13.8 | ORBITER

The Trouble with Tribalism

by Marcelo Gleiser | Jul 18, 2019 | 13.8 Blog, Human Evolution, Humans

For eons, belonging to a tribe was essential for survival. But today?

by Adam Frank | Jul 9, 2019 | 13.8 Blog, Humans, Our Minds

The resistance movements may be more about identity than science.

by Marcelo Gleiser | Jul 4, 2019 | 13.8 Blog, Cosmos, Nature

Apollo 11’s moon landing inspired many to reach for the impossible.

by Marcelo Gleiser | Jun 27, 2019 | 13.8 Blog, Nature, Quantum

Remembering a 1972 symposium gathering of the world’s greatest physicists.

by Adam Frank | Jun 25, 2019 | 13.8 Blog, Cosmos, Nature

An astrobiologist joins a like-minded global community in ramping up the search.

by Marcelo Gleiser | Jun 20, 2019 | 13.8 Blog, Cosmos, Nature

The strange history of figuring out how light gets around.

by Marcelo Gleiser | Jun 13, 2019 | 13.8 Blog, Humans, Our Bodies

Around the world, more people are on the run, and that’s a healthy trend.

To be is to be embodied.

by Marcelo Gleiser | Jun 6, 2019 | 13.8 Blog, Culture & Belief, Philosophy

Templeton Prize winner Marcelo Gleiser on knowledge, the endless frontier.

The realism of video games takes storytelling to another level.