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![Life Lessons from the World's Greatest Composers](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/067a4393-36b4-4d1c-ae8f-9131eb603e92/35462839832_00fbdb69f1_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1000%2C0%2C4016%2C4016&w=290)
What can a French modernist composer and a sitar-playing Indian rock-star teach us about the science of happiness? What connects a bombastic 19th-century symphony to 2016 research about the psychology of making decisions? This groundbreaking talk from Arthur Brooks, a former professional French hornist turned PhD economist and president of the American Enterprise Institute...
![The Surprising Power of Joy](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null374cc6db-f6a6-46c8-b533-f34ef1279601/power-of-joy-aif19.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=560%2C0%2C1439%2C1439&w=290)
We're often taught that our surroundings are incidental to our well-being, but an emerging body of research shows that the physical world can be a powerful tool for cultivating happier, healthier lives. Studies show that workers in colorful offices are more alert, friendly, and confident than those in drab ones, that windows can speed healing, and children progress faster...