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#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - Mythbusters, attractive voice, photo finish, caffeinated amoeba, Ray Harryhausen, DSM-5, and more.

Sorry for missing in action last night - was busy having fun in Toronto...- Kyle Hill - A Decade of Explosions: What ‘Mythbusters’ Taught Me - Susan Swanberg - Solving the Mysteries of the Human Condition Using Genetic Tools - Bob Grumman - M@h*(pOet)?ica–Mathekphrastic Poetry, Part 2 - Scicurious - I heard her loveliness in her voice. - Ilana Yurkiewicz - From classrooms to hospitals: when medicine doesn’t have all the answers - Mary Karmelek - Winning in a Snap: A History of Photo Finishes and Horse Racing - Psi Wavefunction - Coffee interferes with construction efforts… if you’re an amoeba - Scott Barry Kaufman - Turning Adversity into Creative Growth - Scott Huler - Texas vs...

STAFFMay 8, 2013 — Bora Zivkovic

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#SciAmBlogs Friday - Kiera Wilmot, happiness, unified theory, Clouded Leopards, moral landscape, and more.

- C.P. Frost - Making (Political) Moves - Jag Bhalla - Kahneman and Bentham's Bucket of Happiness - Evelyn Lamb - Award-Winning Teachers Put Math on Hands and Heads - Ashutosh Jogalekar - Why the search for a unified theory may turn out to be a pipe dream - Katie McKissick - Sea Star is Fine - John R...

STAFFMay 3, 2013 — Bora Zivkovic

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#SciAmBlogs Thursday - D j Vu, Saturn's Hurricane, Elite journals, Scientific Fraud, and more.

- Jody Passanisi and Shara Peters - Research in the Digital Age: It’s More Than Finding Information… - Joel Taylor - Saturn’s Hurricane - Darren Naish - Herring gull eats sea star, and other tales of larid gastronomy - Dana Hunter - The Woman Who Crossed the Cascades and Inspired Batman - Hadas Shema - Elite journals: to hell in a handbasket? - Scott Huler - Even Counting Votes too Scientific for North Carolina - Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L...

STAFFMay 2, 2013 — Bora Zivkovic

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#SciAmBlogs Wednesday - atomic claymation, learning rules, osmosis confusion, first dinomania, dog lists, ribosomes, learning disorders and more.

As usually on Wednesdays, we have the new Video of the Week. And, as it is the first of the month, we have the new Best Of Blogs video: - Jag Bhalla - Our Ruly Nature - Eric M.

STAFFMay 2, 2013 — Bora Zivkovic

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#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - cockroaches, #scicomm, #TEDMED, #spaceape, petroleum replica, WWW anniversary, and more.

- Craig McClain - Where There’s Heat, There Are Cockroaches - Donald Boesch - Science communication both an opportunity and an obligation. - Judy Stone - From Tel Aviv to Boston Bombings: Connections at TEDMED - Darren Naish - The confusing diplospondylous tupilakosaurids - Christina Agapakis - Petroleum Replicas - Kelly Oakes - Happy 20th Birthday to the free, open web! - Khalil A...

STAFFApril 30, 2013 — Bora Zivkovic

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#SciAmBlogs Monday - whale culture, Caffeine MLD50, genetically modified human, smartglasses, Boston fear, and more.

See the latest Image of the Week.- Kyle Hill - How Many People Could You Kill With All the Caffeine Consumed on Friends? - Kevin Bonham - Boston Lockdown – Fear, Uncertainty and Bias - Cheryl Knepper - Addiction Interaction, Relapse and Recovery - Christina Agapakis - “What if I told you I was a genetically modified human?” - Julie Hecht - Are Dogs Funnier than Cats? - Felicity Muth - Animal culture: insights from whales - Janet D...

STAFFApril 29, 2013 — Bora Zivkovic

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#SciAmBlogs Friday - History of Science, War on Drugs, Chemophobia, GMO salmon, Forcepfly, Dumbo Octopus, and more.

- Emily Eggleston - History, Science and the History of Science - Cassie Rodenberg - Who Feels the War on Drugs? Two Hours in Drugs and Poverty - Janet D.

