The Overview Effect
The Overview Effect refers to the experience of seeing firsthand the reality of the Earth in space, which is immediately understood to be….
Quotation
You Have Entered The Twilight Zone
What was once thought outlandish (in 1960) is now real life.
Everyone Needs to Understand This
Sometimes people won’t ask for help until it’s too late, so don’t be afraid to ask them if you sense a need.
The Incivility of Rage
This excerpt is from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations (11.18.5b)
What’s the Worst Thing
Trust me: you don’t want to know — and it’s the most insensitive and obliviotic question you could ask an emergency responder.
Kierkegaard on Thinking
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christendom, morality, ethics, psychology, and the philosophy of religion, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and parables. (Wikipedia)
H.G. Wells on Education
Wells was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games.
And Ever It Has Been the Case
Seriously: who cares what “they” think! Make up your own mind. Think for yourself! If, uh, you don’t mind my suggesting it.
Are We There Yet?
This quote has been going around recently as Sagan’s “prediction” of “2017’s events” and obviously he “somehow read today’s papers.” No.
Death and Taxes
And what do you know: the world is a lot less civilized than in his time. Holmes retired from the Court at the age of 90 years, making him the oldest Justice in the Supreme Court’s history. No, that’s not the “death” part of the title. See yesterday’s item for that.