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
Cold Comfort: Investigating a Mysterious Disappearance on Everest Location | Vail Interfaith Chapel Marco Siffredi mysteriously disappeared on Everest while attempting to snowboard the Hornbein Couloir, an unrelentingly steep, difficult-to-access route with a high failure rate. Jeremy Evans attempts to solve Everest’s greatest mystery in nearly a century while exploring Marco’s pursuit of a dream, … Continued
Sympathy for the Inner Caveman: Navigating Modernity with an Ancient Brain Location | Zoom Webinar The modern world is out of sync with our ancient brains and bodies. In this presentation, evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein cut through the politically fraught discourse surrounding issues like sex, gender, and more to outline a science-based … Continued
Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes: Values Matter and the Truth is Worth Telling Location | Vail Interfaith Chapel Scott Pelley, one of the most experienced and awarded correspondents in broadcast journalism, has been reporting stories for 60 Minutes since 2004. Pelley is a highly regarded and award-winning journalist, including a record 37 Emmys for field … Continued
Founders of Vail: Rod Slifer in conversation with Terry Minger Location | Vail Interfaith Chapel Rod Slifer, the first-ever realtor in Vail, has become a major force in Vail’s evolution from ski area to mega-resort. He served as a member of the Vail Town Council for 16 years and the mayor of Vail for 11 … Continued
Location | Webinar Middle East experts Mona Yacoubian of the United States Institute for Peace and Dr. Eric Bordenkircher of the UCLA Center for Middle East Development will address the situation in Lebanon, what is happening, and why. The Vail Symposium is a grassroots, non-profit organization which provides educational programs for the Vail Valley community. … Continued
The Vail Symposium is a grassroots, non-profit organization that has been part of the life and history of Vail since 1971. Our mission is to provide educational programs for the Vail Valley community that are thought-provoking, diverse and affordable. June 3 | 6-7pm:The Nitty Gritty: What You Need To Know About Rare Earth Elements … Continued
In the wake of a long history of police abuse in Baltimore, the killing of Freddie Gray felt like the final straw—it led to a week of protests, then five days described alternately as a riot or an uprising that set the entire city on edge and caught the nation’s attention. Wes Moore—along with journalist … Continued