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![(Re)Discovering Your Five Senses with Gretchen Rubin](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/e5a7e5b9-1c88-496a-b424-7cda083b1eaf/Rubin.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=5064%2C0%2C6752%2C6750&w=290)
Are you truly tuned in to the sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and textures that surround you every day? Ahead of her book talk at Aspen Ideas: Health, best-selling author Gretchen Rubin shares how she reconnected to the world around her through her five senses – and how you can too!
![A Linguist's Case Against Socialism](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullc36f47b9-d662-4ef5-86f1-489e3b34e955/AdobeStock_105431393.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=651%2C0%2C2667%2C2667&w=290)
History has made the term "socialism" vague and unproductive, according to linguistics professor John McWhorter. Should it be retired?
![The Infrastructure of Joy](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null78491f1d-8809-438b-91e5-dfb458080e19/AdobeStock_61718675.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1624%2C0%2C3618%2C3618&w=290)
Happiness, says designer Ingrid Fetell Lee, is a broad evaluation of how we feel about our lives over time.
![A Rational Case for Following Your Emotions](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullc24417d4-7a62-488f-906c-1b5c90484b20/AdobeStock_171820542.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1236%2C0%2C3301%2C3301&w=290)
While all emotions are valid, their usefulness might ultimately come down to how well a person is able to interpret the signals that their feelings provide.
![Joy is a Form of Resilience](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/d11e24ce-004c-46b4-b904-7eb6f55e3714/AdobeStock_172903374.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=984%2C0%2C3333%2C3333&w=290)
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 Lee.
![Nobody is Immune from Suffering](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/ab876572-c806-4dbb-ab82-e3d5d8363a5f/AdobeStock_164302946.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=596%2C0%2C3717%2C3717&w=290)
![Lessons on Innovation, Economic Prosperity, and Cultivating Joy](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/3d486aff-c3c9-43ba-a1ae-68b8fc0a9cdd/AdobeStock_175466970.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=140%2C0%2C4480%2C4480&w=290)
![Using Science to Improve Well-Being](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/b92249be-0c23-4acf-96b4-2d6a62a520e9/AdobeStock_59492280.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=706%2C0%2C2710%2C2709&w=290)