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Thought-provoking conversations from the Aspen Ideas Festival. Presented by the Aspen Institute and the Aspen Journal of Ideas. Visit us at aspen.us/journal
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Thought-provoking conversations from the Aspen Ideas Festival. Presented by the Aspen Institute and the Aspen Journal of Ideas. Visit us at aspen.us/journal

Editors
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Aspen Institute
Exploring ideas. Inspiring conversations on issues that matter.
Writers
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Dr. Rajiv J. Shah
President of The Rockefeller Foundation. Promoting the well-being of humanity around the world.
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Paul J. Zak
Neuroeconomist and the Oxytocin Doctor. Author of THE MORAL MOLECULE. For some reason, people call me Dr. Love.
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Walter Isaacson
CEO of the Aspen Institute. Author of The Innovators & bios of Steve Jobs, Einstein, Ben Franklin, and Henry Kissinger. Former editor of Time, CEO of CNN
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Scott Barry Kaufman
Humanistic psychologist exploring the depths of human potential | New book: Transcend (April 7, 2020) | Host @psychpodcast | Columnist @sciam | #neurodiversity
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Aspen Institute
Exploring ideas. Inspiring conversations on issues that matter.
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Jonathan Taplin
Director Emeritus, USC Annenberg Innovation Lab. Producer/Author, “Mean Streets”, “Move Fast & Break Things”. New book, “The Magic Years”, out 3/21.
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Jeremy M. Goldberg
Public Sector Technology Executive
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Lindsey Graham
He’s a fighter who doesn’t back down from a challenge. A conservative who gets things done. A leader who puts our country above all.
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Anand Giridharadas
Writer. Author of “Winners Take All,” “The True American,” and “India Calling.” TIME editor at large. MSNBC political analyst. NYU teacher. Husband. Father.
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Biz Stone
Dad, husband, entrepreneur.
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Kevin Delaney
founder, ResetWork.co; senior editor, The Information; former co-CEO, Quartz Media; former managing editor, WSJ.com; former senior editor, NY Times
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Charles M. Blow
@NYTimes Op-Ed columnist. Author of #FireShutUpInMyBones http://t.co/7x1kLNFNyX Bookings: http://t.co/0lcFJArsMI
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Caitlin Flanagan
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nancy gertner
Civil rights/criminal defense lawyer, then a United States District Court judge. Currently teaching at Harvard Law School.
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Jose Ferreira
Knewton Founder/CEO. Interested in education innovation, tech, entrepreneurship, cooking, food, game theory, politics/policy, games, and nerdy sci-fi stuff
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Michael Crow
President of Arizona State University and co-author of the new book, Designing the New American University