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![The Dangers of Our Bias Towards Beauty](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/3195523f-473e-4b4f-bce3-fabe86aa3c97/AIFSpeakerGuestBlogs7.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=809%2C0%2C2161%2C2160&w=290)
Neurologist Anjan Chatterjee explains why humans evolved to enjoy beauty, how sociocultural contexts shape our aesthetic preferences, and the "beauty is good" stereotype.
![Aspen Lecture: Sensing the Whole – Big Data, Big Indicators and the Future of Planetary Health](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null3c00015e-cecf-4acb-8057-60d8b0667099/27800209802_01d397af60_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=278%2C0%2C1044%2C1044&w=290)
We live in an interconnected world of volatility and disruption. Systems are linked in a web of dizzying and only partially visible complexity, and change in any one domain has a swift impact on many others. Join Andrew Zolli in a walking tour of emerging tools – such as next-generation satellite imagery, social media, and advanced analytics – that allow us to make sense o...
![Power to the Patient!](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/034f50c3-52fb-44a2-9003-692b0dc393c0/35486933686_4a7c959ee1_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=800%2C0%2C3200%2C3200&w=290)
Health consumers are increasingly using wearable technology to track and analyze their behavior, and social media to exchange experiences with their peers. Ready access to electronic health records and countless medical websites, some reliable and some not, add to the buckets of information within their reach. The result is that doctors no longer call every shot when it co...
![The Danger of Mistrust in Healthcare](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/7cb930ee-c79d-44f6-941a-39f2df252a18/AdobeStock_224173873.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=844%2C0%2C2701%2C2700&w=290)
![9 Artistic Expressions of the Mind, Body, and Spirit](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/e8497eb0-aa9b-4df8-9aff-eabb5da1c1b6/52187948880_54001ecc1c_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=2752%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
Aspen Ideas: Health is where the arts meet health. Ahead of the 10th annual event this summer, we're looking back at some of the innovative artists, musicians, actors, filmmakers, playwrights, and dancers who have shared their creative expressions of the mind, body, and spirit on our stages. Explore how the arts help expand our understanding of health and well-being.
![Great Ideas to Start 2024](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/97c2456a-67d1-4012-9c9e-0330615b1884/AIFStockHeroImages4.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=2532%2C0%2C3376%2C3375&w=290)
Whether you love setting New Year’s resolutions or ignore them entirely, there’s still a certain mix of nostalgia and excitement over the ending of one year and the possibilities that lay ahead. We’ve gathered five big ideas that offer some food for thought as you head into 2024, including a new mindset for thinking about careers, a glimpse into the history of the cosmos,...