Aspen Ideas to Go
Aspen Ideas to Go is a show about bold ideas that will open your mind. Featuring compelling conversations with the world’s top thinkers and doers from a diverse range of disciplines, Aspen Ideas to Go gives you front-row access to the Aspen Ideas Festival.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 561
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
A Crack In Creation: The Power and Ethics of Gene Editing (Encore)
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to molecular microbiologists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier for their work on CRISPR, the revolutionary technology that gives scientists a wa…
00:56:32 |
Tue 13 Oct 2020
Heart Disease Isn’t an Adults-Only Condition
Usually, heart health is only addressed in adults. But recent research shows that cardiovascular damage is detectable as early as age 15. The good news is teaching even very young children about good…
00:41:23 |
Tue 06 Oct 2020
Bridging Social Divides With Better Arguments
Tensions are mounting across the United States and around the world. People from all walks of life often feel like their opinions aren’t respected or heard, leading to bitter disagreements that drive…
00:46:43 |
Wed 30 Sep 2020
A Conversation with Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Rebroadcast)
The late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second female justice confirmed to the US Supreme Court, told an Aspen Institute crowd in 2017 that her experiences as a woman gave her a unique perspective on the C…
00:57:45 |
Tue 22 Sep 2020
The Race to Develop a Covid-19 Vaccine
Antibodies, convalescent plasma, gene-based vaccines — you may have heard these terms on the evening news, but what do they mean? How might they help in the battle against Covid-19? As the race to de…
00:43:40 |
Tue 15 Sep 2020
Why the US Economy is Headed for a “Slog”
When the US economy begins to recover, former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says there will be winners and losers. The recovery will be more bearable for the rich than the poor. He believes …
00:50:04 |
Wed 09 Sep 2020
A Perfect Storm of Disinformation
Disinformation online is on the minds of voters, candidates, government officials, and technology platforms as the US election gets closer. Already experts have seen disinformation campaigns around t…
00:51:55 |
Tue 01 Sep 2020
Using 2020 as a Teachable Moment in Education
The pandemic and social unrest around racism make it a challenging time for students and educators, but it’s also a period of opportunity. Janice Jackson, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, says it’s tim…
00:59:12 |
Tue 25 Aug 2020
Confronting Systemic Racism in America
Wes Moore, author of Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City (written with Erica Green), says communities around the United States must confront systemic racism. His book, about the life o…
00:34:00 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
Are Women the Most Powerful Political Force in America?
One-hundred years ago this month, women suffragists celebrated the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution. The hard-fought battle to win the right to vote lasted decades. Since then, wh…
00:58:37 |
Tue 11 Aug 2020
Our Emotional Health is Under Assault
The time we’re living in is unusually tumultuous. The Covid-19 pandemic is causing loss, disruption, illness, grief, anxiety, and uncertainty. The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many o…
00:58:31 |
Tue 04 Aug 2020
George Will on Modern American Conservatism
George Will, author of The Conservative Sensibility, says conservatism is “an orphan persuasion.” Will, who changed his voter affiliation from Republican to unaffiliated four years ago, thinks conser…
00:56:06 |
Wed 29 Jul 2020
What Will Motivate Voters in 2020?
As the presidential election approaches, voters are considering factors unique to 2020. While divides on a number of fronts and growing distrust in government may motivate some voters, there’s also d…
01:01:22 |
Tue 21 Jul 2020
Using Today’s Science and Tech to Improve Health
David Agus, author of The Lucky Years: How to Thrive in the Brave New World of Health, says we’re living in a golden age when the latest science and technology can customize care. Tools that track be…
00:38:11 |
Tue 14 Jul 2020
Will Today’s Anti-Racism Marches Lead to Meaningful Change?
Across the United States, from rural areas to cities and suburbs, people have been hitting the streets to protest racism and police brutality. How is the national fervor around anti-racism different …
00:39:11 |
Wed 08 Jul 2020
Showing Up and Creating Community
Social unrest and physical distancing are not making it easy to connect with other people. Mia Birdsong says it’s particularly important that in this time we show up for one another to offer strength…
00:55:44 |
Tue 30 Jun 2020
The Role of Art in an Uncertain World
Nearly three decades ago, the play “Twilight Los Angeles” — about the Rodney King trial verdict — premiered. Just like in 1992, the world is seeing the problem of racial injustice come back into focu…
00:44:02 |
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Race, Covid-19, and America’s Health Care System
When Covid-19 first started appearing in the United States, it was perceived as an illness that affected travelers, like Tom Hanks. Soon, though, it became clear the disease was infecting people of c…
00:41:42 |
Wed 17 Jun 2020
We’re All Connected: The Importance of Global Literacy
As we’ve seen with the coronavirus pandemic and anti-racism protests — distance no longer means much. What started in a Chinese city spread to the corners of the earth and what happened on the street…
00:40:45 |
Wed 10 Jun 2020
What Is Antiracism and Can It Save Society? (Rebroadcast)
Demonstrations over race and police brutality have erupted after the death of George Floyd. Floyd, and African-American, died in police custody in Minneapolis. A leading voice on antiracism, Ibram X.…
00:56:38 |
Tue 02 Jun 2020
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