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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Science
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Society & Culture
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 561
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Einstein's Creativity (Rebroadcast)
Albert Einstein was no Einstein when he was a kid. He was slow to talk and was even dubbed “the dopey one.” But, Einstein said, slow development gave him time to wonder about things most people don’t…
00:58:35 |
Tue 14 Mar 2017
Can We Reclaim Civitas in American Society?
Everything—from the country’s place in the world to the social contract between citizens, government, and the private sector—seems to be knotted in hard, uncompromising debates. In this episode, New …
00:47:25 |
Tue 07 Mar 2017
Richard Haass on a World in Disarray
Chaos in the Middle East, instability in Europe, and a reckless North Korea are signals that the world is increasingly defined by disorder. Author and Council on Foreign Relations President Richard H…
00:51:34 |
Tue 28 Feb 2017
What Is Technology's Toll on Intimacy?
Thanks to technology, we are more connected than ever—digitally. But at what cost? How have technologies, like online dating sites and apps like Tinder, changed attitudes and behaviors? How do we cho…
00:48:27 |
Tue 21 Feb 2017
How to Survive Our Faster Future
The world is more complex and volatile today than at any other time in modern history. In order to successfully navigate a rapidly changing world, author and MIT Media Lab Director, Joichi “Joi” Ito …
00:56:08 |
Tue 14 Feb 2017
Race and History
As the US continues to grapple with issues of race, history is proving to be an invaluable tool to underscore and discuss uncomfortable truths still governing the dynamics of race. How can history he…
01:04:11 |
Tue 07 Feb 2017
Universal Basic Income: Can It Renew Our Economy?
Author and former labor union leader Andy Stern thinks universal basic income is the key to solving problems plaguing America’s economy. He wrote about it in his book Raising the Floor: How a Univers…
00:51:01 |
Tue 31 Jan 2017
Healthy Gut, Healthy Body
How are diet and lifestyle linked to bacterial communities in the gut? How can growing knowledge about gut health be used to develop new therapies? Researchers are learning how the gut microbiome res…
00:47:15 |
Tue 24 Jan 2017
How a Nudge Can Change Everything
Those who study human behavior have learned that simply by encouraging—or “nudging”—individuals toward the right decisions for themselves, dramatic improvements can be made. Cultural commentator Davi…
00:57:50 |
Tue 17 Jan 2017
The Obama Legacy
In these final days of Barack Obama’s presidency, we consider how the future will view his leadership. Will economic recovery and health care victories at home be overshadowed by what many see as his…
00:58:17 |
Tue 10 Jan 2017
The Science of Meditation
What actually happens to the brain when we meditate? Published studies have documented the many physical and mental health benefits of meditation, including decreased pain, better immune function, le…
00:51:36 |
Tue 03 Jan 2017
On Being a Transgender American
“I spent the first half of my life being afraid,” says Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of the bestselling memoir of transgender experience, She’s Not There, “and the second half telling people to be b…
00:52:15 |
Tue 27 Dec 2016
Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
Author and New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman says the world has entered an age of dizzying acceleration, and in this episode, he explains how to live in it. His latest book Thank you for Be…
00:59:52 |
Wed 21 Dec 2016
The Curse of Bigness
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis was the greatest critic of big business and big government since Thomas Jefferson. He served in the early 20th century and was the Court’s first Jewish justice. I…
00:50:30 |
Tue 13 Dec 2016
Infidelity and the Future of Relationships
Why do happily married couples cheat? Why does the modern egalitarian approach to marriage quash desire? Are the heightened expectations we bring to modern love combined with our pursuit of happiness…
01:00:25 |
Tue 06 Dec 2016
The Choices That Create Your Life
New York Times columnist David Brooks explores a life well lived. In this episode he examines happiness and commitments. In his book The Road to Character, he studies people who radiate an inner ligh…
00:47:35 |
Tue 29 Nov 2016
National Security Priorities for President-Elect Trump
Mike Mullen, retired admiral and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the national security challenges the new Trump administration will face are plentiful. Mullen gives insight into Pr…
00:53:53 |
Tue 22 Nov 2016
What Should You Be Eating to Live a Longer Life?
To find the path to long life and health, Dan Buettner and his team study the world’s “Blue Zones,” communities whose elders live with vim and vigor to record-setting age. In this episode, Buettner d…
00:59:59 |
Tue 15 Nov 2016
The Four Sources of Happiness (Rebroadcast)
Most people think that happiness has four sources: the sensory pleasures, material wealth, romantic relationships, and children. But recent research suggests that much of what people think about happ…
00:53:50 |
Tue 08 Nov 2016
Jeff Bezos on High Tech, Space, and Artificial Intelligence
When Amazon launched, it employed just ten people. Now it’s one of the largest retailers in the world. CEO Jeff Bezos describes what companies need in today’s fast-paced, high tech business environme…
01:01:40 |
Tue 01 Nov 2016
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