[Music] So, uh, when I was about 10 years old, I remember playing this video game in front of my dad. And the game's called Wolfenstein 3D. So, if you're a millennial like me, you probably know of it.Um, it's a pretty violent game. Um, and my dad is looking over my shoulder watching what I'm doing and he sees me killing all of these people and he's thinking, "Ah, geez, I don't know. Should a 10-year-old really be playing this?" And so I explained to him that, you know, I'm a US soldier in the middle of Worl ...

I want you to think about this question. Is it ever justifiable to break the law for a greater good. Hopefully, you've never had to think of an issue like this before.But if we explore these questions, they lead us in a number of interesting directions. We humans from the beginning of time have been a mixture of the good and the bad. Me want your cave. Me hit you with rock and take your cave.Now mom's cave. This is just how we are made. You can watch any 2-year-old with a new toy for proof of this.You have ...

This week, Americans mark 249 years since a group of colonists outraged by a distant government's abuse of power declared their intention to form a new nation. One founded on liberty, equality, and the radical idea at the time that governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed. We celebrate July 4th with fireworks and flags. But the deeper meaning of this day, of this remarkable experiment, is not about triumph. It's about aspiration. The Declaration of Independence certainly did not give ...

Good afternoon everyone. Let me start with a question. What drives us to define something as right or wrong.Is it our environment. Is it something spiritual. Or does science hold the answer to morality.Today, I'd like to explore how morality stems from the interaction of science and spirituality, the role of truth in our lives, and how our understanding of morality shapes the way that we confront evil. As a woman of science and faith myself, I found it deeply fascinating researching these topics and I am mo ...