Aspen Ideas Festival: Digital Natives
This morning at the Aspen Ideas Festival, the Brian Lehrer show is being broadcast live as we act as breakfast-eating studio audience. The first guest… Read More »Aspen Ideas Festival: Digital Natives
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Three secretaries, no waiting
In the closing “conversation” today at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Charlie Rose interviews former Secretaries of State Madeline Albright and James Baker and current deputy… Read More »Three secretaries, no waiting
Elizabeth Alexander – Not Britney Spears
Anna Deveare Smith holds a conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, who was the inaugural poet at President Barack Obama’s election. Smith notes, “When I heard… Read More »Elizabeth Alexander – Not Britney Spears
Property rights: so easy an Indonesian dog could do it.
I’m a bad blogger today, but a good conversationalist. Aspen isn’t bloggable in the same way as a conference like TED or Pop!Tech – we’re… Read More »Property rights: so easy an Indonesian dog could do it.
George Dyson and critics of Darwin
I’m at the Aspen Ideas Festival and still trying to get a sense for how this conference works. I arrived late last night and spoke… Read More »George Dyson and critics of Darwin
Israeli Ambassador to the US at Aspen Ideas Festival 2009
The afternoon session at Aspen Ideas Festival today is a four hour “conversation”, involving a remarkable set of discussants. To give us a sense for… Read More »Israeli Ambassador to the US at Aspen Ideas Festival 2009