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ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections: Gateway Sex, Ghosts, and Texting

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Here are my Science Seeker Editor's Selections for the past week:

You've heard about so-called "gateway drugs." But did you know about...gateway sex? Let Dirk Hanson explain at Addiction Inbox.

Can science explain ghosts? Well, science can explain why we think we sometimes see ghosts, and the Neurocritic is on it: Neurophysiological Explanation for the Perception of Poltergeists.


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At World of Psychology, Lauren Suval asks if texting hinders the development of social abilities. The answer, as with most things, is: it depends.

Jason G. Goldman is a science journalist based in Los Angeles. He has written about animal behavior, wildlife biology, conservation, and ecology for Scientific American, Los Angeles magazine, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the BBC, Conservation magazine, and elsewhere. He contributes to Scientific American's "60-Second Science" podcast, and is co-editor of Science Blogging: The Essential Guide (Yale University Press). He enjoys sharing his wildlife knowledge on television and on the radio, and often speaks to the public about wildlife and science communication.

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