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Must Do: Read Well By Third Grade
A recent study shows that 40 percent of Colorado high school graduates who go on to college need remedial help with at least one subject. This high number
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Court Battle over for Relatives of Lofgren Family
A long running civil lawsuit filed by relatives of a family who died of carbon monoxide poisoning at an Aspen vacation home has been resolved. In 2008,
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Solar Cars Power Lessons on Energy Efficiency
High school students from across the Roaring Fork Valley have been tinkering with toys at school for the past few months. Don’t worry, it’s educational.
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Boosting Business in Basalt
The apparent early success of Whole Foods Market in Basalt is drawing new attention to the Willits development. Already some businesses have relocated to
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What Is Environmental Sustainability in Aspen?
The City of Aspen wants to know what “environmental sustainability” means to people here. Does it mean cleaner air or making sure there’s enough water to
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Dry Year Leads to Collaborative Water Conservation
An effort is underway in the Roaring Fork Valley to get all of the communities here to collaborate on saving water. A local non profit will go before the
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Carbondalians Weigh In
Carbondale residents turned out last night (Tuesday 5-14-2013) to show their support for competing proposals for the old library building. Three ideas for
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Bear Death Still a Mystery
The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife is still searching for who killed and dumped a female adult bear earlier this month. Aspen Public Radio’s
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Hickenlooper Activates Drought Task Force for Cities and...
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper fired up a special task force Friday in response to the state’s ongoing drought. As Aspen Public Radio’s Marci
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Colorado Republican Official: Immigration Reform...
The nation’s immigration system is seriously broken and in need of a comprehensive overhaul. That was the message from a forum on immigration held in
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Big Checks for Thompson Divide Advocates
The Aspen Skiing Company has given a combined fifty thousand dollars to organizations working to prevent oil and gas drilling in the Thompson Divide.
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Fire Officials: It Takes A Village
It’s easy to not think about wildfires just yet. But local officials in the Roaring Fork Valley are working together to make sure you’re getting ready for
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Yet Another Run-Off For Aspen
Aspen residents cast their ballots for the city council and Mayor’s seat yesterday. The two council spots were easily filled, by Art Daily and Ann Mullins
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Innovative Computer Tech Company puts Basalt on the Map
The Roaring Fork Valley is no Silicon Valley. But, it is home to a growing innovative computer tech company. The Basalt-basediOmounts designs and
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Is Fracking Getting Greener?
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has just revised its estimate of the amount of greenhouse gas that leaks everyday in oil and gas drilling
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Forest Service Tries Again With Water Rights
As the demand for water grows in the West, there may come a day when water rights at ski areas will be worth more than lift tickets or real estate. Forest
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Carbondale Library Considers Its Options
The Town of Carbondale is facing a pleasant dilemma. Later this year the town’s library will move to a new building and must now decide what happens to
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Snow Storms Good News for Anglers
Recent snow showers have boosted local snowpack levels much higher than at this time last year. Yesterday the snowpack in the Roaring Fork Watershed
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Rural Power Cooperatives Fighting Legislation Requiring...
A bill requiring rural electric cooperatives to use more renewable energy sources is on its way to the State House. Senate Bill 252 narrowly passed the
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And That's the Way It Is: From Walter Cronkite to...
Featuring Douglas Brinkley, author, historian, and professor at Rice University, this talk will look back on America's most beloved broadcast journalist, and ahead to news in the digital age. Brinkley is the author of the recently published Walter Cronkite biography Cronkite. The talk is moderated by Aspen Institute President and CEO, Walter Isaacson.
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A Conversation with Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman served as the 16th governor of Utah, and US Ambassador to China. He served in the administrations of four US presidents and was a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
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U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges: A Conversation with...
Michle Flournoy served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the Obama Administration, and was the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense in the formulation of national security and defense policy, oversight of military plans and operations, and in National Security Council deliberations. Anne-Marie Slaughter is the Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. From 2009–2011 she served as Director of Policy Planning...
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A Conversation with Republican Governors
Featuring Governors Chris Christie (R-NJ), Nikki Haley (R-SC), Bobby Jindal (R-LA), Bob McDonnell (R-VA), and Scott Walker (R-WI) in Conversation with Aspen Institute President and CEO, Walter Isaacson.
