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The “overview effect,” experienced by astronauts when they view the Earth from outer space, irrevocably changes your perspective as a human.

Two recent announcements—well, one announcement and one pronouncement—are making the rounds: popular self-help author Marianne Williamson has thrown herself into the political ring by running for the congressional seat in […]

Wow. Greg Cruey sparked a lot of conversation and set a high bar for my guest bloggers in 2008 . Nice work, Greg! Stepping up to the plate next is […]

“She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”

For people with hard-to-treat depression, a non-invasive technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can provide relief.

A 2020 study revived a longstanding controversy over Christopher Columbus’ claims of marauding cannibals in the Caribbean.

Diogenes engaged in shocking behavior to demonstrate the contradictions, small-mindedness, and sheer absurdity of prevailing social conventions.

The zebras were originally part of a newspaper tycoon’s private zoo. Now they roam the San Simeon grasslands, growing in numbers. 

All the latest titles from the experts at MIT.

From the mid-19th century, fossils were used as evidence for continental drift – but mainstream scientists didn’t buy it until the 1950s.

The answer depends on how we choose to balance religious freedom, social inclusion, and the search for self-identity.

Studies have shown that dominant sexual activity can often boost your work ethic several days after a sexual experience.

President Trump has placed retaliatory tariffs on the U.S.’s closest allies. His justification for this policy is national security and the protection of America’s businesses. But history has shown us that trade wars don’t put America first.

The CDC has published very worrisome statistics about this upward trend in our culture.

Every year, companies try to do things better, to find the most effective way to complete some task or to improve overall productivity. Employee learning programs play a massive part […]

For the Sgt. Pepper 50th anniversary remix, good intentions and modern technology revitalize a classic album.

Here are five ORBITER-recommended podcasts sure to challenge your thinking on what it means to be human in this world.

Stand up comedians are twice as likely to die younger than dramatic actors. And according to at least one published medical study, the funnier you are the earlier you could die young. 

If Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice made you mad, maybe you’re part of the modern nerd culture Batman began.

Ben Carson has recently surged in the polls. Should we be concerned about his apocalyptic visions? 

TV talk shows may have you believe that divorce rates are at an all time high–don’t believe it. Two-thirds of marriages are estimated to last till death in this new millennium.

Take a moment today to appreciate exactly how lucky we are to have what we do. “It took less than an hour to make the atoms, a few hundred million years […]

Recent examples from major media outlets targeting harmless individuals demonstrates a major ethical failing – as compassionate persons and responsible writers, commanding a platform. This doesn’t mean writers must never […]

William Sahlman: Without overconfidence, I’m convinced entrepreneurship wouldn’t take place.

“Unimaginable!” roared Parisian newspaper headlines on August 23, 1911, the day after the Louvre discovered that someone had stolen Leonardo da Vinci‘s Mona Lisa. Who, everyone asked, took La Joconde, […]

What will it mean to have a dissenter like Chuck Hagel as an ombudsman at the top at the Defense Department?  

It was this map of Greenland that triggered this post. I say map, but I mean hole in a drainpipe.  This picture was sent in by Ruland Kolen, who was […]

Movies are Justin Timberlake’s priority these days, but he also owns a part of MySpace, restaurants, a fashion line called William Rast, a record label and even a golf course.

I always chuckle at the old joke about the dyslexic atheist holding up a sign saying, “There is no Dog!” Whenever talk turns to revelations and apocalypses, we all seem […]

In our last post, we (Justin Medved and Dennis Harter) shared with you our 5 essential questions for the 21st Century Learner as well as our thinking behind how and […]