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turntable with LP vinyl record against burning fire background

^{Andrew McDiarmid
July 27, 2021
Technology}

Strong Vinyl Record Sales Show Why Going Retro Helps You Stay Rooted

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 27, 2021
Technology}

Vinyl is very much back in vogue these days. At the height of COVID-19 last year, vinyl sales exceeded CD sales for the first time since the 1980s. Read More ›

Photo of Joyful Fitness Woman 30s in Sportswear Touching Bluetooth Earpod and Holding Mobile Phone, While Resting in Green Park

^{Andrew McDiarmid
June 29, 2021
Technology}

Bluetooth Trackers: What We Lose When We Stop Losing Things

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 29, 2021
Technology}

To live is to lose. We’ve all felt the anguish of losing something important — keys, wallet, phone, bags, money, opportunities, loved ones. Loss is part of the human condition. Read More ›

^{The Bradley Center
May 21, 2021
Discovery Institute, Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

COSM 2021

_{The Bradley Center
May 21, 2021
Discovery Institute, Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

COSM is a national summit on the realities of ascendant technology and the myth of economic decline. The summit illuminates the synergy between Seattle and the world and provides a scene of civilized conversation and exchange. Read More ›

^{John G. West
February 26, 2021
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

John West Interviewed about Seattle’s Untold Prohibition Against Discrimination Based On Political Ideology

_{John G. West
February 26, 2021
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

An existing Seattle law expressly forbids businesses from discriminating on the basis of “political ideology” when contracting for goods or services. Read More ›

^{George Gilder
October 15, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Gaming AI

_{George Gilder
October 15, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Pointing to the triumph of artificial intelligence over unaided humans in everything from games such as chess and Go to vital tasks such as protein folding and securities trading, many experts uphold the theory of a “singularity.” This is the trigger point when human history ends and artificial intelligence prevails in an exponential cascade of self-replicating machines rocketing toward godlike supremacy in the universe. Gaming AI suggests that this belief is both dumb and self-defeating. Gaming AI calls for a remedial immersion in the industry’s own heroic history and an understanding of the actual science of their own human minds. Read More ›

^{Heather Zeiger
July 30, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Charges Reveal Extent of China-Sponsored Hacking in the West

_{Heather Zeiger
July 30, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

What’s new about the most recent indictment is the acknowledgment that China is working with known cybercriminals. Read More ›

^{The Bradley Center and Jay W. Richards
July 3, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

The Future of 5G

_{The Bradley Center and Jay W. Richards
July 3, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Jay Richards interviews Andre Fuetsch, President of AT&T Labs and Chief Technical Officer at AT&T, about the future of 5G communications. Feutsch says that one of the great benefits of 5G will not only be faster speeds, but much lower latency. This will be a “game changer” for latency-sensitive applications such as autonomous vehicles, drones, and online gaming that require Read More ›

^{William A. Dembski and Jay W. Richards
June 26, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Bill Dembski on a DYI Decentralized Currency

_{William A. Dembski and Jay W. Richards
June 26, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Jay Richards interviews mathematician, entrepreneur, and philosopher, Dr. Bill Dembski, about his unique thought experiment regarding how one could create a decentralized, DIY, information-based currency. Richards also explores with Dembski the concepts of natural and artificial intelligence. Trained as a mathematician and philosopher, Dr. Bill Dembski is a writer, editor, and researcher whose books and articles range over mathematics, engineering, Read More ›

Jay Richards interviews Robert J. Marks at COSM 2019

^{Robert J. Marks II and Jay W. Richards
June 19, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Are Our Brains Downloadable?

_{Robert J. Marks II and Jay W. Richards
June 19, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Jay Richards interviews Dr. Robert J. Marks II, Director of the Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, about the meaning and future of artificial intelligence. Marks challenges the notion espoused by Ray Kurzweil and others that our minds are “downloadable.” In Marks’ view, there are certain aspects of our brain that are not algorithmic and thus can’t be uploaded Read More ›

^{Steve Forbes and Jay W. Richards
June 12, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Steve Forbes on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology

_{Steve Forbes and Jay W. Richards
June 12, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Jay Richards interviews Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, regarding the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies, and the implications of the technologies for global money, global security, and internet architecture. Read More ›