Want to Help Your Stress? Get a Charismatic Deviant

by | Dec 14, 2016 | Inspiration

After my first semester as graduate researcher I am proud to present to you my most surprising discovery: charismatic deviants. It turns out that they are essential for our survival. This is as true for our life on Earth and, I propose, for space life too. The nature...

Prescription for a Lonely Soul

by | Oct 24, 2016 | Inspiration

You wouldn’t think when living on a planet teaming with over seven billion other people and 36 million acres of real estate that so many of us are plagued with aching loneliness. But it’s so. The percentage of the U.S. feeling lonely on a regular or frequent basis...

The One Thing You Want to Change—and What It Takes.

by | Sep 14, 2016 | Courage

What is YOUR Grit Score? New graduate students have a lot in common with new preschoolers who are entering Montessori school: we are eager, we are intrigued by colorful opportunities presented in books to building blocks with which to explore the world, and we hope to...

Think Space is Lonely? So is Life on Earth

by | Jul 11, 2016 | Pursuing Dreams

Helping Astronauts and the Rest of Us Feeling lonely? You’re not alone. Over the last several years, it’s a wide spread and growing feeling across America. Data from recent studies show that 20-24% of Americans report loneliness, or about 1 in 4 or 5 of us, and they...