All Videos — August 17, 2012

Garry Kasparov on the Future of Russian Democracy

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov says Russia is headed for disaster. The next 10 years is a matter of fighting for survival.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

A man is holding a red ribbon, symbolizing the confusion of bureaucracy.

Business

The “rulers cannot rule” phenomenon and how to avoid it

Intentions tend to get mangled by overreach in every complex organization — so dial up the charisma and the clarity.

A man with long hair and a beard, embodying the concept of free will.

Thinking

Yes, we have free will. No, we absolutely do not.

A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own.

A group of people sitting around a table in a room, engaged in conversations amidst an air of exile.

The Past

From ancient Greece to Stalin’s Russia: The unique cruelty of exile

Exile is a kind of death of who you once were.

Strange Maps

The surprisingly relevant history of royal summits, in three maps

Thanks to protocols established centuries ago in Europe, world leaders no longer need to worry about having their heads bashed with an axe.

The baskets are filled with different kinds of vegetables.

Health

Fruits and vegetables are trying to kill you

Antioxidant vitamins don’t stress us like plants do—and don’t have their beneficial effect.

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Culture & Religion

Storytelling’s Future: The “I’s” Have It

Researchers asked people what they wanted out of the storytelling experience and boiled the answers down to four things: immersion, interactivity, integration, and impact.