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October 8, 2024

A Conversation with Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Arati Prabhakar

Event Summary On October 8, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Arati Prabhakar joined AEI’s Chris Miller for a conversation about how the federal government can increase the United States’ research and development (R&D) capabilities across the public and private sectors. The discussion focused on how the past several decades have seen…

September 10, 2024

Jawboning: Weighing Government Influence over Online Platforms’ Censorship Practices

Event Summary On September 10, AEI’s Shane Tews moderated a panel exploring the legal implications of government involvement in free speech. Following a showing of the Federalist Society’s short film JAWBONED: Miss Information vs. Free Speech, the panel unpacked the background of the differences between Murthy v. Missouri and the National Rifle Association v. Vullo…

September 3, 2024

How Testosterone and Culture Shape Behavior

In this TED Talk, evolutionary biologist and AEI nonresident fellow Carole K. Hooven delves into how testosterone impacts the body and brain, interacting with culture to create differences in human behavior — starting with why boys tend to prefer rougher play than girls.

July 16, 2024

Life After Chevron: How Will Congress and Federal Agencies Adapt?

Event Summary On July 16, AEI and the Brookings Institution hosted a three-panel event examining Chevron deference and the implications of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. Former Sen. Patrick Toomey (R-PA) and AEI’s Yuval Levin started the event, discussing the executive abuse of congressionally granted authority under Chevron and highlighting issues such as unilateral trade…

July 11, 2024

Why So Many Americans Are Losing Trust in Science

CTSE Director M. Anthony Mills discusses the declining trust in science and related areas across American demographics. He dismisses the commonly identified causes and instead attributes this recent trend in American politics to a sociological theory.

May 10, 2024

May 6, 2024: Beyond the SCIF: A Conversation with Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) on AI and Biosecurity

Event Summary On May 6, following introductory remarks by Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Mike Turner (R-OH), Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) moderated a panel with AEI’s Dan Blumenthal, Anna Puglisi of Puglisi Ventures, Anthony Ruggiero of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Palantir’s Ken Staley, and Dov S. Zakheim of the…

April 9, 2024

April 22, 2024: 30 Years of Environmental Progress: Is It Time at Last to Be Optimistic?

For years, American environmentalists held a largely pessimistic outlook on our planet’s future. But recently, the environmental movement has seen significant changes. Join Steven F. Hayward—a resident scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, who previously authored an AEI book on favorable environmental trends—for a presentation on how the trend data demonstrate the momentum of…

April 8, 2024

April 22, 2024: Is Climate Change to Blame for Natural Disasters? The Science and Politics of Extreme Weather

When natural disasters happen, climate change is often blamed as a culprit. But attribution research actually shows that infrastructure, institutions, and technology are more important factors in how costly weather is to human communities. This panel will examine the tension between the rhetoric and reality of extreme-weather attribution and what this means for policymaking and…

April 8, 2024

April 8, 2024: The American Dream Lecture Series: Jonathan Haidt on Social Media and the Fragmentation of American Life

Event Summary On April 8, AEI held the fourth lecture in the American Dream Lecture Series. New York University’s Jonathan Haidt delivered the lecture on his new book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. Dr. Haidt argued that the sharp rise of unhappiness in children in…