All Videos — December 4, 2012

A Message to the True Believers

Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church; Author

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

A person lies in bed reading a book, wearing a white blouse, in a painting with soft, muted colors.

ChatGPT is great at summarizing books. But will AI ever write a true work of literature?

With the right prompts, large language models can produce quality writing — and make us question the limits of human creativity.

Starts With A Bang

Is it true that photons truly live forever?

In all the Universe, only a few particles are eternally stable. The photon, the quantum of light, has an infinite lifetime. Or does it?

Side-by-side emojis: one smiling on a blue background (left) and one frowning on a black background (right).

The Well

Suffering: The key to true happiness?

“Not only does Mother Nature not care about your happiness, she knows that we need lots of negative emotions to keep us alive.” Harvard happiness professor on why suffering IS necessary:

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Business

Fair bosses: The true “Empire State of Mind”

Across a variety of industries, trust and “upside-down management” have paid dividends.

A split image with a close-up of a blue eye on the left, and a classical painting of a woman resting her head on her arm on a sofa on the right.

Business

Want true success? Be more philosophical about “good” and “bad” failure.

Bob Dylan gave us the paradoxical gem “there’s no success like failure, and failure’s no success at all.” He had a point.

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Technology & Innovation

Targeting TV Advertising By (Literally) Watching The Viewers

Just published last week, Verizon’s patent application enables TVs with specially-outfitted cameras and microphones to detect what’s happening in a room — such as arguing or talking on the phone — and display appropriate advertising.