MPR News Presents

Speeches, documentaries and debates.

Aspen Ideas Festival: Job skills for now, and the future
Three speakers at the Aspen Ideas Festival considered their lengthy experiences in government and the private sector and then looked into the crystal ball to determine which job skills and attributes will be in highest demand now, and in the workforce of the future.
BBC special: The Rise of the Robots
The promise and peril of robots. The world's most prominent physicist said the rise of artificial intelligence could be the best thing, or the worst thing, for humanity. Tesla CEO Elon Musk described artificial intelligence as a potential "existential threat" to human civilization.
Aspen Ideas Festival: Stopping the violence in America's cities
A discussion from the Aspen Ideas Festival about how to stop the violence in America's cities. A Chicago pastor, the Cook County Sheriff and a former high school principal turned philanthropist share their insights.
Aspen Ideas Festival: StoryCorps founder David Isay on the importance of listening
Four hundred thousand people people have recorded their stories for radio and the Library of Congress via StoryCorps and Isay says it's important to tell the truth about who we are as human beings, in order to reduce fear and increase hope.