All Videos — April 22, 2011

Christ’s Compassion for the AIDS Patients of his Day

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Rick Warren says the example of Christ teaches us about the need to show compassion, as Christ gave to the victims of the first century version of AIDS–leprosy.

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Starts With A Bang

How to make peace with the weirdness of quantum mechanics

Our classical intuition is no good in a quantum Universe. To make sense of it, we need to learn, and apply, an entirely novel set of rules.

Starts With A Bang

Political realities do not change scientific ones

In partisan political times, recognizing the scientific truth is more important than ever. Scientists must be vocal and clear about reality.

A glitch art depiction of an old sketch reminiscent of Da Vinci, featuring a bearded man in a hat with digital distortion weaving through his face.

High Culture

Ken Burns on what we get wrong about Leonardo da Vinci

Burns’ latest documentary dives into the long-romanticized life and work of the Italian polymath.

Open book with an abstract pattern on the left page and a black-and-white photo of a smiling woman on the right, reflecting themes of digital wellbeing through its serene and balanced design.

Business

Why “digital wellbeing” is crucial to our work-life transformation

Rather than allowing technology to exacerbate stress and disconnection, we can use it to actively support our wellbeing.

An older man with white hair and a suit receives a document from another man in a robe during an event, as several people look on in the background. In the age of viral misquotes, capturing such moments accurately becomes ever more crucial.

High Culture

Einstein didn’t say that: How viral misquotes evolve and replicate

From Einstein to Twain, Garson O’Toole investigates the truth behind your favorite — and often misattributed — quotes.

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Why Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism

Many kids are vaccinated at age two, the same age at which autism is often first noticed. But the “evidence” that one causes the other doesn’t wash.