November 1, 2011
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SciAm bloggers have been busy delving into the dark to explore things that go bump in the night and make your hair stand on end. Here’s a collection of the spooktacular posts you will want to investigate (with a flashlight):
Revenge of the Zombifying Wasp
Blithe Spirits: Science Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts
The Vampire Loads in Your House
Talk “Dirty” to Me: Blood, Purity, and Cuisine
Spooky Nebulae: Ghosts, Snakes, Spiders and Cats Eyes
Grow Your Own…Halloween outfit
Dear Dracula, Edward Cullen and Bill Compton: You Have a Substance Abuse Problem
Real Life Werewolves? Dog Bites and Full Moons
Treats Not Tricks: Scientists Favor Research about Reward over Punishment
Anatomy of a Superstition: When Your Eye “Jumps”
The American Fascination With Zombies
What Makes a Rabbit’s Foot Lucky?
About the Author: Krystal D'Costa is an anthropologist working in digital media in New York City. You can follow AiP on Facebook. Follow on Twitter @krystaldcosta.
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Out of the Mouth of Babes
Searching for the Onset of Autism
TEDMED: Tougher topics to chew on
The Mathematician's Obesity Fallacy
Diversity in Science: Celebrating the people who do science
The Most Exciting Moment of My Scientific Career
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The second link (blithe spirits) leads erroneously to the same page as the first link (wasp revenge). The page where it ought to lead is here.
Link to thisMea culpa, Adrian. Corrected – and thanks!
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