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Blog Network Highlights Wednesday May 30, 2012

A Blog Around The Clock Clocks, metabolism, evolution - toward an integrative chronobiology
Cocktail Party Physics Taster's Choice: Why I Hate Raw Tomatoes and You Don't
Observations Can the "Urban Advantage" Bring Better Global Health As City Populations Skyrocket?
Guest Blog Researchers Discover Hacker-Ready Computer Chips
Expeditions USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Remaking What We've Lost – A Look At Artificial Reefs
Plugged In CalCharge – Building a Battery Innovation Ecosystem

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STAFF The SA Incubator
Get Published: Nature Education, NPG
By Khalil A. Cassimally | May 30, 2012 |
Khalil A. Cassimally is a science blogger and the community blog manager of Nature Education. He hails from a tropical island and is a happy geek. Subscribe to his updates on Facebook. Follow on Twitter @notscientific.
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STAFF The Network Central
#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - clocks and metabolism, hating raw tomatoes, vulnerable computer chips, and more.
By Bora Zivkovic | May 30, 2012 |
Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web.Follow on Twitter @boraz.
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STAFF A Blog Around The Clock
Clocks, metabolism, evolution - toward an integrative chronobiology
By Bora Zivkovic | May 30, 2012 |
Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web.Follow on Twitter @boraz.
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The Thoughtful Animal
ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections: Bad Bees Gone Good, Facebook, Snakes, and Bonobos
By Jason G. Goldman | May 29, 2012 |
Jason G. Goldman is a graduate student in developmental psychology at the University of Southern California, where he studies the evolutionary and developmental origins of the mind in humans and non-human animals. Jason is also Psychology and Neuroscience Editor for ResearchBlogging.org and Editor of Open Lab 2010. He lives in Los Angeles, CA. Follow on Google+.Follow on Twitter @jgold85.
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STAFF Observations
Can the "Urban Advantage" Bring Better Global Health As City Populations Skyrocket?
By Katherine Harmon | May 29, 2012 |
Katherine Harmon is an associate editor for Scientific American covering health, medicine and life sciences.Follow on Twitter @katherineharmon.
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Guest Blog
Researchers Discover Hacker-Ready Computer Chips
By John Villasenor | May 29, 2012 | 3
John Villasenor is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor of electrical engineering at UCLA.
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Plugged In
CalCharge – Building a Battery Innovation Ecosystem
By Melissa C. Lott | May 29, 2012 |
An engineer and researcher who works at the intersection of energy, environment, technology, and policy. Follow on Twitter @mclott.
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Expeditions
USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Remaking What We've Lost – A Look At Artificial Reefs
By Jim Haw | May 29, 2012 |
Dr. Jim Haw is Ray R. Irani Professor of Chemistry and director of the Environmental Studies Program in the USC Dana and Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. He is also a scientific, technical and recreational diver.
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The Scicurious Brain
Weird Science: Don't judge me, esp if you just farted
By Scicurious | May 29, 2012 |
Scicurious is a PhD in Physiology, and is currently a postdoc in biomedical research. She loves the brain. And so should you.Follow on Twitter @Scicurious.
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Cocktail Party Physics
Taster's Choice: Why I Hate Raw Tomatoes and You Don't
By Jennifer Ouellette | May 29, 2012 | 10
Jennifer Ouellette is a recovering English major turned science writer who loves to indulge her inner geek by finding quirky connections between physics, popular culture, and the world at large.Follow on Twitter @JenLucPiquant.
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STAFF The SA Incubator
Bang! Magazine: Student Science Magazine of the University of Oxford
By Khalil A. Cassimally | May 29, 2012 |
Khalil A. Cassimally is a science blogger and the community blog manager of Nature Education. He hails from a tropical island and is a happy geek. Subscribe to his updates on Facebook. Follow on Twitter @notscientific.
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STAFF The Network Central
#SciAmBlogs Monday - Stress and antidepressants, bacterial suicide, Geek Manifesto, Quartzy, and more.
By Bora Zivkovic | May 28, 2012 |
Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web.Follow on Twitter @boraz.
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PsiVid
Baby Opalescent Squid - A Beautiful Start to the Week
By Carin Bondar | May 28, 2012 |
Carin Bondar is a biologist, writer and film-maker with a PhD in population ecology from the University of British Columbia. Find Dr. Bondar online at www.carinbondar.com, on twitter @drbondar or on her facebook page: Dr. Carin Bondar – Biologist With a Twist.Follow on Twitter @drbondar.
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STAFF A Blog Around The Clock
ScienceOnline2012 – interview with Adam Regelmann
By Bora Zivkovic | May 28, 2012 |
Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web.Follow on Twitter @boraz.
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Expeditions
USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Diving into Apra Harbor’s Western Shoals and CB Junkyard
By Jim Haw | May 28, 2012 |
Dr. Jim Haw is Ray R. Irani Professor of Chemistry and director of the Environmental Studies Program in the USC Dana and Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. He is also a scientific, technical and recreational diver.
