Plus the UK’s Secretary of State and RNA is in the spotlight
April 21, 2022
ENVIRONMENT VIDEO Climate Change is the Ultimate Time Test
In the story of climate change, we’re still very much near the beginning—not the end, says Bill McKibben, environmental author and co-founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org. That’s why he wants us to seize the ever-shrinking window of opportunity while we still have leverage to change the fate of our planet. McKibben explains why he believes the climate movement "demands we move outside our comfort zone" as he surveys the hard truths of global warming, reflects on his decades of environmental work, and shares reasons for hope. Watch
HISTORY PODCAST Not Just in Textbooks: How
History is Passed Down
We each tell ourselves different stories to make sense of the same shared past. But how do we communicate the darkest parts of our history? In his new book, "How the Word is Passed," writer and scholar Clint Smith investigates how America presents a distorted view of slavery and how this public memory is constructed, passed down through generations. Smith is interviewed by James Merle
Thomas, the director of the Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies at the Aspen Institute, during the Winter Words series from Aspen Words.Listen
SOCIETY EVENT Big Ideas in a Magical Setting
Join us and celebrate the in-person return of the Aspen Ideas Festival and
Aspen Ideas: Health this summer! Set against the spectacular natural beauty of Aspen and the Rocky Mountains, these events are packed full of
stimulating presentations, substantive conversations, and interactive experiences that will provoke, enlighten, and inspire. You don’t want to miss this. Register Today
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