As the world celebrates the centennial of the Nobel prizes, Vision interviews Irwin Abrams, the foremost expert on the history of the Nobel peace prize.

The spirit that animated our earliest ancestors has continued unabated through the ages. And so, in humanity’s struggle to create for itself a secure and prosperous world, it is unwittingly fulfilling an ancient prophecy.

Modern Western society reflects a civilization that most people consider long dead. Yet the connections are clear and unmistakable.

Why have people been fascinated with the Tower of Babel for so long?

President Woodrow Wilson is probably most remembered for his devotion to the cause of world peace in the forming of the League of Nations.

As He traveled the countryside performing miracles and healing the sick, Jesus Christ taught the importance of being known by your everyday deeds and actions.

The heart is more than a muscular pump that is sometimes diseased. We also speak of it as the seat of emotional well-being.

Thanks to the MAD doctrine, the Cold War left its mark on two regions of the former Soviet Union.

The world’s most infamous nuclear power plant is finally closed. But that doesn’t mean we can put the whole radioactive mess behind us.

In concluding the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus unmasked hypocrisy, encouraged sound judgment, and revealed the substance of godly character.

There is more to the angelic realm than meets the eye.

Scientists offer rational explanations for the biblical plagues against Egypt.

Stanley Kubrick’s influential movie molded expectations about the year 2001. The reality hasn’t lived up to the promise.

From the Vision archive: Can civilization collapse? It has before. It can again. But that’s not the end of the story.

It seems that nothing is beyond our reach when it comes to conquering the physical world, but we’re at a loss to deal with moral questions.

Will the next few years see the development of a truly intelligent computer? Will our own tools become our masters?

What’s at the heart of moral regeneration?

Pioneering genius, quintessential capitalist and one of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates has left his mark on the 20^th century.

As a result of Gutenburg’s invention, books could be printed cheaply and in huge numbers. Thus he touched off a knowledge explosion.

Modern science is nudging us ever closer to a moral precipice. But can science serve as the arbiter of moral and ethical standards?