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STAFF The Network Central
Open Laboratory 2013 - submissions so far
By Bora Zivkovic | May 28, 2012 |
Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web.Follow on Twitter @boraz.
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STAFF The SA Incubator
Geek Like Me: The Experiment of a Junior Science Journalist
By Khalil A. Cassimally | May 28, 2012 |
Khalil A. Cassimally is a science blogger and the community blog manager of Nature Education. He hails from a tropical island and is a happy geek. Subscribe to his updates on Facebook. Follow on Twitter @notscientific.
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The Scicurious Brain
Stress and antidepressants: by their powers combined
By Scicurious | May 28, 2012 | 3
Scicurious is a PhD in Physiology, and is currently a postdoc in biomedical research. She loves the brain. And so should you.Follow on Twitter @Scicurious.
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Basic Space
A week in space: Dragon docks, dark matter doesn't not exist (maybe), and the many ways you could have seen the eclipse
By Kelly Oakes | May 27, 2012 |
Kelly Oakes has just finished a physics degree and is now studying for a master's in science communication, both at Imperial College London. In her spare time she writes about science and drinks cocktails. Follow on Twitter @kahoakes.
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PsiVid
Monkeys! Synthesizers! Nature and Tech Together!
By Joanne Manaster | May 27, 2012 |
Joanne Manaster is a university level cell and molecular biology lecturer with an insatiable passion for science outreach to all ages. Enjoy her quirky videos at www.joannelovesscience.com, on twitter @sciencegoddess and on her Facebook page at JoanneLovesScienceFollow on Twitter @sciencegoddess.
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Symbiartic
Science-Art Scumble #31
By Glendon Mellow | May 27, 2012 | 1
Glendon Mellow is a fine artist and illustrator inspired by evolutionary biology working in oil and digital media. You can see his portfolio at glendonmellow.com and at The Flying Trilobite blog. Follow him solo at @flyingtrilobite and with co-blogger Kalliopi Monoyios at @symbiartic.Follow on Twitter @symbiartic.
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Lab Rat
The Bacteria that Commit Honourable Suicide
By S.E. Gould | May 27, 2012 | 2
A biochemist with a love of microbiology, the Lab Rat enjoys exploring, reading about and writing about bacteria. Having finally managed to tear herself away from university, she now works for a small company in Cambridge where she turns data into manageable words and awesome graphs. Follow on Twitter @labratting.
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STAFF A Blog Around The Clock
Upcoming science/sci-comm events
By Bora Zivkovic | May 26, 2012 |
Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web.Follow on Twitter @boraz.
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Science Sushi
HIMB on the Radio
By Christie Wilcox | May 26, 2012 |
Christie Wilcox is a science writer and blogger who moonlights as a PhD student in Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Hawaii. Follow on Google+. Follow on Twitter @NerdyChristie.
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STAFF Observations
What's Smaller Than Mark Zuckerberg?
By Robin Lloyd | May 26, 2012 | 3
Robin Lloyd is responsible for editing and assigning stories for ScientificAmerican.com. She also manages Scientific American's Twitter feed, @sciam. Follow on Twitter @robinlloyd99.
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STAFF The Network Central
#SciAmBlogs Friday - transit of Venus, medical education, Rio+20, Space X, optical illusions, and more.
By Bora Zivkovic | May 25, 2012 |
Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web.Follow on Twitter @boraz.
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PsiVid
Top Video Picks from the #SciFund Challenge
By Carin Bondar | May 25, 2012 |
Carin Bondar is a biologist, writer and film-maker with a PhD in population ecology from the University of British Columbia. Find Dr. Bondar online at www.carinbondar.com, on twitter @drbondar or on her facebook page: Dr. Carin Bondar – Biologist With a Twist.Follow on Twitter @drbondar.
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STAFF Observations
What Will Make Facebook's Eduardo Saverin Happier: U.S. Citizenship or $67 Million?
By Michael Moyer | May 25, 2012 | 14
Michael Moyer is the editor in charge of technology coverage at Scientific American. Follow on Twitter @mmoyr.
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Unofficial Prognosis
Are medical schools squashing creativity? Part 2: Lighten up on mandates, and take advantage of the “informal curriculum”
By Ilana Yurkiewicz | May 25, 2012 | 11
Ilana Yurkiewicz is a first-year student at Harvard Medical School who graduated from Yale University with a B.S. in biology. She was a science reporter for The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina via the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship and then went on to write for Science Progress in Washington, DC. She has an academic interest in bioethics, currently conducting ethics research at Harvard after previously interning at the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. Follow on Twitter @ilanayurkiewicz.
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STAFF A Blog Around The Clock
The Scienceblogging Weekly (May 25th, 2012)
By Bora Zivkovic | May 25, 2012 |
Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web.Follow on Twitter @boraz.
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