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![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)
![When All Jobs Are Tech Jobs](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/c5b43050-fcfa-4bce-9dfe-c6633c44669b/53005377552_9e7f85038b_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1000%2C0%2C4000%2C4000&w=290)
Businesses of all sizes are struggling with skills gaps that threaten their growth, while millions of Americans are locked out of jobs by a paper ceiling. How do we build a skilled, fair workforce that meets the needs of employers and helps people reach their economic potential?
![When Robots Take Our Jobs](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null26bf524a-662f-4e99-a96b-093d06cc264f/35650034921_48dc77bd44_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=266%2C0%2C1068%2C1068&w=290)
By 2055, it is estimated that 50 percent of today’s work activities will be automated. This means that some work will be automated within certain professions, while other professions may completely cease to exist. It means a glaring need for new jobs and a new conception of “work.” It means reorganized industries and reorganized landscapes. What else does it mean? Which jo...
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When you tick a box on an online privacy notice, just how much personal information are you giving away? Is the tradeoff worthwhile? When it comes to data, the relationship between companies and consumers is uneven — customers are getting a raw deal because there's no limit on what a company can collect. Who's job is it to regulate this space and better protect consumers'...
![How We Survive Attacks on Journalism](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/df0d6ee6-eb57-4caf-abe1-494bb80c68f4/43074600701_d11b3f5ec7_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=507%2C0%2C1985%2C1985&w=290)
It is no secret that leaders, at home and abroad, have a problem with journalists. Rants against news organizations and individuals punctuate conversations in Europe and Asia as easily as they do in the United States. How do members of the media navigate their profession in such a climate? Some of the top journalists in the country, representing National Review, CNN, MSNBC...
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Rebecca Blumenstein on gender, journalism, and protecting democracy through news.
![The Parenting Journey: From Teens to Young Adults](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/e00d7b7f-2a72-49be-a8ba-472bb3d85bb5/53013015954_ccc6118fea_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=864%2C0%2C3532%2C3532&w=290)
Renowned psychologists Lisa Damour, author of The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, and Laurence Steinberg, author of You and Your Adult Child, delve into the complex landscapes of adolescence and young adulthood in today’s society. Both have devoted their careers to studying and understanding adolescents — Damour as a clinical psychologist working with families and organizati...
![Is the Future of Journalism Online and Will it be Supported by Tech Platforms?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/56af74ed-de83-4495-b3b9-6cb8c7a0fbab/41284047230_a2d77b2621_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=412%2C0%2C2175%2C2175&w=290)
As consumers increasingly get their news online, and many news outlets shift from advertising-based business models to digital subscription-based business models, what role should tech platforms like Facebook play in supporting quality journalism? How do publishers tackle the challenges of breaking through various online channels to establish trust and relationships with r...
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In this episode, you’ll hear from the nation’s new White House Chief of Staff, John Kelly.
![The Perilous Pursuit of Truth: Investigative Journalists in Hostile Times](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/72e32b2a-a773-4ce7-bdb8-600c01e4fdf9/28183082047_7e7119769e_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=276%2C0%2C1048%2C1048&w=290)
As of this writing, 28 journalists have been killed in 2018, 262 were imprisoned in 2017, and 58 are currently marked as missing. Every day in countries across the globe, journalists put their lives at risk to expose the truth: truth about human rights, political corruption, drug trafficking, environmental crime. What can journalists (and the rest of us) do to secure their...
Boris Johnson, Michael Bloomberg, and Walter Isaacson on cities and tech innovation.
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What are the most pressing external and internal threats to the United States?
![Getting Candid About Mental Health: Senator John Fetterman Opens Up](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/5dc1631c-435f-4b49-b6f5-56666e816b22/53808552448_98231ab3fa_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1665%2C0%2C3807%2C3807&w=290)
John Fetterman was campaigning for the US Senate when he suffered a near-fatal stroke. Fortunate that a visiting physician was on duty in a nearby rural hospital, Fetterman survived and went on to win the general election. A few weeks after being sworn in, his longstanding struggle with depression intensified and he entered an inpatient mental health facility. He has trans...
![Can We Make Social Media Better?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/2d5a512f-b95b-478c-9ea5-ccd31f5fed8e/AIFStockHeroImages1.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1288%2C0%2C3377%2C3375&w=290)
Can technology bolster democracy? MIT’s Deb Roy thinks so.
![Luis Alberto Urrea 2017](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/f4a8ab4b-4078-4bd3-b57b-03ce640f1bda/_TKO9333.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=ab287a&q=80&rect=704%2C509%2C2944%2C2944&w=400)
![Luis Alberto Urrea 2017](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/f4a8ab4b-4078-4bd3-b57b-03ce640f1bda/_TKO9333.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=704%2C509%2C2944%2C2944&w=400)
Author Luis Alberto Urrea's latest novel is inspired by his own Mexican-American family.
The recent frenzy around NFTs and cryptocurrency have thrust blockchain into the spotlight. But is the true promise of the technology more profound? Joe Lubin, co-creator of Ethereum and one of the original pioneers in blockchain, joins Financial Times’ Gillian Tett to discuss the state of cryptocurrency and the implications of decentralization for the global economy.
![Joi Ito](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null54506df2-a6de-4b0b-ac80-b3961f44b090/7472265782_5cbbba09b1_b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=7d247d&q=80&rect=126%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=400)
![Joi Ito](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null54506df2-a6de-4b0b-ac80-b3961f44b090/7472265782_5cbbba09b1_b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=126%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=400)
How do you successfully navigate a rapidly changing and unpredictable world?
![What Will A.I. Mean for the Future of Work?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/45f6fc8a-eb5c-4f8a-ac5e-791ce3dc36cd/53006644003_1106369bf1_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=873%2C0%2C3812%2C3812&w=290)
The impact of A.I. on the job market is debatable, as it has the potential to both automate tasks and displace workers but also the potential to create new economic opportunities and enhance productivity. How do workers, employers, and educators need to prepare for this brave new world?
![Generative A.I. and the Rest of Us](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/06e9ba1f-af34-4c6c-81f8-fa47e7c75a79/53002799327_03eab3bfa9_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=673%2C0%2C2367%2C2367&w=290)
Generative A.I., until recently, was a mostly academic pursuit. As machine-learning technology becomes mainstream, how will it change the way we communicate, collaborate and create? How can we make the most of this huge leap forward in technology, while recognizing its limitations and risks?
![Deep Dive: Machines and Morality](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullef9a8894-bf66-48b5-bbdb-12358db513cb/35519509001_2d40f6ceb8_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=276%2C0%2C1048%2C1048&w=290)
Artificial intelligence has rapidly and deeply permeated our lives; and for much of the public, these infiltrations were unexpected — some even remain unrecognized. As we develop machines driven by human-created algorithms, it is imperative for us to examine how our moral and ethical biases and assumptions inform our creations, which will in turn change the world. Can and...