Technology & The American Family | Klavan, Bovard, Toscano, Pappin, Libresco Sargeant & Burtka | Project Cosmos EP:04

In this episode of Project Cosmos, Spencer Klavan, Rachel Bovard, Michael Toscano, Gladden Pappin, Leah Libresco Sargent, and Johnny Burtka gather for a thought-provoking roundtable on one of the most pressing questions of our era:

👉 How are technology, transhumanism, and AI reshaping the American family and our society’s future?

This wide-ranging conversation explores:

The promise and peril of AI and emerging technologies
Whether technology can strengthen or undermine families and communities
The intersection of faith, ethics, and the digital age
How education and human skills are changing in the face of automation
The global race for technological supremacy and its impact on policy
Family policy, fertility, and the economic challenges of modern life
Building real community and human connection in a tech-driven world

📌 Project Cosmos is ISI’s flagship series—intimate, living-room-style conversations where today’s leading thinkers tackle the deepest political and cultural challenges facing America.

Guests:
Spencer Klavan – author, classicist, and commentator
Rachel Bovard – policy director and writer
Michael Toscano – executive director, The Institute for Family Studies
Gladden Pappin – political scientist and editor
Leah Libresco Sargent – author and speaker
Johnny Burtka – President, Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI)

⏰ Chapters:
00:00 Introduction & Framing the Technology Debate
04:35 Technology, AI, and the American Family
14:45 Faith, Ethics, and the Role of Technology
26:40 Education, Human Skills, and AI
44:40 Policy, Innovation, and Global Competition
57:00 Family Policy, Fertility, and Economic Challenges
1:15:00 Building Community & Human Connection
1:54:43 Final Thoughts & Outro

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