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Chicago Ideas Week
What Life Will Be Like in the Cities of the Future
Smart buildings, smarter schools, and a parking system that’s actually driver-friendly
By 2035, We’ll All Be Eating Grasshopper Tacos
And other expert predictions about the future of everything
How to Be Happier at Work
Hint: stop sending so many emails
Rahm Emanuel Rips John Boehner for Lackluster Leadership
“I dont know if John Boehner has the capacity…to tell Republicans, We need to change or else we will lose.”
Four “Facts” About the Middle East that Americans Need to Reconsider
For starters: our ideologies are not that different.
WATCH: Chicago Ideas Week Livestream
Tune in to watch talks live from Chicago Ideas Week
Welcome to the Ideasphere
Stylish Insight: Fashion Sense from Chicago Ideas Week
Supermodel Elle Macpherson joined Elizabeth Fenner, editor-in-chief of Chicago Magazine, and an array of experts in style and design for a 90-minute Ideas Week session on fashion—and how it affects our lives. Here are some of …
Three Scientific Breakthroughs That Will Blow Your Mind
Some of the nation’s leading researchers and inventors gathered at this year’s Chicago Ideas Week to talk about everything from robotics to game-changing medical innovations.
This Is the Future of News
At this week’s Chicago Ideas Week, TIME’s Rick Stengel talks with news veterans and new media game changers about the seismic shifts in how we create, share and engage with the news.
The Do’s and Don’ts of Disruption
TIME’s Rick Stengel talks to successful entrepreneurs about upending the status quo to create truly groundbreaking innovations
How to Build the Perfect Philanthropy
At this year’s Chicago Ideas Week, heads of the some of the nation’s most innovative giving organizations gathered to share a few of their most revolutionary concepts.