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#SciAmBlogs Friday - octopus mimicry, Transit of Venus, DNA patents, B.F.Skinner, galactic clash, dino eggs, and more.

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- Summer Ash - The Transit of Venus: Viewing Tips from an Astronomer

 


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- Katherine Harmon - How Octopuses Make Themselves Invisible

 

- Christina Agapakis - Patent Ecology

 

- Maria Konnikova - If we remember more, can we read deeper–and create better? Part I.

 

- John R. Platt - 3rd Annual Antelope Die-Off in Kazakhstan—Was a Spacecraft to Blame?

 

- John Horgan - Why B.F. Skinner, Like Freud, Still Isn’t Dead

 

- Caleb A. Scharf - From Andromeda With Love

 

- Jennifer Frazer - The Overlooked Joy of the Christmas Tree Worm

 

- Charles Q. Choi - A Modest Proposal: Google Autopiano

 

- Melissa C. Lott - What’s In The Price At The Pump?

 

- Rose Eveleth - All Aboard: how you can be a part of our research blog

 

- Daniel Barta - MSU Dinosaurs: An Egg By Any Other Name…

 

- Emily Lu - USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Micronesia Regional Shark Sanctuary

 

- Princess Ojiaku - Icarus at the Cutting Edge of the World Science Festival

 

- Bora Zivkovic - Bora’s Picks (June 1st, 2012)

 

- Bora Zivkovic - The Scienceblogging Weekly (June 1st, 2012)andLive chat today at noon about science blogging, circadian rhythms, sleep, metabolism and evolutionandBest of May at A Blog Around The Clock

 

- Scicurious - Friday Weird Science: Cannabis is coming for your sperm!

 

- Robin Lloyd - Transcript: Live Chat with SA Blogs Editor Bora Zivkovic on Clocks, Metabolism and Evolution

 

- Rachel Scheer - Meet the Science in Action Finalists – Part Two

 

- Fred Guterl - “Flame” malware greatly expands the scope of cyber warfare

 

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