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• You're not irrational, you're just quantum probabilistic
• Real X-ray vision: See-through brains ready for study
• Rocky planets may be habitable depending on their 'air conditioning system'

You're not irrational, you're just quantum probabilistic Posted: 14 Sep 2015 08:46 AM PDT The next time someone accuses you of making an irrational decision, just explain that you're obeying the laws of quantum physics. A new trend taking shape in psychological science not only uses quantum physics to explain humans' (sometimes) paradoxical thinking, but may also help researchers resolve certain contradictions among the results of previous psychological studies.

Real X-ray vision: See-through brains ready for study Posted: 14 Sep 2015 08:46 AM PDT A new technique for creating transparent tissue has been developed that can be used to illuminate 3-D brain anatomy at very high resolutions. In recent years, generating see-through tissue--a process called optical clearing--has become a goal for many researchers in life sciences because of its potential to reveal complex structural details of our bodies, organs, and cells--both healthy and diseased--when combined with advanced microscopy imaging techniques.

Rocky planets may be habitable depending on their 'air conditioning system' Posted: 14 Sep 2015 07:27 AM PDT The quest for potentially habitable planets is often interpreted as the search for an Earth twin. And yet, some rocky planets outside our Solar System may in fact be more promising candidates for further research. Scientists have run 165 climate simulations for exoplanets that permanently face their 'sun' with the same side. They discovered that two of the three possible climates are potentially habitable.

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