The annual Idea Festival is coming again to Louisville, September 25th-27th.  The Idea Festival has a series of speakers and events covering a broad range, technology, art, science etc, basically bringing together a group of the smartest thinkers in a variety of disciplines. Past speakers have included Steve Wozniak and Sir George Martin (of Beatles Fame).  The speakers I am looking forward to this year are Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Author of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, and guru of high impact rare events and Diandra Leslie-Peleckyon the physics of Nascar.  Tickets and agenda are available here.