All Videos — March 21, 2011

YouTube: A Haven of “Vernacular Culture”

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

In the tradition of Jay-Z and Jean-Michel Basquiat, YouTube users create brilliant “vernacular moments”—moments filled with pure expressivity that don’t bother to think of themselves as art.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

A black and white image of a bunch of spheres, symbolizing the multiverse concept discussed by scientists.

Starts With A Bang

How logic and reasoning can fail as scientific tools

In logic, ‘reductio ad absurdum’ shows how flawed arguments fall apart. Our absurd Universe, however, often defies our intuitive reasoning.

A black and white photo of albert einstein laughing.

Starts With A Bang

Einstein’s 7 rules for a better life

The most celebrated genius in human history didn’t just revolutionize physics, but taught many valuable lessons about living a better life.

Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Why doesn’t radiation dominate the Universe?

For every proton, there were over a billion others that annihilated away with an antimatter counterpart. So where did all that energy go?

A person wearing a paper bag with a smiley face on it, exuding an air of happiness.

Neuropsych

The happiest man in the world has psychotic delusions

Instead of fear, his delusions bring him cheer. His psychiatrist embraces them.

Starts With A Bang

Do gravitational waves exhibit wave-particle duality?

All matter particles can act as waves, and massless light waves show particle-like behavior. Can gravitational waves also be particle-like?

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