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Ideas That Shape Our Lives |
Highlights From the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival |
“We can defend as best as we can, but our government is the one that has the tools to apply pressure to Russia, not us,” said Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival. Zuckerberg spoke with Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein on issues including government oversight, election interference, data privacy, and “deepfake” videos. The 15th annual Festival gathered over 400 presenters engaging with the most pressing challenges facing the world today, including the impact of the Supreme Court's latest rulings, the massive student loan debt facing millions of Americans, and much more. |
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News, Ideas, & Past Events |
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Health Care’s Biggest Thinkers
Aspen Ideas: Health 2019
Can MDMA treat PTSD? What role can AI play in the emergency room? And are fecal transplants all they're hyped up to be? This year’s Aspen Ideas: Health featured rigorous conversation tackling topics from planet-wide crises to personalized medicine, and from groundbreaking discoveries to stories of people on the front lines of care.
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America's Most Complex Security Challenges
2019 Aspen Security Forum
Susan Rice, former UN Ambassador and National Security Advisor, addressed the Trump administration's policies on North Korea, Iran, and family separation at the border during the Aspen Security Forum. She spoke with NBC's Andrea Mitchell on the current role of American leadership in the world.
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Jeff Flake on Solving Today's Political Divides
Sandra Day O’Connor Conversation Series
Former US Senator from Arizona Jeff Flake reflected on his career in Congress, the value of local politics, and potential remedies to modern political polarization in a candid conversation with Meryl Chertoff, executive director of the Aspen Institute’s Justice & Society Program.
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How Do We Create More Quality Jobs?
Economic Opportunities Program
Although unemployment in America is at a near-historic low, the wealth gap keeps growing. What will it take to make sure everyone in America has a high-quality job?
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The Challenge of Artificial Intelligence
Communications and Society Program
Can technology that is inherently disruptive be made socially responsive too? The 2019 Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence Report explores the revolutionary increases in productivity that AI can bring as well and the equally impactful perils that may come with its rise.
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McCloskey Speaker Series:
Janet Yellen and Kevin Warsh
Aspen, CO
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26th Annual Summer
Celebration Dinner
Aspen, CO
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Applications Open for the Winter 2020 Aspen
Tech Policy Hub Fellowship
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The Aspen Tech Policy Hub teaches engineers, startup founders, and other technologists the policy process through a paid in-residence fellowship program in the Bay Area, enabling fellows to develop outside-the-box solutions to society’s problems. |
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