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5 Scientific Reasons Mom Deserves Mother's Day

Posted: 09 May 2009 09:20 AM PDT

If you haven't yet planned the brunch or picked out the flowers or at least mailed the card, then consider what follows the only motivation you should need. In short, mothers have it tough. Mom deals with all this, studies show, with less help and as much pain and stress as ever. Consider these 5 Scientific Reasons Mom Deserves Mother's Day....

A Starry Night in Brazil

Posted: 09 May 2009 06:06 AM PDT

A Starry Night in Brazil This panoramic image tracing constellations in the southern sky shows off a beautiful vista toward the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. It was recorded just last month near the city of Campos in northeastern Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. A sugar cane field from one of the historic region's local farms lies in the foreground. From left to right, the view sweeps across the Galactic Center in Sagittarius, bright stars in the tail of Scorpius, the South Celestial Pole above and right of the gap in the sugar canes, the dark Coalsack Nebula, and the Southern Cross. The closest star system, Alpha Centauri, and the giant Omega Centauri globular star cluster also shine in the starry night.

Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat

Posted: 09 May 2009 04:53 AM PDT

http://playhimoffkeyboardcat.com/

First Major Flare of Solar Cycle

Posted: 09 May 2009 03:55 AM PDT

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NASA captured what they think is the first intense solar flare of the new cycle. The sun had been unusually quiet through 2009 until yesterday ...

Manifesting the Mind: Sneak Preview

Posted: 08 May 2009 11:27 PM PDT

(10 votes - 8 comments - 136 views)
From the film (trailer), Manifesting the Mind: "The Reality Thermostat"

Where do the boundaries between ourselves and the world exist? Are hallucinations real? What is ego-death? What can be learned from a psychedelic experience?

In order of appearance:

Dr. Dennis McKenna
Dr. Rick Strassman
Alex Grey
Nick Herbert
Mike Crowley
Clark Heinrich

Individual Biographies

Manifesting the Mind: Sneak Preview

Posted: 08 May 2009 11:27 PM PDT

(10 votes - 8 comments - 139 views)
From the film (trailer), Manifesting the Mind: "The Reality Thermostat"

Where do the boundaries between ourselves and the world exist? Are hallucinations real? What is ego-death? What can be learned from a psychedelic experience?

In order of appearance:

Dr. Dennis McKenna
Dr. Rick Strassman
Alex Grey
Nick Herbert
Mike Crowley
Clark Heinrich

Individual Biographies

NASA Set To Launch Last Shuttle Visit To Crippled Hubble

Posted: 08 May 2009 09:20 PM PDT

The Hubble Space Telescope has taken breathtakingly clear pictures of galaxies colliding, suns forming and stars exploding. after 19 years in orbit and more than half a million pictures, the aging Hubble is crippled.

Top 10 Greatest Mysteries in Science | LiveScience

Posted: 08 May 2009 08:26 PM PDT

http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/090507-top10-greatest-mysteries-1.html

Why Your Baby’s Name Will Sound Like Everyone Else’s

Posted: 08 May 2009 07:20 PM PDT

Emma was the most popular baby girl name of 2008, the Social Security Administration announced today, supplanting Emily, which had held the slot for 12 long years.

3 Science Lessons Learned from the New Star Trek Movie

Posted: 08 May 2009 06:50 PM PDT

It is, to paraphrase Spock, only logical that Popular Mechanics be more interested in Star Trek's approach to science—mostly true to itself, but chock-full of parallels to the real world. So grab a plastic phaser, don a pair of pointy ears, slap the Star Fleet insignia on your chest and read on for the real science.

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Posted: 08 May 2009 05:35 PM PDT

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