STAFFApril 26, 2013 — Bora Zivkovic

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#SciAmBlogs Thursday - synthetic food safety, inheriting second natures, Jane Austen on game theory, rhino hunt trophy, and more.

- Julianne Wyrick - Can Synthetic Biology Keep Your Food Safe? - Jag Bhalla - Inheriting Second Natures - Felicity Muth - Animal culture: insights from vervet monkeys - Dana Hunter - Mary Horner Lyell: “A Monument of Patience” - Ferris Jabr - Jane Austen Responds: Game Theory?...

STAFFApril 25, 2013 — Bora Zivkovic

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#SciAmBlogs Wednesday - infrared cameras, intelligent infrastructure, gumball science, toilet tech, 1903 British lynx, and more.

Check out the newest Video of the Week!- Kyle Hill - Could the Boston Bomber Have Fled From Infrared? - Alan Woodward - Unexpected Risks Of Intelligent Infrastructure - Jenna Finwall Ryan - Gumball Science - Joanne Manaster - India is Drowning in its Own Excreta-Can Science and Engineering Come to the Rescue? - John R...

STAFFApril 24, 2013 — Bora Zivkovic

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#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - clinical trials, plant evaporation, Keystone XL, HAPIfork, and more.

- Hilda Bastian - Catch-22, Clinical Trial Edition: The Double Bind for Women and Children - Rose Eveleth - TED Education Wants Your Help Bringing Cool Science to the Classroom - Caleb A...

STAFFApril 23, 2013 — Bora Zivkovic

Blog Index

@ScientificAmerican
STAFFBehind the scenes at Scientific American
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Anecdotes from the Archive
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Anthropology in Practice
Exploring the human condition.
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Beautiful Minds
Insights into intelligence, creativity, personality, and well-being
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Budding Scientist
Everything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kids
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Cross-Check
Critical views of science in the news
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Dark Star Diaries
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Dog Spies
Explore the science behind the dog in your bed
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Extinction Countdown
News and research about endangered species from around the world
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Eye of the Storm
The Science Behind Extreme Weather
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Frontiers for Young Minds
Science by and for kids ages 8-15
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Guest Blog
Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American
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Hot Planet
Climate science in a changing world
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Illusion Chasers
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
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Life, Unbounded
Discussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiology
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Observations
Opinion, arguments & analyses from guest experts and from the editors of Scientific American
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Roots of Unity
Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
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Rosetta Stones
Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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SA Visual
STAFFIllustrating science since 1845
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Talking back
STAFFA science blog, sans blague
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The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Voices
Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - Mythbusters, attractive voice, photo finish, caffeinated amoeba, Ray Harryhausen, DSM-5, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Friday - Kiera Wilmot, happiness, unified theory, Clouded Leopards, moral landscape, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Thursday - D j Vu, Saturn's Hurricane, Elite journals, Scientific Fraud, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Wednesday - atomic claymation, learning rules, osmosis confusion, first dinomania, dog lists, ribosomes, learning disorders and more.

#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - cockroaches, #scicomm, #TEDMED, #spaceape, petroleum replica, WWW anniversary, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Monday - whale culture, Caffeine MLD50, genetically modified human, smartglasses, Boston fear, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Friday - History of Science, War on Drugs, Chemophobia, GMO salmon, Forcepfly, Dumbo Octopus, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Thursday - synthetic food safety, inheriting second natures, Jane Austen on game theory, rhino hunt trophy, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Wednesday - infrared cameras, intelligent infrastructure, gumball science, toilet tech, 1903 British lynx, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - clinical trials, plant evaporation, Keystone XL, HAPIfork, and more.

Blog Index

@ScientificAmerican

Anecdotes from the Archive

Anthropology in Practice

Beautiful Minds

Budding Scientist

Cross-Check

Dark Star Diaries

Dog Spies

Extinction Countdown

Eye of the Storm

Frontiers for Young Minds

Guest Blog

Hot Planet

Illusion Chasers

Life, Unbounded

Observations

Roots of Unity

Rosetta Stones

SA Visual

Talking back

The Artful Amoeba

Voices