Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman discusses why our means of interpreting intelligence and creativity are misguided...often leading to the neglect and wasting of talent and potential.
Tuning In To The Bluegrass From The Ground, Up
During this brief interlude just prior to a session at IF,
Ben Sollee and Kiersten Nash will compose an argument for [un]learning as a means to advance a more sustainable tomorrow, today. How? Play! This theory of action will be explored in action as Livestream—an innovative transmedia project they’re designing in collaboration with the Kentucky Geological Survey to raise environmental awareness, literacy and accountability from the ground, up.
Daniel Altman
Friday, October 2
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center
Economist Daniel Altman comes to IF to detail his latest thinking and insights on how power structures, business trends and cultural patterns are influencing (and disrupting) the global economy…and to discuss one possible road map for the future.
Art @ The Edge
Thursday, October 1
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center
New York-based Creative Capital President and CEO Ruby Lerner brings to IF a group of artists whose unique and sometimes controversial work pushes the edges of the creative envelope.
The Big Sort Continues
Thursday, October 1
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center
In the book The Big Sort, Journalist Bill Bishop and Robert Cushing found that while America may be more diverse than ever, the places where we live are becoming more crowded with people who live, think and vote alike. Bishop draws upon recent data to further discuss how we have built a country where we can all choose the neighborhood, church and news show most compatible with our lifestyle and beliefs…along with the consequences of this way-of-life segregation.
Brief
Thursday, October 1
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center
Now that we have gone from epic movies of four hours to Vine videos of six seconds, entrepreneur and marketing executive
Joe McCormack steps in to discuss how companies and organization in this age of shrinking attention spans, and floods of information can master the art of the “short story.” McCormack is the author of Brief: Make a Bigger Impact by Saying Less.
Celebrity, Fame and Pop Culture
Friday, October 2
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center
Actress, singer and songwriter Sage Galesi joins noted celebrity correspondent Alisandra Puliti for a timely and intriguing discussion surrounding our fascination with celebrity and pop culture.
Club IF
Wednesday, September 30
9:00 PM - Larkin Poe
Thursday, October 1
9:00 PM - Teddy Abrams
Separate Registration Required
Doors open at 8pm
Kentucky Center
Join us for the opening of Club IF … an early 60’s style nightclub featuring cocktails, conversation and a live musical performance each night at 9pm (doors open at 8pm). The cover charge is $10 and tickets must be purchased in advance. Seating each night is very limited so confirm your reservation today.
Wed., Sep 30 - Larkin Poe
Thurs., Oct. 1 - Teddy Abrams
Club IF Host
Maurice Decaul
Wednesday, September 30
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center
Maurice Decaul is one of a unique group of former Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans who have turned to fiction and poetry to find their voice to express their personal experiences and reflect on the nature of war itself.
Exactly What and Where is the Universe?
Thursday, October 1
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center
Quantum revelations and recent cosmological discoveries have led us to completely new understandings of the universe. Astronomer and author Bob Berman explores these new ideas, including the nature of "empty space," the non-reality of time, the curious inter-relationship between the observer and nature and what it really means if the universe is indeed infinite.
Stephanie Freid
Thursday, October 1
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center
Tel Aviv-based journalist Stephanie Freid regularly finds herself at ground-zero, reporting from the world’s often dangerous conflict zones…including Iraq, Ukraine, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Ebola crisis in West Africa. Her hope is always the same... "that in reporting what I witness, a heart or mind may be moved or even changed."