Robert Socolow discusses his big idea: "Taking joy in our surroundings, being more demanding of the systems that mediate between our consumption and the environmental impact, and allocating a significant fraction of our intellectual energy toward solving the climate change problem."
Hosted by the Aspen Institute, The 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival will engage its participants in a variety of programs, tutorials, seminars and discussion events which together are guaranteed to charge the atmosphere with vibrant intellectual exchange. Think of it as a week-long summer university for the mind -- remarkable lectures and classes across a stimulating array of topics.
I think this address would have been more effective had it been transmitted in written form.
octikid 3 years ago
Rationality without emotion and passion is ineffective.
humanist7117 3 years ago