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Differing Perspectives on Terrorism
Experts from a variety of backgrounds, inside and outside government, give their differing perspectives on the nature of the terror threat today and how best to combat it. -Peter Bergen, Co-Director, Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative, New America Foundation; National Security Analyst, CNN -P.J. Crowley, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs; Fellow, Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, The George Washington University -Jane Harman, Former...
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A Conversation with Tina Brown
Tina Brown is the editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast and Newsweek. She is the author of the 2007 New York Times best seller "The Diana Chronicles." Brown is the former editor of Tatler, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Talk magazines and host of CNBC's Topic A with Tina Brown. She's interviewed by Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute.
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At the Point of the Spear: The Role of Special...
The Commander of the Pentagon's Special Operations Command discusses the ever expanding role of "SOCOM" in counter-terrorism operations around the world. He also talks about the role Special Operations Forces are playing within the Pentagon in partnership with the intelligence community, in defending the nation. (audio recording credit: The Aspen Institute)
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Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs
Featuring Walter Isaacson, Institute president and author of 'Steve Jobs,' 'Einstein: His Life and Universe,' 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life,' and 'Kissinger: A Biography,' and coauthor of 'The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.' His authorized biography of Steve Jobs was released in October 2011 and was one of the bestselling works of the year.
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Stanley McChrystal on Leadership
Bob Schieffer interviews General Stanley McChrystal on the topic of leadership.
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Are We Really Coming Apart?
Two different scholars of American society look at the United States and the growing gap in values and behaviors among communities and classes within them. What is happening and why? Charles Murray and Robert Putnam discuss the topic. This talk is moderated by David Gergen.
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The United States and Europe: the Drags on Global Growth
Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Alan Greenspan talks with David Leonhardt, Washington Bureau Chief of the New York Times.
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Sustainability Redux: Radical Changemakers
In 1987, the Brundtland Commission first coined the term "sustainable development." Five years later, the 1992 Earth Summit established an interdependent foundation built upon economic, social and environmental pillars. World leaders gathered again this June at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to address the challenges at the intersection of the environment, population dynamics and economics. In this time of significant global economic upheaval, it's critical...
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How Do We See the World? A conversation with Google's...
Award-winning journalist Vijay Vaitheeswaran interviews Marissa Mayer, vice president of location and local services at Google. They discuss new product engineering and design for projects such as Google Maps, Google Earth, Zagat and Street View.
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What Does It Mean to Be a Military Superpower?
Terrorism, regional conflict, national security, and American engagement abroad raise significant questions about the nature of ware and the potential for peace. Steve Inskeep interviews Mike Mullen, retired US Navy Admiral about his career and perspective on the military.
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An Interview with Larry Summers
Gillian Tett interviews Larry Summers as part of "An Afternoon of Conversation" at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
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Pervez Musharraf in Conversation
David Bradley of The Atlantic interviews former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf.
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The God Particle
Columbia University professor Brian Greene talks about the Higgs Particle, also called the God Particle.
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Why the States are Labs for Economic Reform
Interviewer Charlie Rose talks to Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels about why the states are laboratories for economic reform.
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In Conversation with Valerie Jarrett
Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute inteviews Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Obama.
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In Conversation with Ehud Barak
Thomas Friedman interviews former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak during the Ideas Festival's Afternoon of Conversation.
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Games, Learning, and Society
For the same reason people once referred to the television as a "vast wasteland", some today consider the world of gaming as frivolous and time wasting. But is it? Arguably, this is the one medium that challenges us to think, problem solve, and collaborate. Constance Squire, a senior policy analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy works with a number of Federal agencies in applying the art of gaming to their work. John Seely Brown interviews Squire about her mission.
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The Character Code
Western Civilization's ancient recipe for being a better person - and how we forgot it.
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What is Life Worth?
Special Master of the Federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 Kenneth Feinberg discusses how the law values human life and how compensation can reflect self-worth in the eyes of the recipient.
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Nuclear Security
Nuclear Security As President Obama has said, the prospect of nuclear terrorism is “the single biggest threat to U.S. security, both short-term, medium-term and long-term.” How great is the threat of nuclear weapons’ falling into terrorists’ hands and what more can be done to prevent it? Dr. Joseph Cirincione, President, Ploughshares Fund Dr. Robert Gallucci, President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; former Dean, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; former...
