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![Equity, Empathy, and Health](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null5677a097-0a6d-4c9b-a66c-ccb01dde315d/48109144881_07efc27b51_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1376%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
![RE$ET 2021: Resetting for Equity and Inclusion](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/d9ccf214-3a0a-4b32-9266-88ae72f2f192/plenary1-HERO.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=685%2C0%2C1630%2C1630&w=290)
![Will 2020 Change K-12 Education Forever?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null53843895-cd1b-40e9-bbd3-ab16b9ad837c/AdobeStock_352057232.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1000%2C0%2C4000%2C4000&w=290)
With many students returning to school from the comfort of their living rooms, educators are using this unique period to address long-standing problems of equity.
![How to Change Your Mind: The Marvelous, Adaptable Brain](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/7eab0958-6871-440f-a3ef-36b852a4df02/AdobeStock_1767716.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=500%2C0%2C3000%2C3000&w=290)
The brain isn’t some static entity, cast in resin at adulthood and slowly breaking down as we age. Recent scientific research reveals that it’s an extremely adaptable and plastic organ that can become stronger or weaker — or simply different — according to the stimulus it receives. Are you ready for a neurological tune-up?
![Aspen Ideas: Show Up Part 1](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null898a23b3-93d3-463e-862b-01b1893a8e86/episode-1-hero-6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=685%2C0%2C1630%2C1630&w=290)
![Women's History Month: Making Strides in a New Era](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/0710591f-3c84-4d87-90f3-6b2594a64305/35245686450_b873714d6d_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1081%2C0%2C2671%2C2671&w=290)
Global conflicts and health crises have put into stark relief deeply-ingrained gender roles in society. Yet the past years have also seen record-high numbers of women running for political office and holding executive positions in Fortune 500 companies. Where are we seeing progress, and where do we still desperately need to make headway? How is feminism adapting to tumultu...
![Bold Goals: The Biomedical Science of Tomorrow](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/1be7dd82-0714-47cd-bcdb-841d9609c957/Screenshot2023-09-06at10.36.15AM.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=447%2C0%2C518%2C518&w=290)
Setting audacious goals helps to redefine what is achievable in health, medicine, and science. As we deepen understanding of the human genome, unravel the mysteries of the brain, harness the power of AI, and target new vaccines and therapeutics, we push the boundaries of knowledge. Moonshots underway in cancer, nutrition, and health equity could be game changers, taking us...
![The Pandemic Pivot: Who Will Transform America's Economic Recovery?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null77db4856-d72c-4804-b116-7da6ce8164c3/FactoryFloor_2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=420%2C0%2C1080%2C1080&w=290)
As the Covid-19 pandemic rattles the nation, workers and policymakers are using ingenuity to prepare for a post-pandemic economy.
![Aspen Ideas Festival 2021: Plenary Day 2](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/1bc83f72-24b5-4172-964f-f42d80a37701/Plenary2b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=688%2C0%2C1614%2C1614&w=290)
![RE$ET 2021: Resetting U.S.'s Role in the Global Economy](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/1d334d3f-3491-4e48-91db-d2fd960f2c81/plenary3-HERO.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=682%2C0%2C1630%2C1630&w=290)
![Ukraine: Resilience, Resolve, and the Future of the War](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/f0dc58c0-09dc-4660-b353-b3872ac03ead/Blogimages.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1050%2C0%2C2700%2C2700&w=290)
Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and since then, the war has proven longer and costlier than what the Kremlin might have expected. Ukrainian resistance has been successful in its counteroffensives, pushing back Russian forces from their original goal of taking Kyiv, though much of the country has still been devastated by the fighting. How much long...