Ruth Katz outlined this year’s six underlying themes: “decoding the brain, audacious science, investing in health, food for thought, uncommon allies, and pop health,” adding that “good ideas involve much more than biomedical breakthroughs and possessing a good insurance card.”
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Masterminds mull in the mountains
Not in chronological order, and without necessarily chasing the headliners, the following looks at some interesting highlights of Ideas Fest with continuing relevance — particularly space exploration, social media, and AI.
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Embedded with the eggheads
When viewed from outside today’s privileged event, with venture capitalists and CEOs populating the multi-faceted panels, skepticism can arise; yet, few other conference locales can match such a disarming Shangri-La for crosspollination.
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GOP governors cheer states, sneer at D.C.
“The hardest part of our job is Washington, D.C. … ,” said Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina.
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Geithner, Pritzker talk economy in Aspen
The former treasury secretary, and current commerce secretary, sat for interviews in Aspen on a day marked by a stock market record and the lowest unemployment rate since Sept. 2008.
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Aspen Ideas Festival panel reviews recent Supreme Court decisions
“I don’t know where the line can be drawn,” Ted Olson said. “This is just a minefield for lawyers. What in the world is a ‘closely-held’ corporation? How many shareholders? How small a number is it?”
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Hickenlooper gives Couric the dope on legal marijuana
“You ingest this, and it can sometimes take a couple of hours before you begin to experience the, you know, the relaxation, the so-called ‘high,’” Hickenlooper explained to Couric and a crowd at the Greenwald Pavilion on the Aspen Institute’s campus. “And so people take more.”
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Hillary Clinton, Tony Blair and David Petraeus offer up views at Ideas Fest
All three blamed the current chaos in Iraq on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
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Airbnb CEO finds room in Aspen through own website
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky stays in one of 450 homes in Aspen signed up with Airbnb, which has become a huge virtual lodging company.
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Sebelius: Rollout rocky, but Obamacare a success
A “rocky, flawed eight-week period,” but “costs in health care are rising at the lowest level in 50 years,” Sebelius said.