Jul 02
Yesterday’s Intelligence Squared debate at the Aspen Ideas Festival featured two proponents and two critics of the current natural gas boom in the United States, which is made possible by recent improvements in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, technologies. Watch some of the highlights on his highly contentious issue below. One audience member asked whether or …
Jul 02
The latest news out of European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is that scientists may have found “something” using the Large Hadron Collider. What that something is, of course, might be proof that the Higgs boson, an hypothetical elementary particle, actually exists. If it does exist, the Higgs boson will tie together a number of …
Jul 02
The United States Armed Forces currently has more personnel deployed around the world than at any other time since 1950, with the exception of one year at the height of the Vietnam War. Along with current operations in Afghanistan, the U.S. has over 53,000 soldiers in Germany, 36,000 in Japan, 28,000 in South Korea, and …
Jul 01
As one of the admired companies and brands in the United States, Starbucks has often considered the impact of what happens when a corporation focuses solely on profit over people. While the Seattle-based coffee giant has posted record earnings over the past decade, its CEO Howard Schultz has taken a number of steps to generate …
Jun 29
In less than a month, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games will kick off in London with more than 10,000 athletes from 204 nations competing against each other in 302 individual and team events. The Olympics have always captivated spectators and viewers around the world, as athletes vie for not only gold, silver and bronze medals, but …
Jun 29
The Aspen Ideas Festival is now well into its third day and there is an issue, often unspoken, that has made the rounds at a number of the programs: Income inequality. It was there when David Brooks, Joe Klein, and others discussed the Supreme Court’s decision on health care reform and whether or not the …
Jun 28
Over the past few weeks, a drama unfolded at one of America’s most venerable institutions of higher learning that sparked a nationwide debate. On June 10, the University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan announced her resignation, citing a “philosophical difference of opinion” with the university’s Board of Visitors. After an uproar from almost every corner …
Jun 27
The first day of the Aspen Ideas Festival was a short one, with just two programs on the agenda. One addressed America’s energy future and how the use of natural gas, coal and renewables play into the country’s desire to reduce greenhouse gases. It was a wide-ranging discussion and despite the challenges ahead, the panel, …
Jun 26
One of the great strengths of the Aspen Ideas Festival, which kicks off tomorrow and will be streamed live on FORA.tv, is its ability to address the breaking news that occurs during the festival’s seven days. Its diverse group of presenters often go extemporaneous and talk about what’s foremost on the minds of festival-goers. These …
May 31
The great gathering of thinkers and leaders is coming up at the end of this month. The Aspen Ideas Festival, now in its eighth year, continues to draw heavyweights like Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and Barbra Streisand. On the schedule this year: Famed cyclist Lance Armstrong, Ehud Barak, Israel’s minister of defense, and David Brooks …