Aspen Ideas to Go

In 2017, Jennifer Doudna spoke with Walter Isaacson, then president of the Aspen Institute, about gene editing and what it could mean to have the power to control evolution.

Usually, heart health is only addressed in adults. But recent research shows that cardiovascular damage is detectable as early as age 15.

Tensions are mounting across the United States and around the world. People from all walks of life often feel like their opinions aren’t respected or heard, leading to bitter disagreements that drive wedges between family members, neighbors, and communities. That’s where the Better Arguments Project comes in.

The late Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the second female justice confirmed to the US Supreme Court, told an Aspen Institute crowd in 2017 that her experiences as a woman gave her a unique perspective on the Court.

Antibodies, convalescent plasma, gene-based vaccines — you may have heard these terms on the evening news, but what do they mean? How might they help in the battle against Covid-19?

The pandemic and social unrest around racism make it a challenging time for students and educators, but it’s also a period of opportunity.

Wes Moore, author of Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City (written with Erica Green), says communities around the United States must confront systemic racism.

One-hundred years ago this month, women suffragists celebrated the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution.

The time we’re living in is unusually tumultuous. The Covid-19 pandemic is causing loss, disruption, illness, grief, anxiety, and uncertainty.

George Will, author of The Conservative Sensibility, says conservatism is “an orphan persuasion.”