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Border Security
Border Security In all the focus on illegal immigration, how secure are our borders from terrorists and what more can and must be done to secure them? Chief Michael Fisher, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security Cindy Coppola, Deputy Director, Terrorist Screening Center Robert Mocny, Director, US-VISIT program, Department of Homeland Security Daniel Prieto, Vice President and Practice Lead, Public Sector Strategy & Innovation, IBM Moderator: Shaun Waterman, The Washington...
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Aviation Security
Aviation Security Ten years after 9/11 and billions of dollars later, gaps remain in aviation security, as shown by the “underwear bomber” and the cargo bomb plot. Meanwhile, the public’s tolerance for heightened security measures is waning. Is there a way to close the security gaps that remain and, and at the same time, lessen the inconvenience to the traveling public? Or, must we choose between security and convenience? The Honorable John Pistole, Assistant Secretary of the Transportation...
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Role of Special Ops in War on Terror
The Role of Special Operations Forces in the Global War on Terrorism The commander of Special Operations Forces will explain their role in the successful hunt for Osama bin Laden; the ongoing searches for Ayman al-Zawahiri, Mullah Omar, Anwar al-Awlaki, and other top terrorists; and “the war on terror” in general around the globe. Admiral Eric T. Olson, Commander, US Special Operations Command Moderator: Martha Raddatz, ABC News
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Governors Haley, Martinez, McDonnell, Perry, Walker
McCloskey Speaker Series Welcomes the Republican Governors Association to the Aspen Institute Featuring South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, Texas Governor Rick Perry and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in Conversation with Aspen Institute President Walter Isaacson.
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Inequality and Recovery in Obama America
Featuring Donna Brazile in Conversation with Aspen Institute President Walter Isaacson.
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The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws...
Brian Greene, a professor of mathematics and physics at Columbia University, discusses his new book, The Hidden Reality (January 2011). His area of research is superstring theory, which purports to give us a quantum theory of gravity as well as a unified theory of all forces and all matter. As such, superstring theory has the potential to realize Einstein's long sought dream of a single, all-encompassing theory of the universe.
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Can We Reverse Aging?
Can We Reverse Aging? Science and Mythology Behind Growing Old Thomas A. Rando
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What is the Future of Cancer?
What is the future of Cancer? Siddhartha Mukherjee INTERVIEWER: David Agus
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Can Social Media Benefit the Greater Good?
Can Social Media Benefit the Greater Good? Lance Armstrong, Pete Cashmore, Matt Flannery, Chris Hughes, Doug Ulman MODERATOR Jerry Murdock
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Afternoon of Conversation: Goolsbee
America—The Great Debate Austan Goolsbee INTERVIEWER Maria Bartiromo
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Afternoon of Conversation: Duncan
Teaching and Learning for a Global Economy Arne Duncan INTERVIEWER Andrea Mitchell
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Afternoon of Conversation: Livni, Muasher
Prospects for Peace Tzipi Livni, Marwan Muasher MODERATOR James Bennet
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Afternoon of Conversation: Borda, Gehry
Leading Design Deborah Borda, Frank Gehry MODERATOR Gwen Ifill
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Afternoon of Conversation: Moore
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates Wes Moore
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Afternoon of Conversation: Breyer
We the People: Making a Democracy Work Stephen Breyer
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The Geography of Happiness
The Geography of Happiness Carol Graham, Eric Weiner MODERATOR Daniel Gilbert
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How America Lost its Way
That Used to Be Us: How America Lost Its Way in the World It Invented and How We Come Back Thomas L. Friedman INTERVIEWER Walter Isaacson
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The Challenge of Nation Building
The Challenge of Nation Building and the Lessons from Iraq L. Paul Bremer, III, James Dobbins MODERATOR Mickey Edwards
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The Modesty Manifesto
The Modesty Manifesto David Brooks
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The Economics of Happiness
The Economics of Happiness Robert Frank, Justin Wolfers MODERATOR Daniel Gilbert
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Does the Supreme Court Follow the People?
Does the Supreme Court Follow the People? Stephen Breyer, Larry Kramer, Sandra Day O’Connor MODERATOR Jeffrey Rosen
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Great Shifts in American Politics
STATE OF THE UNION Great Shifts in American Politics: A Conversation with David Axelrod INTERVIEWER Joe Klein
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Freedom of the Press
STATE OF THE UNION The Freedom of the Press in the Age of (Wiki)Leaks James Fallows, Lawrence Lessig, Jeffrey Rosen, Jonathan Zittrain MODERATOR Richard Wilhelm
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Protecting Public Health
Protecting Public Health and Innovating for a New Energy Future: A Discussion with EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson INTERVIEWER Michele Norris
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Immigration Reform
Melody Barnes, domestic policy advisor at the White House, on Immigration and its Impacts on Society. INTERVIEWER Ronald Brownstein.
