3/15/2024

We’ve all been there — first as a child ourselves, and then watching our children, nieces and nephews and maybe our grandchildren — imagining our cities, countryside, and oceans brimming with dinosaurs. Embrace your childlike wonder and come back in time through a vivid depiction of life in the time of the dinosaurs. Is there really something we can learn about our future from long-extinct dinosaurs? What can paleontology teach us about our planet, climate, and the animals that roam the earth today? What, for example, connects a penguin to T. Rex? Why did T. Rex have tiny arms? Join paleontologist Dr. Kenneth Lacovara–TED speaker, Explorers Club medalist, and discoverer of the super-massive dinosaur, Dreadnoughtus–as he ties together history, climate change, dinosaurs and our place on our planet.

Vail Symposium

American Journalism At Home And Abroad

Washington Post feature writer Manuel Roig-Franzia has profiled national figures, major world events, and more

6/10/2025

Science To Power

Josef Korbel, Rachel Epstein and Oliver Kaplan discuss how to best communicate with policymakers about the research process.

4/10/2025

Listening To America

Get in the spirit of America's 250th birthday in 2026 with a lively conversation between two historians.

3/27/2025

Monopolies And Antitrust

This in-depth panel discussion dives into two of the most talked-about antitrust cases in recent history: the attempted Kroger-Albertsons

2/23/2025

The Real Reason Solar Energy Is Beating Oil And Gas

Join our panel of experts as they take us through a deep look at the costs of electricity and solar grids, the technology as it exists

2/10/2025

The Enduring Power Of Shakespeare: A Panel Discussion

In this hour-long conversation, a powerhouse of experts in “Shakespeare and Violence Prevention,” “Applied Shakespeare,” theatre and

1/23/2025

Understanding The Brain-Gut-Immune Connection

Dr. Worden guides attendees on a journey of self-assessment to identify health concerns and develop strategies for prevention and wellness.

10/14/2024

Ordinary Women In Extraordinary Circumstances

Major General Mari K. Eder, a retired Army major general, knows quite a bit about being in extraordinary circumstances. A historian, she

10/14/2024

Trust Issues: Is There Hope For America's Institutions?

In October 2020 in The Atlantic, David Brooks wrote “Social trust is a measure of the moral quality of a society—of whether the people and

3/29/2024

Why DO Dinosaurs Matter?

We’ve all been there — first as a child ourselves, and then watching our children, nieces and nephews and maybe our grandchildren —

3/15/2024

The Promise And Perils Of Artificial Intelligence

AI is moving into our lives at the speed of light. It's the subject of multiple headlines and, while it brings numerous benefits, it can

3/11/2024

Why Journalists Go In When Everyone Else Wants Out

Conversations on Controversial Issues moderated by Clay Jenkinson: Books under Siege in America PEN America, a first amendment watchdog

2/21/2024

Book Banning: Controversial Conversations

Conversations on Controversial Issues moderated by Clay Jenkinson: Books under Siege in America PEN America, a first amendment watchdog

2/21/2024

Doing Well By Doing Good: Business, Art And Nonprofit Collaboration

Zeal Optics, Snowboard Outreach Society and Artist Pat Milberry collaborate for profit, community well-being and environmental

1/7/2024

Workshop! Leaders At All Levels With Chuck Wachendorfer

These trying times invite each of us to contribute to the creation of a better world. Through inspiring stories of leaders at all levels,

11/21/2023

What Is The Reality Of The Clean Energy Transition?

The changing climate is a reality in 2023 but how will the world realistically meet its growing energy needs? The panelists are experts in

11/12/2023

Ethical Leadership Forum Featuring Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray, Dr. Karambu Ringera & Logan Thompson

The Ethical Leadership Forum is a collaborative event that brings together emerging and experienced leaders across sectors—education,

11/12/2023

The Fox Hunt: An Evening With Mohammed Al Samawi

During the Yemeni civil war, Mohammed Al Samawi became the target of death threats because of his work with interfaith groups promoting

8/15/2023

Bill Browder: Fraud, Murder And Vladimir Putin

William Browder was once the largest foreign portfolio investor in Russia until being declared "a threat to national security" in 2005.

8/1/2023

Gun Violence In America

In the first four months of 2023, we had more than 140 mass shootings in the United States. And yet mass shootings are a small fraction of

7/9/2023

Native Americans 101: Ten Things You Should Know

Most Americans don’t know much about Native Americans beyond pow wows, dream catchers, poverty and a sense that Native Americans were

6/21/2023

Bravo! Vail: The Building Of A Festival

Every year, Bravo! Vail brings the finest orchestras in the world to Vail to present classical repertoires, world premieres and popular

6/14/2023

Exploring Our Oceans With The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution With Dr. Peter De Menocal

Dr. Peter de Menocal is a paleoclimatologist and oceanographer with a passion for understanding the ocean and Earth’s past climate and for

4/19/2023

Higher Education And The Culture Wars

A rising tide of intolerance characterizes higher education. The crisis in higher education comes chiefly from the left, though the

4/9/2023

YIMBY Jamboree: Local Housing Solutions In Vail And Eagle County

YIMBY (/ˈyimbē/) noun, informal Definition: A person who supports new development in the area where they live.

3/26/2023

The Latest From Ukraine With Former Ambassador To Ukraine William Taylor

As the harsh Ukrainian winter ends, Ambassador William Taylor will speak to the most recent developments on the ground and discuss what to

3/16/2023

COOL: Women And Girls Leading The Way To A Sustainable Future With Paola Gianturco

Author/photographer Paola Gianturco will share slides and stories from “COOL: Women leaders Reversing Global Warming,” the first book to

3/16/2023

The Last Kings Of Shanghai With Author Jonathan Kaufman

An epic, multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as twentieth-century China surged into the

7/25/2022

Conversations On Controversial Issues: Moderated By Clay Jenkinson - The Supreme Court Of The USA

In a new series from Vail Symposium, humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson gathers experts for a thoughtful, civil, rigorous and

6/23/2022

The Power And Beauty Of The Brain W/ Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor And Dr. Sue Morter

In 1996 at the age of 37, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s

6/2/2022

Beyond Belief: Considering Evidence For Life After Life With Dr. Eben Alexander And Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD.

Believing in the afterlife is one thing… proving it is another. This year, people from around the world competed in an essay contest

4/7/2022

Cold Comfort: Investigating A Mysterious Disappearance On Everest - Jeremy Evans On Marco Siffredi

Marco Siffredi was the first person to make a complete snowboard descent of Mount Everest in 2001 and was regarded by many as the world’s

2/22/2022

Long Haulers: The COVID-19 Aftereffects That Will Continue To Reverberate Globally W/ Thomas Wright

COVID-19 spread across the globe like a true tsunami: almost imperceptible at the outset, building inexorably, resulting in tremendous

2/2/2022

Cryptocurrency And Digital Currency: The Future Of Money With Bob Bench And Puneet Singhvi

The future of money will be here faster and be more diverse than you think. What are cryptocurrency and digital currency? The terms are not

1/25/2022

Declining Global Population And Its Consequences With Dr. Darrell Bricker

For half a century, statisticians, pundits and politicians have warned that a burgeoning population will soon overwhelm the earth’s

1/19/2022

Preparing For The Worst: Eagle County Emergency Preparation With Barron, Vardaman, Bauer & Van Beek

A pandemic that has raged for more than a year, annual wildland fires that are the new normal, and mudslides throughout the valley and in

10/7/2021

No Strings Attached W/ Alex Honnold

The free solo climber discusses his mental approach to scaling big walls.

1/20/2013