NBA Teams Should Rely Less on Star Players

Two researchers have found that success comes with a trap: It can cause teams to rely more on their “stars.” This makes the team less adaptable ...

College Basketball Team Thrives on Teamwork

The unheralded Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team made it all the way to the 2023 NCAA Final Four. How did they make it that far, ...

Big Sandwich Night: One Family's Tradition

When I was a child, my dad made up a fake holiday called Big Sandwich Night the weekend after Thanksgiving. On that night we got the longest bread we ...

Struggling Marathoner Helped by Fellow Runners

Training for a marathon is one of the most physically demanding activities you can willingly put yourself through. And when race day finally comes—after ...

Who Packed Your Parachute?

Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted ...

Bipartisan Congressional Committee Creates Unity

It’s in political news to note that Americans are hopelessly divided, and that this division is manifest in the lack of collaboration across the ...

Actor Brad Pitt Discovers the Power of Vulnerability

The final straw in Pitt’s 11-year relationship with Angelina Jolie came in September 2016, when they fought about his drinking while aboard a private ...

Life-Saving Device Depends on Someone Calling Your Name

In 2018 Rosalind Picard, an MIT professor and follower of Jesus, helped invent a simple life-saving device that can be used by persons with epilepsy. ...

Management’s New Trend—Leading with Empathy

An article in The Wall Street Journal noted a new highly prized management skill—empathy. According to the article,

Empathetic leadership has long ...

Diversity and Connection in the Church

Suzanne Simard writes about ecosystems from the viewpoint of adaptation and evolution. But her comments pique the interest of those who love the diversity ...