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Revolution in Food Security and Population
The Revolution We Need in Food Security and Population. Introduction: Dennis Dimick Discussants: Dan Glickman, Roger-Mark De Souza, Roz Naylor, John Foley Moderator: Elliot Gerson
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Great Energy Challenge
The Aspen Institute's Environment Forum, 2011, The Great Energy Challenge. With Jeff Bingaman, Jim Rogers, Russ Ford, Dan Kammen Moderator: David Owen
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Opening Session
The Opening session of 2011 Aspen Environment Forum featuring Marcia McNutt, Bill McKibben, Thomas Lovejoy and Stewart Brand. Moderated by Joel Achenbach.
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T. Boone Pickens and Ted Turner at ARE Day
T. Boone Pickens and Ted Turner talk about their environmental ethics, ideas for the future and how to change the American paradigm about energy and oil consumption. They spoke at ARE Day.
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Khaled Hosseini and James Lehrer
Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, and James Lehrer, anchor of PBS Newshour.
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Ambassador Peter Galbraith
Peter W. Galbraith was chosen in March 2009 to be the United Nations Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan. However, Galbraith abruptly left the country in mid-September 2009 at the request of UN Special Representative to Afghanistan Kai Eide following a dispute over the handling of the reported fraud in the 2009 Afghan presidential election. Formerly Ambassador to Croatia, Galbraith wrote Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America’s Enemies.
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The Promise: President Obama, Year One
Jonathan Alter is a senior editor at Newsweek, where, since 1991, he has written an acclaimed column on politics, history, media, and society at large. He is also an analyst and contributing correspondent for NBC News. Alter speaks about his new book, The Promise: President Obama, Year One (May 2010, Simon & Schuster). His 2006 book, The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, was a national bestseller.
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Water in the West
Hot and Dry: Water in the West includes four speakers: Senior Environment editor for National Geographic, Rob Kunzig, former US Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbit, the head of the Southern Nevada Water Authority Pat Mulroy and director of the Global Water Policy Project Sandra Postel.
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Vartan Gregorian
Vartan Gregorian is the president of the Carnegie Corporation. He was born in Tabriz, Iran to Armenian parents. He graduated from Stanford University with honors. He is a scholar, author, educator and philanthropist.
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Lessons from the Gulf Oil Crisis
A discussion on the Gulf oil crisis between Tulane University President Scott Cowen and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. All eyes are on the Gulf of Mexico as we watch and wait for some good news from this seemingly endless oil spill that has become by far the nation's largest, and ranks among the worst environmental disasters in American history. The spill symbolizes our heavy dependence on oil and the increasing risks we take to power our modern economy. Nature's economy in the Gulf has...
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Daniel Pink: The Truth About What Motivates Us
Daniel Pink speaks at the Aspen Institute on July 20th as part of the McClosky Speaker Series. The topic is motivation, drawing from material in his most recent book, "Drive: The Truth About What Motivates Us." He takes a scientific approach to looking at issues of motivation and productivity. Pink has written three other books about business and technology, has a law degree and also worked as a speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore from 1995 to 1997.
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A Conversation with Michael Oren Israeli Ambassador
Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren speaks about the current state of Israel and the Middle East with Jeffrey Goldberg, national correspondent for The Atlantic.
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Design and Sustainability: Living on a Fundamentally...
Author and Founder of 350.org, Bill McKibben, talks about "Living on a Fundamentally Altered Planet." McKibben is an environmentalist who wrote one of the first books for a general audience on global warming, in 1989. Since then he's written a dozen more books.
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The Neuroscience of Play: What Play Does for You and...
President of the National Institute of Play, Dr. Stuart Brown presents "The Neuroscience of Play: What Play Does for You--and What Happens if You Don't Play." Brown discovered the essential contributions of play by finding its absence in murderers and felony drunk drivers.
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General George Casey: Our 21st Century Army
The New York Times' chief Washington Correspondent David Sanger moderates a conversation with General George W. Casey Jr., the 36th Chief of Staff of the US Army.
