What Termites Can Teach Us

Termites may be hard to love, but they’re easy to admire. Termite mounds can reach as high as thirty feet. Based on their tiny size, that’s ...

Wild Brawl at Buffet over Crab Legs

Hungry patrons at a local buffet in Alabama took “hangry” (hunger combined with anger) to a new level when a fight broke out allegedly over ...

Weary Immigrants Meet by Phone for Virtual Church

The New York Times ran an article about Chinese immigrants in the United States who meet by phone at night for worship and fellowship. More than one hundred ...

Political Opponents Finish Debate by Making Music Together

At the end of their debate earlier this year, two candidates for a Vermont state House seat asked the moderator for a few extra minutes—not to make ...

Family Nose Swiped from Front Porch

When most people complain of a running nose, they don’t expect it to go missing. Delia Albert, however, is not most people.

Albert and her family ...

A Body Can Only Survive If Its Members Work Together

One day, as I assisted a surgeon, he had me reach into the patient's chest and turn his heart so he could work on it from a better angle. As I gingerly ...

Focusing on a Common Mission Brings People Together

Amy Chua's recent book tells the story of Carl Marlantes, a marine Lieutenant who served in Vietnam, who observed how the military creates unity among ...

Beautiful Symphony Uses 400 Broken Instruments

On December 4, 2017, 400 musicians gathered in the 23rd Street Armory of Philadelphia to perform "Symphony for a Broken Orchestra" by David Lang. The ...

NBA Teammate Apology Sparks Win Streak

A local NBA beat reporter was surprised to find the local team's winning streak coincided with a confession, an apology, and subsequent forgiveness. Portland ...

Neil Armstrong's 'One Small Step' Required Thousands of People

After NASA Apollo 11's incredible feat of three men on the moon in June of 1969, astronaut Michael Collins said, "All this is possible only through the ...