiber system? With the unexpected upsurge in fiber in the local loop and the efflorescence of video traffic on it, pressure continues to rise at the core.

George Gilder speaks at the 2007 Telecosm conference. He discusses ten laws that define the current exacosm that the world is in as a result of the telecosm and how we should act on the new stage of the world economy.

Steve Marshall lectures at the McNauton Fellows Lecture Series. He discusses the history of electric cars, the current technology, and where we are headed. Read More ›

John Thorne discusses the history of patents in America. He notes their development, the exponential growth and added complexity that he suggests will end up in a patent crisis. Listen to his solutions to the potential problems.
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The 10th Annual Gilder | Forbes Telecosm Conference, held October 4-6, 2006 in Lake Tahoe, California, featured an outstanding panel and debate sponsored by the Discovery Institute on the subject of Network Neutrality regulation. Broadband Brawl: A Debate Over Net Neutrality Tod Cohen: Vice-President and Deputy General Counsel, Government Relations, eBay George Gilder, Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute; Editor in Chief, Read More ›