Climate Change and Extreme Weather

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 . . .

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, . . .

Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The 50th Anniversary of “Valley Curtain” and the Artists’ Legacy

Although it only lasted a mere 28 hours in the winds of the Grand Hogback Mountain Range in 1972, Christo and . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

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, . . .

High Tide: America’s Mounting Challenges From China, Climate Change & Globalization with Bruce Jones

Dr. Bruce Jones, author of the recent, bestselling book “To Rule the Waves: How Control of the World’s Oceans Shapes . . .

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 . . .

Founders of Vail: Rod Slifer in Conversation with Terry Minger

In a state as young as Colorado, the town of Vail is especially new having only been incorporated in 1966. Few people . . .

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 . . .

Climate Change and Extreme Weather

There’s no shortage of extreme weather around the globe and scientists assert that intense storms, droughts and . . .

No Strings Attached w/ Alex Honnold