HuffPost Science: SpaceX Launch Aborted; Five Promising Spacecraft; Solar Eclipse Facts

Saturday, May 19, 2012 WATCH: SpaceX Stalls Historic Mission A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground Saturday after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of the historic flight. Click the link above to learn more. Five Promising Private Spacecraft 14 Fascinating Facts About Solar Eclipses Famous Brain Yields Its Secrets Tarantulas Have Comic Book Ability, Research Suggests BLOG POSTS Peter Bentley: Learning to Be a Borg There's nothing like a bit of brain control to make people excited. They want to bring the benefits of mind-control to everyone. No more tapping on keyboards or moving mice. But for those of us lucky enough to have full control of our limbs and senses -- let's use them. Henryk Frystacki, Ph.D: The Universe of Strings - A Contemporary View and Outlook String physicists assume that energetic pieces of threads are the keys to quantum gravity and to everything else of our perceived reality throughout the universe. The basic elements of this theory are "strings" or membranes, i.e. subatomic one-dimensional energy threads and built areas. Scott Atran: Religion Is a Potent Force for Ingroup Cooperation and Intergroup Conflict, Science Article Maintains In an age where religious and sacred causes are resurgent, there is urgent need for joint scientific effort to understand them, to help identify and isolate the moral imperatives for decisions on war or peace. Tom Huston: Will the Future Be As Bright As You Think? Are you a pessimist or an optimist? When you've eaten all the whipped cream and upper midsection of your Venti Soy Mocha Frappuccino, is that cup half empty or is it half full of stuff you probably shouldn't be drinking at the start of your day? Gregory Weinkauf: The Science Behind Battleship We discuss a term used in Battleship -- "Goldilocks planet" -- where "the porridge is just right" for life. And this leads to the notion that if there were life out there, would it resemble Hollywood aliens, friend or foe?

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