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Discovery Institute
Events sponsored by the Discovery Institute, a nonpartisan public policy think tank conducting research on technology, science and culture, economics and foreign affairs. More information about this show
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American Podium: Discovery Institute, Governors of Washington 5/30/2013
Dr. George Scott provides historic context to current events and enhances our understanding of Washington`s unique political culture in this discussion of his new book, "Governors of Washington". |
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American Podium: Capitalism Put on the Defensive 2/12/2013
The Discovery Institute`s Senior Fellow Scott Powell addresses and answers the sources of hostility to capitalism. |
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American Podium: William Ruckelshaus 11/27/2012
William Ruckelshaus has spent a lifetime in leadership. The first director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, he also led the FBI and served as Deputy U.S. Attorney General before working in the private sector as Chairman and CEO of Browning-Ferris Industries. One of the greatest environmental statesmen in American history, Bill chairs the William Ruckelshaus Center, a partnership of the University of Washington and Washington State University to promote collaborative problem-solving. Join Discovery`s Center for the Civic Leadership to learn leadership lessons from Bill Ruckelshaus. Hear Bill`s stories from a distinguished career working with Presidents, top business executives, and environmental leaders. And hear about Bill`s passion for collaborative problem-solving. |
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American Podium: George Gilder`s "Wealth and Poverty" 9/13/2012
Join the Discovery Institute as they celebrate the re-release of Gilder`s Wealth and Poverty, revised and updated for the 21st Century! With over 80 new pages, the book offers hope for the future and proposes economic solutions in light of today`s challenges. |
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American Podium: Discovery Institute presents Dr. Jay Richards 3/13/2012
Dr. Richards` discusses his new book, Indivisible. He is joined by Discovery Institute Sr. Fellow George Gilder to discuss the Institute`s new Center on Wealth, Poverty and Morality. |
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American Podium: Dr. David Berlinski - The Devil's Delusion 11/25/2008
In The Devil’s Delusion, Berlinski -- an urbane scholar with a withering wit to delight and entertain -- defends religious thought against a movement of intolerance which now includes much of the scientific elite. “The so-called new atheists are hijacking science in an attempt to use it to bolster the foundations of their anti-religious views and in so doing are enshrining a new secular religion of scientism,” said Robert Crowther director of communications at Discovery Institute which is hosting the event. “And now, here comes an agnostic of all people to challenge them.” “If science stands opposed to religion, it is not because of anything contained in either the premises or the conclusions of the great scientific theories,” Berlinski writes in his book. “Confident assertions by scientists that ... they have demonstrated that God does not exist have nothing to do with science, and even less to do with God’s existence.” According to Harvard University Professor of Government Harvey Mansfield, The Devil’s Delusion is a “powerful riposte to atheist mockery and cocksure science, and to the sort of philosophy that surrenders to them. David Berlinski proceeds reasonably and calmly to challenge recent scientific theorizing and to expose the unreason from which it presumes to criticize religion.” Presented by the Discovery Institute. |
The Future of Conservatism: Back to Basics 10/17/2006
Heritage Foundation President Dr. Edwin J. Feulner is one of the founding fathers of modern American conservatism, as well as the president of America's largest public policy think tank. The Heritage Foundation came to national prominence after the 1980 election, when it helped staff many positions in the Reagan administration. Its publication, Mandate for Leadership, helped guide many of the new administration's policies. Dr. Feulner is the author of six books, including the recent Getting America Right. A Discovery Institute event. |
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What Does a Think Tank Think About?
7/13/2006
Discovery Institute President Bruce Chapman provides a tour of the think tank world and explains how "policy wonks" influence public policy. In discussing the role public policy think tanks have assumed in the United States-and now the world-in the past 50 years, Chapman shares his own experiences at Discovery, and offer guidance to young people aspiring to careers in the non-profit sector.
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How Do We Get There From Here? A Transportation Future for the Puget Sound Region 5/20/2005
While the Washington State Legislature just padded an $8 billion ballot measure that partially funds the area`s most urgent transportation needs – such as the replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct – the Puget Sound area`s long term transportation future remains largely unclear. The region`s economy hangs in the balance. This special report, featuring transportation and community leaders, puts the region`s transportation story in perspective and looks decades ahead with what could be done – and what should be done – to address our transportation future. A Cascadia Center Discovery Institute production by Jeff Gentes. |
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