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Award-winning journalist, editor, and author Tina Brown is the guest curator for 20th annual Aspen Ideas Festival, held June 23 – 29, 2024, in partnership with NBCUniversal News Group.

No matter what your job is, work is still...work. And amidst post-pandemic changes, shifting cultural norms, and skyrocketing cost of living, navigating a career feels like it's gotten harder.

Can technology bolster democracy? MIT’s Deb Roy thinks so.

John Mather is a Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist and the senior project scientist for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. We caught up with him about the exciting capabilities of the Webb telescope, the mysteries of consciousness, and life across the universe. Mather spoke at the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival.

Environmental activist Isaias Hernandez, founder of the education platform QueerBrownVegan, on combatting climate despair, the nuances of veganism, and what helps him sustain activism over the long-haul.

We are thrilled to announce that Vice President Kamala Harris will speak at Aspen Ideas: Climate in Miami Beach. On March 8 – International Women’s Day – the Vice President will participate in a conversation with iconic singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. They will discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s approach to climate change as a priority issue, including the pot...

Plus — why Shakespeare is still relevant and year-end reads from Festival speakers

Plus — Building a religiously diverse democracy and highlights from Aspen Ideas: Climate.

Find direct links to Monday's breakout sessions and evening plenary below.

Biden believes deeply that actions like the January 6th violence at the Capitol are not who we want to be as a country, says Evan Osnos, author of a Biden biography.

Peggy Clark asks Dan Glickman to reflect on this past year and to share what he expects from our country under President-elect Joe Biden’s leadership.

Pablo Haake shares compelling notes from the field and affirmation that the pursuit of public duty can lead to a fulfilling life.

With offices (sensibly) closing to stymie the spread of COVID-19, the privilege of working from home might seem sublime at first. But for people unaccustomed, the isolation, disrupted routines, and unfamiliar work style may take their toll. Check out four tips for mental self-care to employ should you find yourself working from a virtual office, cancelling plans, and pract...

Happiness, says designer Ingrid Fetell Lee, is a broad evaluation of how we feel about our lives over time.

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.