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“It’s the case that we’ve had racial progress but simultaneously we’ve had racist progress.”

Ibram X. Kendi Director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American Uni...

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“Boys can look up to women. Women can lead men. That is it. Period.”

Katie Sowers Offensive assistant for the San Francisco 49ers

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“Health problems are the leading cause of personal bankruptcy filings.”

Carrie Leana George H. Love Professor of Organizations and Management and Director,...

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“Virtuous action is the only way to calm the mind.”

Jonathan Gold Associate Professor, Department of Religion, Princeton University

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2019 Festival

The Internet Era: How Connectivity is Reshaping the World

Video — 1h 30m 27s

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2019 Festival

Virtual Exchange: Building Empathy and Human Connection Through Digital Story Telling

Video — 43m 42s

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2019 Festival

Overly Lonely: How Misunderstanding Others Creates Barriers to Connection

Audio — 51m

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Making Meaning in an Era of Disconnectedness

Video — 1h 30m 16s

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2019 Festival

Emotions and Tech: What Happens When We Code Our Inner Lives?

Video — 1h 23m 18s

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Nov 14, 2017

The Epidemic of Loneliness

Podcast — 41m

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Joy is a Form of Resilience

Small moments of joy are often the first to go when we're stressed or in a crisis. But they're actually a tool to restore our emotional well-being, says designer Ingrid Fetell...

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How to Stop the Spread of Fake News on Social Media

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What Is Technology's Toll on Intimacy?

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2019 Festival

Jon Batiste

Musician; Bandleader and Musical Director, "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"

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2019 Festival

Tara Westover

Author, Educated: A Memoir

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Nadia Bolz-Weber

Lutheran Pastor; Founder and Former Pastor, House for All Sinners and Saints

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2019 Health

Richard Kogan

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College; Artistic Director, Weill Cornell Music and Medicine Program

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June 24th – July 3rd

Aspen Ideas Festival Aspen Ideas: Health

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Is The Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency?

Coronavirus is currently set to outpace SARS in its rate of infection. Now, we wait to see how the World Health Organization will respond.

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Our Brains on Tech: How Much Is Too Much?

New technologies in 2020 may demand more of our already overloaded attention. Tech titans and communications companies are releasing advances like 5G and quantum computing tha...

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