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The Promise of Play: Imagination and Play
Architect and designer David Rockwell of the Rockwell Group speaks with editor-at-large of Fortune Magazine Patricia Sellers about "Imagination and Play."
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A Conversation With Bill Gates
Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates talks with Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson about education and the work of his foundation.
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Our Nuclear Future: Global Strategies and Regional...
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg speaks with David Sanger, the Chief Washington Correspondent for the New York Times, about strategies going into "our nuclear future."
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The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working will...
Author and Professor Richard Florida discusses his book, "The Great Reset." Florida directs the Martin Prosperity Institute and is a professor of Business and Creativity at the Rotman School of Management, at the University of Toronto. He founded the Creative Class Group, a firm charting new trends in business.
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3D Technology In the Service of Storytelling
Matthew Bishop, US business editor and New York bureau chief for The Economist, moderates a talk with Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO, Co-Founder, and Director of DreamWorks Animation SKG. DreamWorks Animation SKG is the largest animation studio in the world and has released 18 feature films, including Oscar winners Shrek and Wallace & Gromit. DreamWorks Animation SKG is also the first studio to produce all of its feature films in 3D.
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What Is a Learning Ecosystem and How Does it Advance...
Joel Klein, chancellor of the New York City Department of Education talks with Constance Yowell, the director of education at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, about education.
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The Financial Crisis: Will it Lead to America's Decline?
Niall Ferguson, History and Business professor at Harvard University and David Gergen, director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government discuss the financial crisis in America and around the world.
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What Will the Century of Biology Mean to the Global...
Juan Enriquez, academic, author and manager for a venture capitalist firm that invests in life sciences, discusses how advances in biology could affect the global economy and change lives.
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Can We Rethink Consumer Behavior? Going Green in America
Fred Dust, partner at IDEO discusses how design affects our behavior as consumers in the USA.
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Michael Leiter: The Terror Threat Picture and...
National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter speaks with Michael Isikoff of NBC. Their discussion is called, "The Terror Threat Picture and Counterterrorism Strategy."
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Fran Townsend in Conversation with Walter Isaacson
CEO and President of the Aspen Institute, Walter Isaacson, is in conversation with Fran Townsend, the former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism during the Bush Administration.
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Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff in conversation with Catherine Herridge of FOX News.
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Admiral Mike Mullen on Afghanistan/Pakistan: The...
Admiral Michael Mullen (US Navy) is the 17th and current chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mullen previously served as the Navy's 28th chief of Naval operations from 2005 to 2007. He spoke on June 28, 2010 as part of The Aspen Institute's McCloskey Speaker Series.
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Saving the World in Your Spare Time
Nicholas D. Kristof spoke from Paepcke Auditorium on August 4, 2009 as part of the Aspen Institute's McCloskey Speaker Series. Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner, writes a twice weekly op-ed in The New York Times. His columns often focus on global health, poverty, and gender issues in the developing world, as well as on US foreign policy.
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Ezekiel Emanuel
Ezekiel Emanuel, head of the Department of Bioethics at The Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health, spoke from the Paepcke Auditorium on August 1, 2009 as part of the Aspen Institute's McCloskey Speaker Series. Emanuel is on extended detail as a special advisor for health policy to the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
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Richard N. Haass
Richard N. Haass spoke from the McCloskey Speaker Series about his book 'War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars.' He is president of the Council on Foreign Relations, former director of policy planning for the Department of State under Colin Powell from 2001-2003, and special assistant (and senior Middle East advisor) to President George H. W. Bush.
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Dan Rather in conversation with Walter Isaacson
Award-winning journalist Dan Rather spoke with Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of the Aspen Institute on July 28 as part of the 2009 McCloskey Speaker Series. Rather's distinguished career includes 24 years as anchor on the CBS Evening news, earning numerous Emmys and a Peabody Award.
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Arlen Specter at the McCloskey Speaker Series
Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) is the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and his five terms have made him the longest-serving US senator in Pennsylvania's history. He spoke from Paepcke Auditorium on July 11, 2009.
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Stumbling on Happiness
Most of us think we know what would make us happy and that our only problem is getting it. But research in psychology and economics show that people routinely mispredict who they feel when they do and don't get what they are seeking. Daniel Gilbert, psychology professor at Harvard University talks about what science has to tell us about why we seem to stumble "on" happiness rather than "upon it."
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