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When Seeing IS Believing

Science of SeeingEVANSTON, IL. — New research published in the journal Science explains why individuals seek to find and impose order on an unruly world through superstition, rituals and conspiratorial explanations by linking a loss of control to individual perceptions. The research finds that a quest for structure or understanding leads people to trick themselves into seeing and believing connections that simply don’t exist. Read more

NASA’S Dirty Secret: Moon Dust

Boulder, CO — The Apollo Moon missions of 1969-1972 all share a dirty secret. “The major issue the Apollo astronauts pointed out was dust, dust, dust,” says Professor Larry Taylor, Director of the Planetary Geosciences Institute at the University of Tennessee. Fine as flour and rough as sandpaper, Moon dust caused ‘lunar hay fever,’ problems with space suits, and dust storms in the crew cabin upon returning to space. Read more

Psychic Medium Researcher Responds to Criticisms

DEL MAR, CA — Join Alex Tsakiris for a interview with Dr. Julie Beischel on her response to critics of her research into psychic mediums. During the 45-minute interview Beischel discusses the challenges of going beyond skeptical debunking: Read more

Mission to Study Mars Atmosphere

WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — NASA has selected a Mars robotic mission that will provide information about the Red Planet’s atmosphere, climate history and potential habitability in greater detail than ever before. Read more

World’s Largest-ever Study of Near-Death Experiences

Near-Death Experiences NewsSouthampton, UK — An AWARE (AWAreness during REsuscitation) study is to be launched by the Human Consciousness Project of the University of Southampton – an international collaboration of scientists and physicians who have joined forces to study the human brain, consciousness and clinical death. Read more