As Pythagoras discovered about 2,500 years ago, music is deeply mathematical, and it’s possible to represent melody using numbers and ratios. After finishing his undergraduate degree in 2010, Ed Newton-Rex went to visit his girlfriend, who was studying at Harvard. He...

Studies cite the physical, mental, and social benefits of volunteering—three ingredients to overall wellness. Volunteering our time can translate to significant physical benefits simply by getting us off the sofa, out of the house, and moving our bodies. Volunteering...

An inquiry is the process of discovering something unknown to conscious awareness. The purpose of inquiry as a practice is to gain deeper insight and understanding into your own essential nature. The inquiry process always begins with your present moment experience....

Students in The Netherlands have designed a solar-powered SUV that doubles as a small camper van to produce the ultimate concept car for off-grid adventure in sunny climates. Driving it 620 miles across Morocco, the Stella Terra as it’s called showed a wide variety of...

A generous woman decided to do something fun with her last wishes, offering her car to anyone who would come to attend her funeral. Her name was Diane Sweeney, a lover of family, faith, and her WV Beetle. Passing away suddenly in July of last year, she had told her...

Did "The Shining" scar you for life the first time you saw it? The classic horror movie has everything that could possibly creep you out and force you to run under your covers with no intention of ever resurfacing: supernatural forces, the slow-burning insanity of...

The concept of deep reading is similar to the practice of Lectio Divina for understanding scripture. Whether it is done individually or in a group setting, there are four essential parts to Lectio Divina: Read the passage Meditate on its meaning Ask for Revelation...

Why Should You Contemplate More? The importance of experiencing your own existence. From the Greek philosopher Plato to the Buddha to modern psychology, the value of contemplation as a means of fostering well-being and wisdom has been known for a long time. Some of...

A Virginia woman was feeling sad. Her doctor prescribed her a cat. Robin Sipe’s eyes filled with tears as soon as her doctor entered the examining room. “My cat had recently died and I was feeling really sad and depressed,” Sipe said she told her pulmonologist, Earl...

A Man Pulled Some Unusual Art from a Dumpster, Thinking It’d Be Fun for Halloween Decor. It May Actually Be Worth a Scary Amount  Four and a half years ago, a mechanic pulled a trove of unidentified artworks from a Connecticut Dumpster, hoping to use them for...