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#SciAmBlogs Wednesday - Dog Play, Jellyfish Sting, Scientific Aesthetics, Personalized Medicine, Zooniverse, Cities at Night, and more.

There is a new Video of the Week for your pleasure.- Julie Hecht - How Do You Play with Your Dog? - Chris Leamon - Advancing the Promise of Personalized Medicine: Companion Diagnostics - Christie Wilcox - Don’t Pee On It: Zinc Emerges As New Jellyfish Sting Treatment - Christina Agapakis - Scientific Aesthetics - Hannah Waters - The Best Way to Procrastinate in the Zooniverse - David Wogan - Cities at night – learning about cities from a different perspective - Carin Bondar - ASAP Science: Fun, Informative and Extremely Successful - Alex Wild - The Case of the Lopsided Spider - DNLee - Wordless Wednesday: Rats En Route — Update (don’t celebrate yet) - Scicurious - Book Review: This is Improbable =======================Conversations on our articles and blog posts often continue on our Facebook page - "Like" it and join in the discussion...

STAFFDecember 12, 2012 — Bora Zivkovic

Sustainability

#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - Biosphere 2, Seroquel Suicide, Conifer Evolution, Cave Weta, Wireless EV Charging, Hobbit, and more.

- Susan Swanberg - Rock Tasting at Biosphere 2 - Judy Stone - A Clinical Trial and Suicide Leave Many Questions: Part 1: Consent? - Jennifer Frazer - Pesky Glaciers and Differing Geography Forced Faster Conifer Evolution in Northern Hemisphere - Janet D...

STAFFDecember 11, 2012 — Bora Zivkovic

Sustainability

#SciAmBlogs Monday - singing dog, contagious itch, roach-eating mantis, ant-mimicking beetles, and more.

I hope you like the new Image of the Week!- Joe Parker and Taro Eldredge - The Bizarre, Beetle-Biased World of Social Insect Exploitation - Becky Crew - First photo of rare, wild New Guinea singing dog in 23 years - Scicurious - You scratch, I scratch!...

STAFFDecember 10, 2012 — Bora Zivkovic

Sustainability

#SciAmBlogs Friday - Apollo 17, Southern Drawl, Montreal Massacre, Giant Python Hunting, and more.

- C. Magnus Rittby - Some ruminations around the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission - R. Douglas Fields - Why does a Southern Drawl Sound Uneducated to Some? - Janet D.

STAFFDecember 7, 2012 — Bora Zivkovic

Sustainability

#SciAmBlogs Thursday - DSM-5, wave-particle Duality, pygmy sloths, wealthy primates, gypsy genetics, and more.

We have a new Video of the Week for your viewing pleasure!- David L. Levine - Why are People so Interested in the DSM-5? - Joel Taylor - The Chameleon of Quantum Culture: Wave-Particle Duality - Jason G...

STAFFDecember 6, 2012 — Bora Zivkovic

The Sciences

What is: AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program

I am pleased to present this guest post by Jessica M. Morrison. Working with the media can be a daunting proposition for a scientist, even more so for a scientist in training.

STAFFDecember 6, 2012 — Bora Zivkovic

Sustainability

#SciAmBlogs Wednesday - prenatal tests, patent trolls, data in cars, helmet efficiency, Nassim Taleb, and more.

- Ricki Lewis - The Battle of the Prenatal Tests - Neuro Bonkers - The meteoric ascent of the patent troll and the devastating consequences for innovation - Melissa C.

STAFFDecember 5, 2012 — Bora Zivkovic

Sustainability

#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - Bruised Batman, gender bias in science, cigarettes as parasite deterrents, Ethiopian Lions, Voyager 1, and more.

Plus, we have the new Image of the Week...- E. Paul Zehr - Bumps and Bruises from Bruce to Batman, and Beyond - James M. Gentile - Gender Bias And The Sciences: Facing Reality - Hannah Waters - Cigarette Butts in Nests Deter Bird Parasites - John R...

STAFFDecember 4, 2012 — Bora Zivkovic

Sustainability

#SciAmBlogs Monday - Near Death experience, Newton of Neuroscience, Higgs depression, Voyager 1, the pH scale, and more.

- Kyle Hill - The Death of “Near Death”: Even If Heaven is Real, You Aren’t Seeing It - Glenn Starkman - At CERN: Down in the mouth in paradise - Scicurious - Does Neuroscience need a Newton? - Kelly Oakes - Voyager 1 is still not out of the solar system - S.E...

STAFFDecember 3, 2012 — Bora Zivkovic

Sustainability

#SciAmBlogs Friday - Economy of Surgery, Missing Time, Scholastica, What DNA actually looks like, and more.

- Samyukta Mullangi - The Economy of Surgery - David Bressan - Missing Time - Hadas Shema - Interview with Mr. Rob Walsh, Scholastica - Alex Wild - What DNA actually looks like - Bora Zivkovic - Bora’s Picks (November 30th, 2012) - Kate Clancy - Audiences, Trolls, and Getting Some Science Onto the Internet - Scicurious - Friday Weird Science: Grin and bear it - Mark Fischetti - Mysterious Atmospheric River Soaks California, Where Megaflood May be Overdue =======================Conversations on our articles and blog posts often continue on our Facebook page - "Like" it and join in the discussion...

STAFFNovember 30, 2012 — 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 Wednesday - Dog Play, Jellyfish Sting, Scientific Aesthetics, Personalized Medicine, Zooniverse, Cities at Night, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - Biosphere 2, Seroquel Suicide, Conifer Evolution, Cave Weta, Wireless EV Charging, Hobbit, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Monday - singing dog, contagious itch, roach-eating mantis, ant-mimicking beetles, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Friday - Apollo 17, Southern Drawl, Montreal Massacre, Giant Python Hunting, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Thursday - DSM-5, wave-particle Duality, pygmy sloths, wealthy primates, gypsy genetics, and more.

What is: AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program

#SciAmBlogs Wednesday - prenatal tests, patent trolls, data in cars, helmet efficiency, Nassim Taleb, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - Bruised Batman, gender bias in science, cigarettes as parasite deterrents, Ethiopian Lions, Voyager 1, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Monday - Near Death experience, Newton of Neuroscience, Higgs depression, Voyager 1, the pH scale, and more.

#SciAmBlogs Friday - Economy of Surgery, Missing Time, Scholastica, What DNA actually looks like, 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