February 16, 2023

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Love, Sex, and the Brain

What makes two people click? What does it really mean to have “chemistry” with someone? Biological anthropologist Helen Fisher has been studying love and relationships for over 40 years, and through that research has identified four main styles of thinking that guide a person’s behavior and lovelife. In this 2017 interview from the Aspen Ideas archives, Atlantic writer Olga Khazan talks to Fisher about modern courtship, attraction, divorce, and how we can use brain science to keep love alive.

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COLLECTION

The Bonds We Make (and Break): Building Better Relationships

Friends, partners, children, families, coworkers — these connections profoundly shape our lives and happiness. For many of us, the upheaval of the past few years became an unexpected opportunity to take stock of our relationships. Some of those relationships deepened while others struggled, leaving us asking questions like: How can I have more positive, productive conversations with my kids? How do you know when it’s time to end a friendship? Do I have unfair expectations for my relationship? Aspen Ideas speakers are here to help with advice and sage wisdom.

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2023 Program Tracks

Each year, the Aspen Ideas Festival covers a broad spectrum of timely and critical topic areas through panels, presentations, deep dives, and interviews. These substantive themes guide conversations among visionaries from around the globe. Get to know this year’s program tracks, including Defining Economic Recovery, The Edge of What We Know, Powering the Future, and We the People. Passes are on sale now. 

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