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Aspen Ideas Festival 2012
July 3, 2012
The 2012 Ideas Festival gathered scientists, artists, politicians, historians, educators, activists, and other great thinkers for a week this summer.
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Aspen Ideas Festival: David Brooks on character
New York Times columnist David Brooks speaks at the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival about character, values and the importance of protecting our most important institutions. His views are outlined in his latest book, "The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement."Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, August 13, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: Google's Eric Schmidt on technology & democracy
Google's executive chairman speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival about the role of the internet in spreading democracy and building community. He says the digital world has removed the limitations of time and space and made society closer. Schmidt urges people to use the "virtual world" to make your "real world" experience bigger and more meaningful.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, August 7, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: Is personalized medicine a myth?
Three doctors debate the pros and cons -- and the costs and benefits -- of high-tech and genomic medicine, at the Aspen Ideas Festival.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, August 2, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: IQ2 debate on fracking
The Intelligence Squared debate series was staged at the Aspen Ideas Festival to debate the motion, "No Fracking Way: The Natural Gas Boom is Doing More Harm Than Good." Two experts on each side debated the pros and cons of natural gas development and the hydraulic fracturing technology used to extract natural gas.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, August 1, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: The US role in stopping genocide and mass slaughter
When there are people in harm's way anywhere on the globe, what is the US responsibility to stop it? Do the American people have a moral responsibility to protect other people from genocide, civil war, mass slaughter, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity?Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 30, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: What is our Olympic legacy?
Two former Olympians, Michelle Kwan (1998 & 2002) and Tom McMillen (1972), share their Olympic memories and discuss the meaning of the Olympic movement with sports journalists Christine Brennan and Jeremy Schaap.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 25, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: future US foreign policy
Three experienced diplomats and foreign policy experts discuss the options for U.S. policy around the world, in what the Aspen Ideas Festival moderator dubbed "the tryouts for Secretary of State."Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 24, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: What does it take to be an effective president?
Five long-time observers of the presidency tell an Aspen Ideas Festival audience the keys to leading the country and working with Congress. The discussion features a former senator, a former White House adviser to four presidents, and three experienced award-winning journalists.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 20, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: What is the purpose of big time college sports?
The authors of "The Shame of College Sports" and "Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of our Children" discuss their ideas with a college basketball coach and a NCAA vice president at the Aspen Ideas Festival.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 18, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: Why Women Still Can't Have it All
Anne-Marie Slaughter speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival about her controversial cover story in The Atlantic, "Why Women Still Can't Have it All." She's interviewed by television journalist Katie Couric. Random House announced Tuesday it's publishing her book on the same subject in 2014.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 17, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: Vin Weber and Melody Barnes on the issues that divide us
Former Minnesota U.S. Rep. Vin Weber says if people don't change their attitudes toward solving problems, changes in the congressional process itself won't make any difference at all. He made his remarks at this year's Aspen Ideas Festival.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 16, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: Will the European Union survive?
The IMF forecasts weaker global economic growth in its report out today and says the European debt crisis is dragging down emerging market nations as well as the rest of the global economy. International panelists at the Aspen Ideas Festival say the European Union has structural flaws and the euro crisis is a "dagger" pointed at the US economy.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 16, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival panel on health care reform
On the day of the Supreme Court ruling upholding President Obama's health care law, the Aspen Ideas Festival convened a panel to debate the pros and cons of the American health care system and ideas for insurance reform.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 2, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: A history of Independence Day
Financier, historian and philanthropist David Rubenstein tells the story of American independence and suggests we should celebrate the day on July 2, when the Continental Congress voted for independence.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 3, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: reasons to be pessimistic about the economy
David Rubenstein of the private equity firm the Carlyle Group and real estate and media owner Morton Zuckerman say business confidence is low, consumer confidence is low and confidence in government is low. How will this combination of negative attitudes affect the US economy? What are the latest, and most important economic indicators?Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 11, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: Top political analysts size up 2012 election
Four of the country's top political observers were convened at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss the key issues for voters, and the effectiveness of campaign tactics, in the 2012 presidential election.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 10, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: Admiral Mike Mullen on role of military superpower
Retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen is interviewed by NPR's Steve Inskeep about American values in military action and diplomacy around the world. What is the role of a military superpower in the 21st century?Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 10, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: Michael Kranish on 'The Real Romney'
Boston Globe reporter Michael Kranish tells the Aspen Ideas Festival what he learned about GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney in five years of research and reporting for his book, "The Real Romney."Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 5, 2012
Aspen Ideas Festival: panel on the health care ruling
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel and other panelists at the Aspen Ideas Festival discuss the Supreme Court ruling and the future of health care reform. Will the political rhetoric die down? Will a new president and Congress repeal the Affordable Care Act? What difference would this make to health care and the economy?Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 6, 2012
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