Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
SOF Vanguard Discussion Reception: Bassem Youssef
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
Tue Sep 29, 2015
San Francisco, CA
Date
Tue Sep 29, 2015 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Location
San Francisco, CA, United States
Private Residence
Featuring Dr. Bassem Youssef, a political satirist and former host of the television program “Al-Bernameg” (The Program) in Egypt. Known as the “Jon Stewart of the Arab World,” Youssef was named one of Time‘s 100 most influential people in the world in 2013 and is a resident fellow at Harvard University. He will be in conversation with John Cary, co-founder & CEO of FRESH Speakers, Inc. Don’t miss what is sure to be an entertaining and informative program!
Featuring Dr. Bassem Youssef, a political satirist and former host of the television program “Al-Bernameg” (The Program) in Egypt.
As our unified social values fragment and organized religion falls to the lowest levels of participation on record, people are seeking meaning. Belief in biohacking and the singularity now resemble tenets of a new faith. Since before the advent of the printing press and the Gutenberg Bible, technology and religion have had a complex and mutually beneficial relationship. While technology in the past augmented religion, join us as we ponder whether technology has itself become a new religion.
