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Live from the Aspen Ideas Festival: Day Two
Is technology changing human beings on a fundamental level? Brian moderates a panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival on being human in a digital age. Plus: Paul van Zyl on transitional justice; Felix Rohatyn, the man who helped save NYC in the '70s, and Tod Machover, developer of Guitar Hero. And a special interview with MN Governor Tim Pawlenty on Al Franken, and the 2012 race.
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Land of P(aw)lenty
The final day of coverage from the Aspen Ideas Festival begins with a conversation with Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty (R), who talks about Al Franken's election to the senate and dysfunctional state governments.
Being Human in a Digital World
Patricia Kuhl, co-director of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences and the NSF Science of Learning Center at the University of Washington, John Palfrey, faculty co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and video game designer Will Wright, creator of Spore and SimCity, discuss what it means to be human in a digital world.

Transitional Justice with Paul van Zyl
Paul van Zyl, co-founder and the executive vice-president of the International Center for Transitional Justice and former executive secretary of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, discusses how countries move on from collective injustice, why he believes the U.S. needs a post-9/11 truth and reconciliation commission, and the crisis in Honduras.
The Man Who Saved New York
Financier Felix Rohatyn helped New York avoid bankruptcy in the 1970's - so what does he make of the city's current financial crisis?
Tod Machover: Guitar Hero
Composer/inventor/educator Tod Machover is the head of the MIT Media Lab's Hyperinstruments/Opera of the Future group, which created the video game Guitar Hero.
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