Feb 6 Arts and Culture Here’s Why Organizers Canceled Idea Festival 2018 Idea Festival founder Kris Kimel said Thrivals@IF, an independent event focused on Louisville high school students, will continue this year. By Ashlie Stevens Feb 6 Arts and Culture Here’s Why Organizers Canceled Idea Festival 2018 Ashlie Stevens
Sep 26 Arts and Culture The Science Behind The Drink With Chemist Eric Simanek IdeaFestival 2017 begins today, and one presenter is speaking on a topic that is probably pretty familiar to local attendees: whiskey. By Ashlie Stevens Sep 26 Arts and Culture The Science Behind The Drink With Chemist Eric Simanek Ashlie Stevens
Sep 25 Arts and Culture Here’s Who You Will See At IdeaFestival 2017 The festival kicks off Tuesday with "Thrivals 10.0," featuring singer Janelle Monae, dancer Wendy Whelan and mathematician Cathy O'Neil. By Ashlie Stevens Sep 25 Arts and Culture Here’s Who You Will See At IdeaFestival 2017 Ashlie Stevens
Sep 23 Environment Why Study Stoneflies? Climate Change Biologist Scott Hotaling Explains Our climate is changing, and that means some organisms will likely change with it. That’s the research focus of climate change biologist Scott Hotaling. By Erica Peterson Sep 23 Environment Why Study Stoneflies? A Climate Change Biologist Explains Erica Peterson
Sep 30 Arts and Culture What’s Your Big Question? Here’s What IdeaFestival Attendees Said As IdeaFestival continues this week, we went to the Kentucky Center and asked attendees whether they had any big questions for the world. By Ashlie Stevens Sep 30 Arts and Culture What's Your Big Question? Here's What IdeaFestival Attendees Said Ashlie Stevens
Sep 29 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival 2016: Janelle Monáe On Taking Risks And Embracing Uniqueness Monáe presented this week at Thrivals 9.0 as part of the 2016 IdeaFestival. We caught up with her at the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville. By Roxanne Scott Sep 29 Arts and Culture Janelle Monáe On Taking Risks And Embracing Uniqueness Roxanne Scott
Sep 26 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival 2016: Margot Lee Shetterly On Why Black History Is American History Shetterly’s book "Hidden Figures" documents how a group of black female mathematicians helped put American astronauts on the moon. By Roxanne Scott Sep 26 Arts and Culture Margot Lee Shetterly On Why Black History Is U.S. History Roxanne Scott
Sep 25 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival 2016: Embracing The Danger Of New Ideas Founder Kris Kimel says it's the excitement brought by new ideas that drives him to continue with the event each year. IdeaFestival 2016 kicks off Sept. 27. By Bill Burton Sep 25 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival 2016: Embracing The Danger Of New Ideas Bill Burton
Sep 24 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival 2016: ‘The Girl In The Picture’ You may not recognize the name Kim Phuc Phan but there’s a good chance you’ve seen a photograph of her taken 44 years ago in Vietnam. By Rick Howlett Sep 24 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival 2016: 'The Girl In The Picture' Rick Howlett
Sep 22 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival 2016: Where Will Virtual Reality Take Us? Technology is constantly changing our lives, and virtual reality technology is just getting started. Writer Ben Kuchera says VR has a lot to offer. By Tara Anderson Sep 22 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival 2016: Where Will Virtual Reality Take Us? Tara Anderson
Sep 21 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival 2016: Surviving In A World Of Uncertainty Jamie Holmes is the author of "Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing." He will make a presentation at the festival on Wednesday, Sept. 28. By Rick Howlett Sep 21 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival 2016: Surviving In A World Of Uncertainty Rick Howlett
Sep 19 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival 2016: The Hidden History Of ‘Us’ Australian journalist and author Christine Kenneally explores genetics, culture and economics. She'll give a talk at this year's IdeaFestival in Louisville. By Tara Anderson Sep 19 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival 2016: The Hidden History Of 'Us' Tara Anderson
Oct 3 Community Strange Fruit: Janelle Monáe Says Silence Is Our Enemy, Sound Is Our Weapon Fall is in the air, and that means IdeaFestival — and jokes about pumpkins and white people. Luckily, we cover both on this week’s show. One of our favorite human being/androids, Janelle Monáe, came back to Louisville this week for IdeaFestival, and brought along some folks from her Wondaland Arts Society. We caught up with them […] By Laura Ellis Oct 3 Community Strange Fruit: Janelle Monáe Says Silence Is Our Enemy, Sound Is Our Weapon Laura Ellis
Sep 29 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival: Exploring a Lifelong Love of Languages Ella Sanders is a writer and illustrator who’s had a lifelong love of languages. That’s evident in her first book, “Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World.” Sanders is one of the presenters at this week’s IdeaFestival in Louisville. She speaks Thursday morning. Sanders’ book focuses on words that […] By Rick Howlett Sep 29 Arts and Culture IdeaFestival: Exploring a Lifelong Love of Languages Rick Howlett
Sep 26 Community Strange Fruit: Naveen Jain Wants to Develop an HIV Vaccine — and Give It Away Naveen Jain is the co-founder and chief marketing officer of Immunity Project, a non-profit dedicated to developing an HIV vaccine and giving it away for free to anyone who needs it. Jain said his father’s illness brought his attention to the flaws in the pharmaceutical industry. “As we were going through this process with him, […] By Laura Ellis Sep 26 Community Strange Fruit: Naveen Jain Wants to Develop an HIV Vaccine — and Give It Away Laura Ellis