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      #SciAmBlogs Thursday - zoo tigers, stargazing dung beetles, #scio13, dog domestication, educational Twitter, and more.

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        By Bora Zivkovic on January 24, 2013
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      - Jody Passanisi and Shara Peters - Tweet to Learn

       

      - Jason G. Goldman - Tiger Tradeoffs: Balancing Medical and Psychological Well-Being in Zoos

       

      - Ashutosh Jogalekar - Truth and beauty in chemistry

       

      - Judy Stone - Prosecutorial Excess: A Pattern of Abuse

       

      - Dana Hunter - The Cataclysm: “I Was Just Instantly Buried”

       

      - John R. Platt - Almost Extinct Brazilian Bird Observed in Nest for the First Time [Video]

       

      - DNLee - A Dream Deferred: How access to STEM is denied to many students before they get in the door good

       

      - Scicurious - Blogging for the Long Haul: #scio13

       

      - Carin Bondar - It’s Almost Time For Science Online 2013 – Get Your Dancing Shoes Ready!

       

      - Bora Zivkovic - ScienceOnline2012 – interview with Sarah Webb

       

      - Eric R. Olson - The Countdown, Episode 14 – Inflatable Space Station, Monkey Launch, Lunar Hedgehogs, Martian Groundwater, Saturn’s Super-Sized Storm

       

      - David Biello - Does Increased Energy-Efficiency Just Spark Us to Use More?

       

      - Katherine Harmon - Dung Beetles Follow the Stars

       

      - Kate Wong - Adaptation to Starchy Diet Was Key to Dog Domestication

       

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