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Getting grown-ups excited – Walter Isaacson, former Time magazine editor, takes questions from the audience after a keynote address

This discussion was held in April 2019 at the STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice Spring 2019 Convening.

Former CEO of the Aspen Institute, Walter Isaacson, answers a student’s question about how to get excited about STEM. His response isn’t about the students getting excited, however he does have a message for grown-ups.

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