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Dr. Mark D'Esposito on Brain Health and Mental Acuity

Featuring Dr. Mark D’Esposito, distinguished professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, in conversation with Pam ...

BY Aspen Community Programs

Video

07.10.2024
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Awe Is More Powerful than You Think

So much of adult life is about learning the rules and then using those rules to navigate the world.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

10.19.2022
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ENCORE: Building Brain Health at Any Age

It turns out brain fitness at any age heightens and protects brain function and can even prevent brain disease.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

10.06.2022
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The Awakened Brain with Dr. Lisa Miller

Dr. Lisa Miller on her newest book, "The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life"

BY Aspen Community Programs

Video

08.03.2022
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What the Ancients Got Right about Happiness

People have been thinking about happiness for thousands of years. In fact, ancient thinkers came up with strategies for cultivating pleasures over a lifetime, or creating a lasting capacity to take joy in the world.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

01.04.2022
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Psychedelics for the Win

In the 1950s and 60s, mental health providers used psychedelics to help patients open up about difficult memories. Then, the drugs were banned. Now there’s a resurgence.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

12.14.2021
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NeuroArts Blueprint: Advancing the Science of Arts, Health, and Wellbeing

The NeuroArts Blueprint is a bold roadmap for bringing together science, the arts, and technology to build a sustai ...

BY Health, Medicine & Society Program

Video

12.01.2021
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NeuroArts Blueprint

At the core of being human, the arts are a vibrant path to health, community, and possibility.

BY Health, Medicine & Society Program & 1 more

Publication

12.01.2021
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Why Do Some People Succeed and Others Fail?

A person with grit, says psychologist Angela Duckworth, uses passion and long-term perseverance to reach goals.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

08.30.2021
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