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May 13, 2013 Subscribe · Forward WATCH: Four Beauty Myths…Busted! "Beauty" is how we appreciate the world. It's what attracts us to each other, and quite frankly, scientists suggest it's biologically advantageous. But what exactly makes something -- or, better yet, someone -- attractive? Continue reading... Has 'Junk DNA' Mystery Finally Been Solved? WOW: What NYC Would Look Like On Other Planets Massive Solar Flare Sparks Radio Blackout Deadly Microbe Linked To Demise Of Ancient Empire BUSTED: Four Big Myths About Female Attractiveness WATCH: Yes, This Moth Is 'Driving' BUSTED: Four Big Myths About Female Attractiveness BUSTED: Four Big Myths About Female Attractiveness Deadly Microbe Linked To Demise Of Ancient Empire Facial Hair Study Reveals Look Women Like Most TERRIE M. WILLIAMS Rise of the Sneaker Males Biology has guaranteed that the energy of youth will erupt with each new generation. The question is, how should we deal with it? Continue reading... ALLEN FRANCES The Inmates Seem to Have Taken Over the Asylum We have entered a truly remarkable silly season of interacting absurdities committed by the American Psychiatric Association, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the British Psychological Society. May, it turns out, is the cruelest month for mental health. Continue reading... KARIN BADT Mirror Neurons and Why We Love Cinema: A Conversation with Vittorio Gallese and Michele Guerra in Parma Vittorio Gallese's latest interdisciplinary connection: mirror neurons and cinema. Why is it that we become so immersed when watching a film? What goes on inside our brains to create this empathetic connection with the screen? Continue reading... RICHARD J. DAVIDSON What Does Science Teach Us About Well-Being? It is my fervent aspiration that our culture will pay more attention to well-being, will include strategies to promote well-being with our educational curricula and within the healthcare arena, and will include well-being within our definitions of health. Continue reading... LEE SMOLIN Do We Live in a Universe Hospitable to Our Aspirations? Our belief in the value of human aspirations has been often challenged by voices claiming that all these valued aspects of our humanity must be illusions. Can on construct a scientific conception of the world that permits a hopeful view of the human future? 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