HuffPost Science: Strange 'Runt' Supernova; Stone Age Find; Venus Cyclone

March 27, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Elusive Supernova Could Be New Type Some of the most powerful explosions in the universe just got a bit more varied. Continue reading... Weird Microbe Has HOW MANY Sexes? Suggestive Carving Unearthed In Stone Age Ruins Giant Cyclone On Venus Perplexes Researchers Strange 'Runt' Supernova Could Be New Type PHOTO: Two-Headed Shark Stuns Fisherman LOOK: 'Show & Tell' Item Turns Out To Be VERY Old WATCH: 'Hacking' Bodies For Superhuman Senses Surprising Reason Smart Women Are Shunning STEM Careers WATCH: 'Hacking' Bodies For Superhuman Senses PHOTO: Two-Headed Shark Stuns Fisherman LOOK: 'Show & Tell' Item Turns Out To Be VERY Old DR. ANNE FAUSTO-STERLING The War Over Math and Reading I don't want to slow down the engine that is promoting improved access for girls and women in science and technology. But Stoet and Geary's data actually beg for answers about educating the low achievers. Continue reading... WRAY HERBERT Damned Spot: Guilt, Scrubbing, and More Guilt So far, the "Lady Macbeth Effect" has been mostly a curiosity -- a peek at the quirkiness of the not-entirely-rational human mind. But might this scientific insight actually be clinically useful? Tel Aviv University psychological scientist Reuven Dar and his colleagues thought that it might. Continue reading... KAYT SUKEL The Neuroscience of Porn Viewing There's a pervasive notion that women simply do not like porn. But does neuroscience back that up? The answer, surprisingly, turns out to be "not exactly." Porn has more sway over women's brains than one might think. Continue reading... ROB BROOKS What Mosquitofish Mothers Can Tell Us About the Boys Born After a War A paper published in Nature Communications by ANU researchers this week shows that, in one species at least, parents can anticipate a future shortfall of one sex and respond accordingly. Continue reading... RUHA BENJAMIN, PH.D. Beyond Tokenistic Inclusion: Science, Citizenship, and Changing the Questions The scientific community prides itself on free and open inquiry, and yet when it comes to raising questions about the social and political implications of our work, a peculiar form of self-censorship seems to be at work. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.