29Nov 2025 by Post

Does Quantum Mechanics Help Make Sense of the Soul?

Bayesian reasoning, Carl Sagan, Christopher Hitchens, consciousness, COSM 2025, Faith & Science, George Gilder, immaterial reality, information, Jay W. Richards, life after death, Measurement Problem, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, Neuroscience & Mind, neurosurgeons, physics, quantum mechanics, Roger Penrose, Technology, The Human Advantage
Quantum mechanics seems to be the game-changer that Albert Einstein (1879–1955) feared it would be. It is certain to liven up discussions about the soul. Source
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28Nov 2025 by Post

Skeptic Michael Shermer’s Non-Vision of the Soul

Bayesian reasoning, body, brain, COSM 2025, David Deutsch, Faith & Science, Francis Crick, materialist paradigm, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, mind, near-death experiences, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, neurosurgeons, Skeptics Society, soul, The Astonishing Hypothesis, The Beginning of Infinity
Responding to Michael Egnor at COSM 2025, he said that the soul is an explanation but not a good explanation for our relationship to our bodies. Source
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20Nov 2025 by Post

At COSM, Sharing Information Is Key to Solving Tech Problems

academic freedom, Andrew Mayne, Arizona, artificial inteligence, China, Computational Sciences, compute-in-memory, computer, COSM 2025, DRAM, flash graphene, flash tech, information, Intelligent Design, Interdimensional AI, James Tour, laptop, memory, NAND, Scottsdale, Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence, SETI, Soviet Union, Technology, Travis Langster, voltage
Information is key to innovation, and a familiar question intelligent design asks is “Where does information come from?”  Source
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13Sep 2025 by Post

COSM 2025 Will Feature Nobel Laureate Physicist and Skeptic John F. Clauser

Alain Aspect, Albert Einstein, Anton Zeilinger, Boris Podolsky, climate models, COSM 2025, Discovery Institute, Environment & Climate, International Monetary Fund, John F. Clauser, John Stuart Bell, Louisa Gilder, Nathan Rosen, Nobel laureates, particles, photon, physicists, physics, spin, Stuart Freedman, The Age of Entanglement, Washington Post
Discovery Institute’s upcoming COSM 2025 tech conference will feature something a little different. Source
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