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Space travel: The future is slowly becoming everyday reality

Catch the vibe at COSM 2025. Oh, and we’ll also be talking about the national debt…
Relativity Space likes to call itself a “customer-centric rocket company.” When we hear a tag line like that, we know times have changed. Read More ›
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COSM 2025 Talk: Where Are We With AI Right Now? Really.

Recent developments should focus attention on Uli Homann's talk
Just as the AI industry is becoming more analytical and realistic about how best to use AI, some users are falling in love with chatbots. We need to know more. Read More ›
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Health Care: AI Changes Everything. But What Will the Changes Be?

A panel at COSM 2025 next month can help us separate the hope from the hype
The more useful an AI data collection system becomes, the more tempting a target it will be for hackers. Some risks are actually the price of success. Read More ›
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COSM 2025 Panel to Tackle the Hard Problem: Consciousness

Michael Egnor sees the failure to find a “material center of consciousness” in the brain as a science success, not failure. It points to an important truth about us
As prominent neuroscientist Christof Koch’s recent difficulties with Cancel Culture show, the cracks in materialist neuroscience are getting harder to paper over. Read More ›
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If China Wins the Blockchain Derby, a Global Chill Will Follow

COSM 2025: While the West fusses about cryptocurrencies, China aims at building a blockchain to control the global internet. And few pay attention…
DoD Chief Strategy Officer Jinyoung Englund will be speaking on what control by China would mean and whether the United States can catch up. Read More ›
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At COSM 2025: When AI Meets Tinseltown… Look Out!

Superagent Ari Emanuel will be back at COSM this year, to talk about how AI is reimagining Hollywood
It’s too soon to tell where AI Hollywood will fall between a predicted Armageddon and a Golden Age. But Emanuel’s opinion would surely be important to know. Read More ›