Aspen Ideas
Gen Z Innovators Changing the World
Aspen Institute, 2022
What's inside?
If you think kids can’t do much to move the needle on issues that matter, think again.
Recommendation
The Aspen Institute’s Aspen Ideas Festival always has some interesting panels, and the 2022 festival didn’t disappoint. In a panel led by Francis Collins, the acting co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, four generation Z innovators outlined their contributions to science, mental health advocacy and information technology. Listeners might walk away believing that gen Z’s energetic blend of social justice and STEM may just have a chance at saving the world.
Summary
About the Speaker
Dasia Taylor is a gen Z inventor, Avi Schiffmann is an internet activist, Gitanjali Rao is a youth scientist, Hailey Hardcastle is a mental health advocate and Francis Collins is the acting co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
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