Aspen Ideas Festival

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Fact:
 Seventy-three percent of Americans say moral values in the country as a whole are getting worse, up from 69% last year.
—Gallup, May, 2012

Audio/Video: Society

Hans Keirstead: What Can I Do?
Each speaker who took the dais at the Aspen Ideas closing ceremony was asked to answer the question: What Can I Do?... See more
The History of Happiness
The search for happiness is as old as history itself. What lessons can we learn from the past?Happiness is something we... See more
The 2011 Closing Ceremony: What Can I Do?
After a week of Aspen Ideas, we asked several of our speakers to reflect on how to put great ideas into action. Each... See more
Can We Increase Well-Being Through Public Policy?
Should governments and institutions take into account the recent behavioral social science research on well-being? If... See more
The Geography of Happiness
With Twitter, Facebook and mobile devices, many think that geography is dead. On the contrary, place, or where you live... See more
The Psychology of Happiness
How do “experience” and “memory” shape well-being? Author Jonathan Haidt talks about three of the ten great truths from... See more

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Fact: Society
Helmet usage among skirs and snowboarders interviewed nationwide has increased 140 percent since the 2002-2003 season, when only 25 percent of skiers and snowboarders were wearing a helmet at the time of being interviewed. Nearly 80 percent of children ages 17 and younger now wear helmets on the slopes.
—National Ski Areas Association, 2011