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May 25, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Asteroid Plan Gets Skeptical Response NASA's plan to lasso an asteroid for astronauts as a deep-space dry run for a future mission to Mars has some members of Congress wondering if the space agency would be better off setting its sights on the moon instead. Continue reading... PHOTOS: Suit May Give Thrill-Seekers 'Iron Man' Skills How Much Would YOU Pay For A Space Trip With This Guy? THIS WEEKEND: How To See Memorial Day Planet Parade WATCH: Super-Smart Dog Understands Sentences TONIGHT: Eclipse To Be Visible Online Old Leaves Reveal Cause Of Great Famine REVEALED: Disturbing Trend In Human Intelligence TONIGHT: Eclipse To Be Visible Online REVEALED: Disturbing Trend In Human Intelligence WATCH: Super-Smart Dog Understands Sentences Old Leaves Reveal Cause Of Great Famine ALLEN FRANCES Is Criticism of DSM-5 'Anti-psychiatry'? The latest in APA's fluffy public relations has come from the president of the American Psychiatric Association. He has made two astounding claims -- that criticism of DSM-5 is somehow equivalent to criticism of psychiatry and that it signifies stigma against mental illness. Continue reading... SETH SHOSTAK How Ordinary Are We? Could it be that our planet isn't typical at all? If so, then maybe life isn't typical either. On the other hand, if there are plenty of planets similar to Earth, we can reasonably hope for lots of cosmic company. Continue reading... TAMAR KRISHNAMURTI Cognitive Research Supports Plan B Access Where teens need help is in avoiding situations where they might lose control and in coping with situations when things have not gone as planned. Parental guidance can help with the former. Easy, informed access to Plan B can help with the latter. Continue reading... WRAY HERBERT Uncommon Sense: Toward an RQ Test? Keith Stanovich has just begun a three-year project, funded by the John Templeton Foundation, to create the first comprehensive assessment of rational thinking -- what may someday be commonly called the RQ test. Continue reading... KIERA WILMOT An Unexpected Reaction: Why a Science Experiment Gone Bad Doesn't Make Me a Criminal That morning I was taking the experiment to be approved by my teacher. My friends and I were outside, and they wanted to see how it worked. It did not react the way I expected it to. The lid popped off and smoke came out. If I could go back in time, I definitely wouldn't have done it. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003