Invisible Bad Guys: Cybersecurity and Crypto Terrorism Location | TBD This program will focus on cybersecurity and crypto terrorism including ransomware vulnerabilities and protections. It will explore the roles of private industry and government–specifically who in the US intelligence community is responsible for detections, actions and decisions. The Vail Symposium is a grassroots, non-profit organization … Continued

Beyond Belief: Considering the Evidence for Life After Life Location | Edwards Interfaith Chapel Believing in the afterlife is one thing… proving it is another. The Vail Symposium is a grassroots, non-profit organization which provides educational programs for the Vail Valley community.  These are intended to be thought-provoking, diverse and affordable events for all. Tickets … Continued

Back on Track: The Colorado Economic Outlook Location | Colorado Mountain College Edwards The 57th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook provides a forecast of Colorado’s economy by sector. Each December, the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado presents its forecast for the upcoming year. This forecast is developed in partnership with 130 … Continued

Cryptocurrency and Digital Currency: The Future of Money? Location | Zoom Webinar 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 synonymous. While all cryptocurrencies could be considered digital currencies, not all digital currencies need to be official sovereign-backed … Continued

Long Haulers: The COVID-19 Aftereffects That Will Continue to Reverberate Globally Location | TBD Thomas Wright’s recent book “Aftershocks” (written with Colin Kahl) offers a riveting and comprehensive account of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the strangest and most consequential years on record. He draws on his research for this book in a program with … Continued

Reading the Invisible Library: Virtual Unwrapping and the Scroll from En-Gedi Location | Edwards Interfaith Chapel Brent Seales explains the development of non-invasive methods, showing results from restoration projects on Homeric manuscripts, Herculaneum material, and Dead Sea scrolls. The presentation culminates in a new approach that may indeed be the pathway for rescuing still-readable text … Continued

Shared Crossing: A Gift of Peace, Meaning and Joy in Death Location | Zoom Webinar Long whispered about in the hospice and medical communities, shared crossing experiences are the focus of therapist Wiliam J. Peters’ research. For more than two decades Peters has gathered and categorized these stories to identify key patterns and features of … Continued

Tight or Loose: Cultural Variation and Crisis Response Location | Edwards Interfaith Chapel Tight cultures tend to have strong cultural norms and a pronounced lack of tolerance for deviant behavior. Conversely, loose cultures have weak cultural norms and more tolerance for deviant behavior. This program will not set out to prove one culture is better … Continued

Malthus Was Wrong: Declining Global Population and its Consequences Location | Zoom Webinar For half a century, statisticians, pundits, and politicians have warned that a burgeoning population will soon overwhelm the earth’s resources. But a growing number of experts are sounding a different alarm. Rather than continuing to increase exponentially, Darrell Bricker argues that the … Continued