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The Illumination Tour

OCTOBER 11–17, 2017 | BOSTON, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES   When what seems like “the ultimate curse” becomes “the ultimate state of being.” When Gordon Gund completely lost his sight at age 30 from the genetic disorder retinitis pigmentosa, his wife Lulie told him she would understand if he chose to end it all. But, she added, if he chose to persevere in the face of the disability, he should be all in: “If you want to do it,” she recalls telling him, “let’s go for it." Gordon Gund’s crisis, and the life that emerged out of it — a…

WATCH: How to Find Meaning in the Bottom of a Boat

How does a scientist who grew up only believing in what could be lab-tested come to find meaning through transcendental experience and deep conversations with a Buddhist monk? Recently we sat down with MIT Professor Dr. Alan Lightman to find out.  The acclaimed physicist, author, and John Templeton Foundation grantee joined our Director of Public Engagement, Christopher Levenick, to talk about his career in science, and his long journey to find meaning in his own life.  A transcendental moment on the water At the beginning of the video, Levenick reads a passage from Lightman’s book, Searching for Stars on an…

The Black Hole in the Basement: Part II

Geometric Phases and Symmetric Quantum Measurements

True Stories Well Told: Using Narrative to Search For Harmonies Between Science and Religion

Pilot Program: Think Big! Life in the Cosmos for the Smithsonian Future is Here Festival

NOVA Programming on the Cosmos

A molecular complexity approach to identifying bio-signatures, shadow-life, and new life forms

The Black Hole in the Basement: Part I

Radiolab on Science and the Search for Universal Wonders