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Neurologist Anjan Chatterjee explains why humans evolved to enjoy beauty, how sociocultural contexts shape our aesthetic preferences, and the "beauty is good" stereotype.
Can the data collected through smartphones, wearable sensors, and passive monitoring devices be turned into actionable knowledge about the environmental impacts on our health? Meet three innovative researchers who are using these technologies to unlock the mysteries of Crohn’s disease and more. Presented by the Helmsley Charitable Trust.

Hospitals and health systems have a critical role to play in turning health equity talk into action. Learn how the field is using strategic investments to drive innovative solutions forward. Presented by the American Hospital Association.
From blockchain to back to school and virus-hunting to bridging divides, speakers at the 2021 Aspen Ideas Festival addressed issues in a new kind of world—one touched, and changed, by the pandemic. Our speakers looked to the future and discussed the biggest, boldest ideas. Here's a sampling of the some of the Festival's conversations.




Medical Microbiologist; Vice Director, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Nepal
Founder and Director, Clever Canine Lab and Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland
Dog Cognition Scientist and Professor, Barnard College of Columbia University; Author, Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University; Co-Founder, Dognition
Psychology Professor, University of Stirling; Scientific Director, Amboseli Elephant Research Project
Professor, Geography Department, UCLA; Author, Guns, Germs, and Steel
President, The Safina Center; Professor, Stony Brook University; Author, Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel
Strategic Advisor for Environmental and Science Journalism, National Geographic Society