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^{Caitlin Cory
November 24, 2025
Natural and Artificial Intelligence

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Are Human Beings Machines? Surgeon and Historian Go Head-to-Head

_{Caitlin Cory
November 24, 2025
Natural and Artificial Intelligence

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During the Wednesday, November 19, plated dinner at COSM 2025, Dr. Michael Egnor and historian of science Michael Shermer participated in a panel moderated by Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Jay W. Richards. Egnor and Shermer take opposite views on whether an immortal soul exists and whether human beings are machines. Read More ›

^{American Center for Transforming Education
November 20, 2025
Education

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Keri D. Ingraham Speaks at COSM with Governor Doug Ducey & Jenny Clark

_{American Center for Transforming Education
November 20, 2025
Education

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In Scottsdale, Arizona, on November 18, Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and American Center for Transforming Education Director Keri D. Ingraham addressed the audience in a packed ballroom at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort during day one of Discovery Institute’s COSM Technology Summit, spanning three days. Read More ›

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivers remarks as President Donald Trump looks on during an “Investing in America” event, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in the Cross Hall of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

^{George Gilder
November 4, 2025
Technology

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The Microchip Era Is About to End

_{George Gilder
November 4, 2025
Technology

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We are in the microchip era, which promises an industrial revolution that will bring artificial intelligence to almost all human activity. The exemplar of this era is Nvidia Corp. Its market capitalization of around $5 trillion makes it the world’s most valuable company. Read More ›

Contemporary scientists or it-engineer in protective workwear holding looking inspecting microchips

^{George Gilder
November 3, 2025
Technology

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Another Tech Summit Shifts from West Coast to Arizona as State Rises in Advanced Manufacturing

_{George Gilder
November 3, 2025
Technology

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The following excerpt comes from an article published in the Phoenix Business Journal by George Gilder on Friday, October 31. It explains why we have moved COSM, our annual conference on the converging technologies remaking the world as we know it, from Seattle to Phoenix. Read More ›

^{American Center for Transforming Education
September 22, 2025
Education

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Keri D. Ingraham, Doug Ducey, and Jenny Clark to Speak on Educating the Tech Workforce at COSM 2025

_{American Center for Transforming Education
September 22, 2025
Education

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COSM 2025 will take place in Scottsdale, Arizona, from November 19–21, bringing together leaders to explore the technologies shaping our future. Opening the conference, Keri D. Ingraham, Director of Discovery Institute’s American Center for Transforming Education, will join former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and school choice advocate Jenny Clark to discuss “Educating the Tech Workforce: Has Arizona Provided a Roadmap?” Read More ›

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
January 2, 2025
Economics, Energy

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Watch: The Wild West of Energy

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
January 2, 2025
Economics, Energy

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^{Richard Vigilante and George Gilder
August 7, 2024
Economics

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Israel: Leader of the Free World

_{Richard Vigilante and George Gilder
August 7, 2024
Economics

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For eight decades after the end of World War Two, America's proudest title was "Leader of the Free World." Today, that title properly belongs to Israel both on grounds of practical leadership and grasp of what it means to be a free people. Read More ›

^{Mark Mills
November 15, 2023
Natural and Artificial Intelligence

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Energy Realities at the Nexus of Techno-Optimism

_{Mark Mills
November 15, 2023
Natural and Artificial Intelligence

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Every annual gathering of the technology glitterati at George Gilder’s COSM summit gives us a glimpse of a future that’s exciting for many, even if scary for some. It’s an optimistic vision of the future quite different from what is so often proposed by many myopic forecasters. The one thing though, that won’t be different in the future, regardless of the technology vision, is the central animating role of energy. Read More ›

^{The Bradley Center
February 16, 2023
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology

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The New Nanocosm

_{The Bradley Center
February 16, 2023
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology

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A panel representing companies on the leading edge of technology applications discusses emerging technologies holding great promise for human prosperity — from the conversion of waste to clean energy; to the production of graphene for a multitude of uses including building materials, lubricants, composites and coatings, sensors, and energy harvesting and storage; to revolutionary nanorobotic machines that can target and Read More ›

^{The Bradley Center
February 16, 2023
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology

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Is the Future Really on the Chain?

_{The Bradley Center
February 16, 2023
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology

1}

Sam Yilmaz, COO of Bloccelerate, moderates a panel featuring Wyatt Robinson, Gregory Meredith, William Dembski, and John DeVadoss, which explores the utility of blockchain technology in diverse applications — from cryptocurrency to legal contracts, non-fungible tokens, and communications.