HuffPost Science: Venom; Red Dwarf; Supercomputer

April 1, 2013 Subscribe · Forward WATCH: Snake Venom: Curse & Cure? Venom in the animal kingdom often is used for hunting -- it slows down prey, changes its scent for easier tracking, and essentially digests it alive. But in the world of biomedical science, researchers are finding that venom toxins not only have the potential to harm, but also to heal. Continue reading... Red Dwarf Races Around Black Hole At Record-Breaking Speed Dinosaur Feather Study Fuels Debate Sun Sets On Celebrated Supercomputer WATCH: This Is What Atoms Look Like In 3D COUNTDOWN: Hottest Science Stories This Week Scientist, Soprano Team Up To Test Theory About Violins WATCH: Snake Venom: Curse & Cure? Saturn Ring Mystery Spotlighted In New Study Source Of Down Syndrome Symptoms Identified? HD PHOTO: Mars In UNBELIEVABLE Clarity WATCH: Blob Attacks Magnet In Incredible Time-Lapse JON RONSON Strange Answers to the Psychopath Test Becoming a psychopath-spotter can turn you a bit psychopathic because it compels you to start reducing people to items on a checklist -- to their maddest edges. Continue reading... MARIO LIVIO The Fate of Life on Earth: A Cosmic Perspective Assuming that human ingenuity will be able to overcome expected perils like bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, violent volcanic "supereruptions," asteroid impacts and food shortages, there are still a few distant events on a more cosmic scale that may be inevitable. Continue reading... ALLEN FRANCES Where Have All the Normals Gone? We are spending tens of billions of dollars plying the worried well with unnecessary and expensive drugs; while at the very same time ignoring the desperate needs of those who really could benefit from psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. Continue reading... TIM CHARTIER Majorly Perfect Baseball There is one statistic from the 2012 season that may be difficult to improve upon in 2013: the number of perfect games pitched in the major leagues. Continue reading... JONATHAN APPEL Can You Be Just a Little 'Psychopathic?' There has been a supposed attempt in the soon to be published DSM-5 to move beyond the system of putting people into categorical boxes (e.g. psychopathic or not). Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.