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What happens when revolutionary gene editing technology is applied to human health and climate? Ahead of Aspen Ideas: Climate, we caught up with Brad Ringeisen, Director of the Innovative Genomics Institute, about using CRISPR for climate change, how biotechnology can help feed the world, and why plants are carbon capture superstars.
Meet Jerren Chang, a 2023 Festival Fellow whose organization GenUnity creates issue-focused community leadership programs to drive civic engagement.
Meet Patience Lee, a 2023 Aspen Ideas: Health Fellow who’s building cultural awareness into mental health support services for unaccompanied refugee children in the United States.
The Aspen Ideas Festival team is proud to showcase the diverse writing of our speakers. Their books will be highlighted in talks at the Festival and available at the campus bookstore. See the list below for recent releases by Festival presenters.
Meet Laura González Mantecón, a 2023 Festival Fellow who is building a grassroots network of scientists, land managers, and policymakers to test cutting-edge climate adaptation strategies.
Julio Friedmann is the chief scientist at Carbon Direct and a leading expert on carbon removal, sequestration, and conversion. “Addressing the climate crisis will be the biggest enterprise in all human history, so there is a tremendous opportunity to do it well and make sure that local communities benefit meaningfully,” he says. We interviewed him about the potential of gr...
The Future Leaders Climate Summit gathers a diverse group of young climate changemakers for three days to discuss climate policy, communications, advocacy, and individual action with climate and energy experts, and participate in Aspen Ideas: Climate.
Achieving vaccine equity requires authentically communicating with and listening to all communities. As healthcare leaders, we must go where the community is to hear their stories, comprehend their challenges and better understand how to overcome their hurdles. Presented by Novavax.
Our favorite books about climate: up-close looks at communities impacted by warming, riveting stories that center the natural world, and bold, comprehensive solutions.
Businesses today are increasingly expected to advance inclusive diversity and equity beyond their walls.
One of the first to shut down and possibly the last to fully reopen, the creative industry has been imperiled by COVID-19. How can we ensure its economic stability going forward?
A discussion on free speech, cancel culture, and finding middle ground.
The evangelical movement is more intellectually and ideologically diverse than the general public may think.
Systemic racism in America cuts across institutions like criminal justice, healthcare, housing, employment, and education.
How is society reacting to the Covid-19 pandemic? What does the crisis mean for our collective future?
While all emotions are valid, their usefulness might ultimately come down to how well a person is able to interpret the signals that their feelings provide.