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2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Erik Larson on 'The Splendid and the Vile' and Walter Isaacson on 'The Code Breaker'

2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Erik Larson on 'The Splendid and the Vile' and Walter Isaacson on 'The Code Breaker'

Erik Larson and Walter Isaacson speak at the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival about their books, “The Splendid and the Vile” and “The Code Breaker: The Tale of Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR and the Future of the Human Race.” Mitt Romney speaks about the U.S.-China relations.
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2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Alicia Garza, Michael Eric Dyson on Black Lives Matter; Anna Deavere Smith, Yuval Sharon on the arts

2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Alicia Garza, Michael Eric Dyson on Black Lives Matter; Anna Deavere Smith, Yuval Sharon on the arts

Speakers from the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Michael Eric Dyson and Alicia Garza on the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, and Anna Deavere Smith and Yuval Sharon on the role of the arts in these turbulent times.
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Aspen Ideas Festival: Admiral William McRaven, AI expert Kai-Fu Lee, journalist Maria Ressa

Aspen Ideas Festival: Admiral William McRaven, AI expert Kai-Fu Lee, journalist Maria Ressa

Day 2 of the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: retired Admiral and former Chancellor of the University of Texas William McRaven about ethical leadership; Kai-Fu Lee about the role of artificial intelligence in the COVID-19 crisis; and Filipino journalist Maria Ressa about freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
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2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Dr. Anthony Fauci, David Byrne, Stacey Abrams

2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Dr. Anthony Fauci, David Byrne, Stacey Abrams

From the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the COVID-19 pandemic, musician David Byrne on why art matters, and Stacey Abrams on the importance of voting and participating in the census.
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Intelligence Squared debate: Has the Electoral College outlived its usefulness?

Intelligence Squared debate: Has the Electoral College outlived its usefulness?

Five American presidents — two in the last 20 years — have assumed office without winning the popular vote. The nation is involve in another contentious presidential election, and some are calling for an end to the Electoral College.
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PRX special: A Sudden Loss — A memorial to lives lost to COVID-19

PRX special: A Sudden Loss — A memorial to lives lost to COVID-19

More than 120,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. Public radio hosts, past and present, read short eulogies of just some of these people lost to the coronavirus pandemic in the last several months.
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