Skywatchers around the world readied their telescopes and grabbed their solar shades on Tuesday and Wednesday to catch a glimpse of the transit of Venus, a phenomenon that won't occur again until 2117. Click the link above to learn more. BLOG POSTS  | Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.: Why Weird Experiences Boost Creativity
In a recent paper, Simone Ritter and colleagues propose that any life experience, from the traumatic to the joyful, can lead to flexibility and creativity as long as it diversifies your experiences and pushes you outside your normal thought patterns. |  | Cameron Robertson: Human-Powered Flight: Past, Present, and Future
Recently there has been a surge of interest in human-powered aircraft (HPAs). Red Bull's Flugtag has generated a number of bizarre flying machines, but most of the activity in this field is more serious in nature. |  | Michael R. Powers: On Fringe Science
I believe that the careful consideration of fringe science is useful both for understanding exactly what is meant by scientific methods and for demonstrating the appropriate and transparent application of those methods. |  | Dr. Sten Odenwald: The Transit of Venus -- Coming to a Sky Near You Today!
If you missed the Transit of Venus in 2004, then today, June 5, 2012, is the last time you will see this rare astronomical event until December 2117! I can't begin to imagine society the next time a human sees the black dot of Venus in transit. |  | Dr. Jon C. Henderson: Pavlopetri: A Lost Society Not So Different From Ours
Pavlopetri is a settlement frozen in time, an ancient city dating back 5,000 years which has lain submerged under the sea for millennia off the south-east coast of Greece. And this was not a town of simple farmers, but a port city with a sophisticated society. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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