Flash Class - Humans have enjoyed competing at board games for thousands of years. More than just a means of entertainment, skill-based games such as bridge, backgammon, chess and poker can teach us valuable lessons about how we make important personal and business decisions. Success in both games and life is a function of critical thinking, understanding your opponent and managing your temperament in uncertain environments.
Frank Frigo
Despite our search for certainty and answers, we live in a world of ambiguity and unpredictability. Jamie Holmes explains that a critical aspect of creative thinking and innovation rests with the ability to understand and navigate "not knowing" and uncertainty.
Incredible advances in medical diagnostics and treatments have contributed to better health for countless people. But recent data demonstrates an emerging downside...too much medicine, too many tests and treatments may be resulting in not more but less health. Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer for the American Cancer Society and Medical Ethicist Harald Schmidt at the University of Pennsylvania discuss.
"In the past fifty years more than three hundred infectious diseases have either emerged or reemerged..." Award-winning science journalist Sonia Shah explores the history and future of pathogens including the profound influence of global developments on future trends.
Visual artist, filmmaker and a pioneer of video projection mapping, Ricardo Rivera integrates projection lighting and storytelling to create compelling experiences. At IF he will discuss his groundbreaking work using video projection art as a bridge between architecture, technology and storytelling.
Presented in partnership with artwithoutwalls.
Listen for insight into big ideas behind growing today's new companies in the Midwest and Southwest and the logistics of reaching a broader market ... for customers, talent and financial capital. Panel discussion lead by Jonathan Shieber with TechCrunch.
The Angels Glow at the Battle of Shiloh
Flash Class at the intersection of American history, meteorology and biology creating one of the great lore's of the Civil War.
The 10th Anniversary of IdeaFestival's annual taste and networking experience continues to highlight some of the region's best and most creative chefs, food and beverage producers, distilleries and mixologists, allowing you to enjoy creations from some long-standing Kentucky and Indiana favorites, as well as new, independent creatives.
Join us Wednesday, September 28 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Copper & Kings Distillery (1111 E Washington St, Louisville, KY 40206).
Taste is included in the Festival Pass and the Wednesday Day Pass
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