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In Session: Kaya Henderson
The eminent educator on listening and learning from young leaders.
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Navigating Disruption: Technology, Business, and the New Economic Landscape
Featuring Scott Galloway, best-selling author, professor of marketing at NYU Stern School of Business, and host of “The Prof G Pod” and “Pivot” podcasts, in conversation with Gillian Tett, columnist and member of the editorial board at the Financial Times.
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The Trauma Tax: The Hidden Cost Holding Back the World
As founder of Iftin Global in Somalia, Mohamed Ali Diini has pioneered a model that integrates healing directly into economic programs, delivering unprecedented results.
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The Case for Compassion
61% of Americans feel compassion has declined in the U.S., but there is hope. During Aspen Ideas: Health 2025, experts explained why compassion is critical to our individual and collective well-being and how we can cultivate it with intentionality and practice.
The Future of Equal Opportunity
A core shared value in American society, one deeply woven into our national narrative, is the belief in equal opportunity — the idea that everyone should have a fair chance to succeed based on their effort, talent, and ambition, regardless of their background.
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Can we truly listen across our differences?
Earlier this year in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellow LB Prevette and Weave Community Liaisons Greg Brady invited neighbors into conversation about what matters to them most, making space for the hard and necessary conversations that weave a community together.
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Recapping Aspen Ideas: Climate Chicago
A look back at a dynamic gathering of global and local leaders at Aspen Ideas: Climate in Chicago.
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Psychedelics and the Brain: Unlocking New Possibilities for Healing
Featuring Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor in Neurology, Psychiatry, and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, in conversation with Jon Hamilton, correspondent for NPR’s Science Desk.
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Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America
Featuring Barbara McQuade, former US Attorney, professor from practice at the University of Michigan Law School and best-selling author.
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Refusing to Choose Between Animals and People
2025 McNulty Prize Winner Dr. Krithi K. Karanth is uplifting both people and wildlife by connecting conservation with community prosperity in India.
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