Love advice from Aspen Ideas experts.

Cliches aside, Valentine’s Day can be an occasion to reaffirm (and sometimes rethink) our romances. But those conversations are hard — and it's not always our fault! Shifting social mores, our self-sabotaging brain chemistry, and online dating can make a mess of even the healthiest relationships. Keep these wise words in mind as you talk love, breakups, and everything in between. Hear more from relationship experts like Esther Perel, Dan Savage, and Helen Fisher.

 

Societal problems like income inequality have emerged from a broken financial system, says Harvard finance professor Mihir Desai. “When finance goes awry we all suffer,” he says. He thinks humanity needs to be re-infused into finance. Desai speaks with "60 Minutes" correspondent John Dickerson in the podcast.

 

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"There’s only one question that truly matters when facing great obstacles, which is: How will we respond? We all have a choice. In that moment, are you going to choose fear? Or are you going to choose love?" — Colin O’Brady, professional endurance athlete

Watch The Science of Endurance and Super Human Feats.

Extra Colin O'Brady made history when he crossed Antarctica solo and unsupported. He's planning another phenomenal feat: rowing hundreds of miles across Drake Passage from South America to Antarctica.