Wednesday: Adam Mossoff on the philosophy and law of the patent system

On Wednesday I interview Adam Mossoff, law professor at George Mason University, for “The Torch of Progress”, the speaker series of Progress Studies For Young Scholars. We’ll be talking about the origins of patents, historical differences between the US and European systems, and the counterintuitive value of “patent trolls”.

Wed, 10am Pacific, free and open to all: register here

See all our past and upcoming episodes here.

Last call for the Study Group for Progress

Get 50% off registration

Reminder: This fall I am running the Study Group for Progress, a weekly discussion and Q&A on the history, economics and philosophy of progress. You can now get 50% off registration using this link.

Each week will have a featured guest to answer questions—usually a historian or economist who has written on science, technology, industry and progress. There will be reading ahead of time from each speaker; and you’ll also get the full set of materials I created for my high school course, Progress Studies for Young Scholars. The group will meet weekly on Sundays at 4:00–6:30pm Pacific, from September 13 through December 13.

This is a rare chance to get access to some of the top thinkers in the history and economics of progress. Use this link to register for 50% off.

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Interview: Passionate Homeschooler with Joel Marquez

I was interviewed for the Passionate Homeschooler podcast with Joel Marquez:

In this episode, we discuss the forces that drove civilization to reach the heights of prosperity that we see today, and we ask why it’s taken for granted, instead of revered.

Listen here. See all my interviews here.

Reminder: Town hall discussion on Highlighter

Tomorrow (Tuesday) I’m doing a “town hall” discussion with David King for the Highlighter community. Topics to include the relationship between science and invention, “basic” vs. “applied” research, and progress in general. Details and (free) RSVP here.