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August 3, 2023
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology
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COSM 2023 Promo

August 3, 2023
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology
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Is AI “generative” or degenerative? Does it usurp humans, or save us from new perils? Depending on which AI inventor you prefer, AI portends either human extinction or human salvation. One AI titan, Geoffrey Hinton, recently of Google’s Deep Mind, sees it as a dire threat, while Yan Lecun of Meta sees it as a redemptive opportunity. As usual, experts Read More ›

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Young parents with their daughter holding American flag in countryside at sunset. Independence Day celebration
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Keri D. Ingraham
July 31, 2023
Education
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Families Want Educational Freedom

Keri D. Ingraham
July 31, 2023
Education
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Families with children in public schools are restricted to a specifically assigned school based on home address — even if another public school is a better fit. Removing that artificial barrier in order that there are “no more lines” in public education should be a priority. Read More ›
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The Bradley Center
July 31, 2023
Discovery Institute, Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology
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COSM 2023

The Bradley Center
July 31, 2023
Discovery Institute, Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology
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Is AI “generative” or degenerative? Does it usurp humans, or save us from new perils? This year’s COSM Technology Summit, to be held November 1-3 in Bellevue, Washington at the Bellevue Hyatt, will transcend these limited visions.COSM is an exclusive national summit on the converging technologies remaking the world as we know it. Read More ›
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Crowd of people at a protest rally in America against the current government with their hands in the air, view from the back, peaceful march of the country's for freedom and democracy. Generative AI
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Keri D. Ingraham
July 26, 2023
Education
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Teachers Unions Pretend to Promote Freedom

Keri D. Ingraham
July 26, 2023
Education
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With the hashtag “#TeachTruth,” the National Education Association demanded the “freedom to teach” and the “freedom to learn” at their annual Representative Assembly earlier this month. It is laughable that the representatives and leaders of the world’s largest teachers union are masquerading as champions of freedom. Read More ›
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Angus J. Menuge, Brian R. Krouse, and Robert J. Marks
September 19, 2023
Natural and Artificial Intelligence
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Minding the Brain

Angus J. Menuge, Brian R. Krouse, and Robert J. Marks
September 19, 2023
Natural and Artificial Intelligence
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Is your mind the same thing as your brain, or are there aspects of mind beyond the brain’s biology? This is the mind-body problem, and it has captivated curious minds since the dawn of human contemplation. Today many insist that the mind is completely reducible to the brain. But is that claim justified? In this stimulating anthology, twenty-five philosophers and Read More ›

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William A. Dembski and Winston Ewert
November 16, 2023
Intelligent Design
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The Design Inference

William A. Dembski and Winston Ewert
November 16, 2023
Intelligent Design
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A landmark of the intelligent design movement, The Design Inference revolutionized our understanding of how we detect intelligent causation. Originally published twenty-five years ago, it has now been revised and expanded into a second edition that greatly sharpens its exploration of design inferences. Read More ›