Scientists attempt to recreate 'Overview effect' from Earth
by Ian Sample from Science | The Guardian on (#4X29Z)
Researchers aim to recreate intense emotional experience astronauts reported on seeing Earth from space for the first time
The spectacle of Earth suspended in space was so overwhelming for Edgar Mitchell that the Apollo 14 astronaut and sixth man on the moon wanted to grab politicians by the scruff of the neck and drag them into space to witness the view.
Such drastic measures may not be necessary, however. Scientists are about to welcome the first participants on an unprecedented clinical trial that aims to reproduce the intense emotional experience, known as the "Overview effect", from the comfort of a health spa.
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