How would life change if, whenever you had a free moment, you reached for a tiny sketchbook instead of your phone? Artist Nishant Jain suggests that a five-minute drawing habit is the best way to stay curious and actively engage with what’s around you: www.aspenideas.org/articles/the...

Research professor and bestselling author Brené Brown talks with AI scholar Kate Crawford about how artificial intelligence is challenging our systems, our values, and the very essence of our humanity.

Listen to their conversation on our podcast: bit.ly/46BxU6Y

Humans were never designed to live at a pace determined by machines, says writer Pico Iyer.

Drawing on the wisdom of Benedictine monks and the Dalai Lama, he offers practical tips for reclaiming attention and finding calm in a world of uncertainty.
www.aspenideas.org/sessions/liv...

Renowned theoretical physicist Brian Greene has spent a lifetime grappling with mind-bending theories and striving to understand the physical universe.

Watch his conversation about how science and storytelling help us create meaning and find our place in the vastness of the cosmos.
bit.ly/4mQ0EhH

Packed with visionary leaders and thinkers whose ideas are shaping our collective future, the 2025 speaker lineup keeps getting better. Meet our latest additions: www.aspenideas.org/speakers

We’re less than two months away from the Aspen Ideas Festival and can’t wait for our stages to be filled with curious minds and bold ideas. We’ve continued to add more extraordinary speakers to our lineup: aspenideas.org/speakers

We just announced over 100 speakers joining us for this year's Festival!

Get to know the lineup: aspenideas.org/speakers

For the first time in a dozen years, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has published a new novel. Her highly-anticipated book “Dream Count” just came out on March 4th, so we're revisiting her conversation from the closing session of the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival. Watch: www.aspenideas.org/sessions/clo...

Last call for savings! Our final discount on 2025 Aspen Ideas passes expires at midnight.

Secure your spot today: aspenideas.org/register

Fun is far from frivolous, says Catherine Price. It's actually essential to our health and happiness.

Price's research finds that having fun increases creativity, productivity, and unity while reducing stress and loneliness. "Treat fun as if it is important, because it IS important," she says.

We’re delighted to announce more speakers who will join us in the Rocky Mountains this summer:

Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
Artist Lisa Park
Festival founder Walter Isaacson
Documentarian Perri Peltz
@nytimes.com's David Leonhardt
@economist.com editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes

We’re counting down to June by reading thought-provoking books by some of the brilliant minds speaking at this year’s Festival.

Our February pick is “The Anxious Generation” by social psychologist @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social.