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![Facebook and the Future](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/6238280d-4508-4cf5-80bf-66e0f297a1a8/29220268918_1f25c37da7_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=490%2C0%2C2020%2C2020&w=290)
Facebook is at the center of some of the most important questions in American life: How can we distinguish truth from fiction online? How can society develop fairly in an era of artificial intelligence? Can technology bring us together, or will it drive us apart? Chris Cox, chief product officer at Facebook, will discuss all these questions and more with Nicholas Thompson,...
![How Facebook Thinks the World Is Changing](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/c7f8c6d0-b9f7-4012-bd6a-a17c1d679d01/AdobeStock_360066448_Editorial_Use_Only.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1000%2C0%2C3000%2C3000&w=290)
Facebook holds more power globally than do few other private or public-sector entities. So, hearing from one of its top execs often sheds light on what to expect. The company’s chief product officer, Chris Cox, joins The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson to discuss a wide range of issues regarding the ever-evolving creative economy. What’s the role of virtual reality in the y...
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Primary season is around the corner. How will the spread of misinformation be mitigated?
![Electric Cars Still Face a Major Roadblock](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nulla7ed2a5d-2b6a-48f9-8b54-7ea25285acef/AdobeStock_154197359.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1322%2C0%2C3621%2C3621&w=290)
The fear of running out of charge still drives consumer habits around electric vehicles.
![Have Facebook, Google, and Amazon Grown Too Powerful?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null3c871b23-7bd3-4e74-8def-b6de096129a4/35570460145_def56a1ad9_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=266%2C0%2C1067%2C1067&w=290)
Technology used to be a lot more accessible, open, and ethical. It was driven by optimistic tinkerers rather than big companies. That changed. The entire industry and ecosystem is now ruled by a handful of companies rather than upstarts. American tech giants are now among the most powerful institutions in the world, rivaling governments in their power over media, culture,...
![Our Brains on Tech: How Much Is Too Much?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullac61ed0f-234c-4df1-ba65-42d61e43d45a/AdobeStock_119945834.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=656%2C0%2C3496%2C3495&w=290)
New technologies in 2020 may demand more of our already overloaded attention. Tech titans and communications companies are releasing advances like 5G and quantum computing that speed up the pace of information flow.
The Covid-19 vaccine was developed at an unusually rapid pace, and now the public's expectations are high for what science can deliver. It's a good thing we're in a science moment. Gobs of data are being produced, researchers are collaborating more, and the public is engaged. But is the pace of discovery keeping up with the science? Alison Snyder, managing editor at Axios,...
![Info Wars: The Global Fight for Truth](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullaec84117-da69-4130-b491-d642442e1efa/48137852192_83ba330fa7_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1324%2C0%2C5304%2C5304&w=290)
The public optimism that came with the launch of social media a decade ago has settled into a wariness that we might instead face a long, grueling daily fight for truth and facts in the face of unrelenting, automated disinformation online. As the 2020 elections gear up, how should our country face the threat from Twitter bots and Facebook trolls? What responsibility should...
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Introducing the new redesigned Aspen Ideas Festival website!
![CRISPR and the Age of Biology](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/ef4e3f1c-2289-4d22-af31-f90d87d8a7bd/AdobeStock_183680102.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1600%2C0%2C4800%2C4800&w=290)
Jennifer Doudna and her Berkeley lab collaborators are not alone in their quest to understand nature. As scientists with profound curiosity, leaders of labs across the globe have found themselves in an intense race to determine how to manipulate our genetic makeup, designing new technologies that can alter the course of disease or even design a human child. But with the de...
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We are in a golden age for organized crime and corruption, according to watchdog groups. Bad actors have spent decades building tangled webs of enablers and tactics, and they now have more resources and capital than ever to invest in new crime enterprises.
![Taking on Autoimmune Diseases—with Worms!](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/dfc94a20-9491-4766-aec0-4bdc74ef6de1/53806714423_d9c12b256c_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1004%2C0%2C3628%2C3628&w=290)
In less-developed countries, parasitic roundworms can colonize the gut and cause significant intestinal problems. But autoimmune diseases, the devastating package of disorders in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy cells, are rare in those places. By contrast, in the United States, where roundworm infections are no longer part of the ecosystem, as many as 50 mil...
![Personalizing Education for Everyone](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/261119d9-4729-4041-9192-6f739a1a198b/ClassroomPic.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=21%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=290)
![Retail Medicine Takes Hold](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/eb4d2154-a865-4b6b-b4f7-7bde9ea6bbc7/52168753156_31d22d15b1_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1376%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
The lane for healthcare is widening. Well-capitalized retail and technology companies are pushing services out of the clinic and into big-box stores, corner shops, and private homes. While they are out purchasing computers and clothing, shoppers can also schedule their check-ups, dental care, mental health counseling, and X-rays. Meanwhile, tech companies are reaching clie...
Meet Kistein Monkhouse, a 2022 Aspen Ideas: Health Fellow who's bridging gaps in patient/provider communication with a storytelling app that empowers people to own the narrative of their health journey.
![Democracy Dies In Darkness: An Interview with The Washington Post’s Martin Baron](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/7c1e610d-841c-4f46-b06a-03d2f3377f3a/42350983684_9ab8bd4212_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1376%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
Marty Baron has a larger-than-life reputation among journalists, who revere him one of the best editors in a generation. Multiple Pulitzer Prizes — and Oscar-winning narratives — only punctuate his passion for excellence in reporting. Since joining The Washington Post as executive editor in 2013, Baron has pursued the kind of investigative journalism for which the paper is...
![Sherry Turkle AIF 2015](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null378e079b-0784-4383-bb1e-26efdbc2cf0d/19924269521_4621fcccfa_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=0a80bc&q=80&rect=634%2C166%2C875%2C874&w=400)
![Sherry Turkle AIF 2015](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null378e079b-0784-4383-bb1e-26efdbc2cf0d/19924269521_4621fcccfa_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=634%2C166%2C875%2C874&w=400)
Conversation is facing a crisis in our culture. How do we navigate this "robotic moment?"
![How Media and Technology Are Altering Our Culture: A Case in Point—The Olympic Games](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null354b79b4-2f20-4832-bbe7-6e266e32199c/27859431612_8e54a499e5_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=266%2C0%2C1068%2C1068&w=290)
A discussion with Comcast Corporation Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts and NBC Olympic primetime host Bob Costas. The rapid advances in technology are changing how we interact with events that resonate across our culture. Not that long ago, we all watched the same thing at the same time. Now we watch not just on our TVs but on our phones and tablets or through apps. Or we co...
![Busting Myths about Teens and Tech](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/699cb52f-355e-4b56-a048-afd28bf6faff/14705255353_5b689a2747_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=2297%2C0%2C4903%2C4901&w=290)
![Restorative Design: Mending Humanity’s Relationship with Nature](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null4071aef4-3c8d-4062-b637-a27b61b0501e/restorative_design_aif19.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=560%2C0%2C1439%2C1439&w=290)
The threads that connect humans to their natural environments have frayed, and some have completely severed. In an attempt to mend those we still can, designers are forging meaningful connections with nature to make reparations. Their collaborative processes — working with nature and in teams across multiple disciplines — are optimistic, but urgent. In this session, learn...