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When Einstein had something to do with Barbie

You can imagine the scene. Robert Oppenheimer, friend of Einstein and father of the atomic bomb expresses his anguish as the test proves successful and the mushroom cloud rises into the air. While he quotes from the Gita, “I have become death, destroyer of worlds”, the audience at the Chattisgarh…

The Hindu

Oppenheimer often used Sanskrit verses, and the Bhagavad Gita was special for him − but not in the way Christopher Nolan's film depicts it

A scene in the film “Oppenheimer,” in which the physicist is quoting a Bhagavad Gita verse while making love, has upset some Hindus. The information commissioner of the Indian government, Uday Mahurkar, said in an open letter the scene was a “direct assault on religious beliefs of a billion tolerant…

The Conversation

US foreign policy lessons from "Barbie"

"Barbie" proves the benefits of matriarchy, as opposed to the dangers of an "Oppenheimer" patriarchy

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Oppenheimer has an epic, layered soundtrack – but its real power is in the silence

Christopher Nolan’s biopic on the theoretical scientist Robert Oppenheimer, who became known as the “father of the atomic bomb”, has an epic soundtrack.

The Conversation

Palantir CEO Says Our Generation’s Atomic Bomb Could Be AI Weapon

The controversy over the United States' use of an atomic bomb on Japan has been rekindled by "Oppenheimer."

Zenger

'Oppenheimer' Easter Egg Reveals A Wild Government Conspiracy Theory

Let’s get subjective.

Inverse

United Nations wants to resurrect a global disarmament mechanism last used in the 1980s

In the wake of the Russian invasion and war in Ukraine, the United Nations (UN) appears to be preparing to resurrect a global disarmament process which was discontinued more than 30 years ago.

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Barbie's Japanese distributor apologizes for its parent company's reaction to Barbenheimer memes

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The Independent UK

Why American culture fixates on the tragic image of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the most famous man behind the atomic bomb

J. Robert Oppenheimer’s triumph was his tragedy. Oppenheimer had many achievements in theoretical physics but is remembered as the so-called father of the atomic bomb. Under his directorship, scientists at Los Alamos Laboratory, where the bomb was designed and built, forever changed how people view the world, adding a new…

The Conversation

Oppenheimer & nuclear-industrial complex

What Oppie began became a full-scale nuclear-industrial complex on planet where destruction lurks around the corner

Salon

‌Pau Casals Y Oppenheimer Fueron Amigos Por Carta‌

‌Robert Oppenheimer y Pau Casals intercambiaron correspondencia durante años.‌

Zenger

Regret and remorse, the companions of progress

The many uses of AI, in science, in medicine, in daily life are undeniable. What cannot be denied too is that research progresses independent of moral considerations.

The Hindu

‘A serious accusation’: Did Oppenheimer’s apple-poisoning incident really happen? It’s complicated

Plot point in Christopher Nolan film has been criticised by Robert J Oppenheimer’s real-life grandson

The Independent UK

Oppenheimer’s warning lives on: international laws and treaties are failing to stop a new arms race

J. Robert Oppenheimer – the great nuclear physicist, “father of the atomic bomb”, and now subject of a blockbuster biopic – always despaired about the nuclear arms race triggered by his creation.

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Oppenheimer the actor: the curious 1946 film Atomic Power featuring the scientist as himself

Atomic Power, a groundbreaking 18-minute black-and-white film about the Manhattan Project which created the world’s first atomic bomb, may not be as famous as Christopher Nolan’s 2023 epic, Oppenheimer. However, this largely overlooked 1946 cinematic experience was pioneering in communicating the history behind the nuclear detonation in the New Mexico…

Total Film

Oppenheimer's grandson reveals his least favorite part of the movie – and it's not the scene you might expect

"There are parts that I disagree with, but not really because of Nolan"

The Independent UK

‘A serious accusation’: Did Oppenheimer’s apple-poisoning incident really happen? It’s complicated

Plot point in Christopher Nolan film has been criticised by Robert J Oppenheimer’s real-life grandson

USA Today Sports Media Group

A smiling Oppenheimer meme shows what he’d look like if he invented something else

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Oppenheimer already has a hilarious meme with an image of stressed-out Cillian Murphy

Our first funny meme from Oppenheimer.

Zenger

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’: A Cinematic Masterpiece

Nolan's latest film receives critical acclaim for its stellar performances and gripping storytelling.

I did the reverse Barbenheimer – there's no better way to watch these two films

Two movies rated 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes in one day – and yes, there is a correct order

Al Jazeera

Hindu verse in Oppenheimer sex scene angers India right-wing

A sex scene from the film in which the protagonist quotes from the Bhagavad Gita has sparked an uproar online.

The Guardian - UK

Oppenheimer’s use of sacred text in sex scene angers Hindu right wing in India

Members of BJP government say use of Bhagavad Gita is ‘attack on Hinduism’ and call for scene to be deleted

Inverse

Who Was Robert Oppenheimer? The Conflicted Father of the Atomic Bomb, Explained

Robert Oppenheimer is often placed next to Albert Einstein as the 20th century’s most famous physicist.

The Guardian - US

I was a US nuclear missile operator. I’m grateful for the Oppenheimer film

The questions at the center of Oppenheimer don’t feel theoretical to me. From 2012 to 2017 I worked on nearly 300 nuclear silo alerts

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