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#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - The Pill, Hump Day, Sherlock Holmes and more.

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Sorry for the delay! I just flew back from the wonderful Science Writers meeting (check out official coverage) and then promptly crashed and slept 12 hours straight.

Now back in the saddle, I ask you to check out the new Image of the Week over on the right hand side...

- Jennifer Frazer - The Story of Spigelia genuflexa, or, Why Biology Needs YOU


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- Scicurious - The Pill and Relationship Satisfaction, aka the power of interpretation

 

- Melissa C. Lott - Declining Energy Quality and Economic Recession

 

- Bora Zivkovic - #scio11 – What’s Keeping Us from Open Science? Is It the Powers That Be, Or Is It… Us?

 

- Katrina Edwards - North Pond: Happy Hump Day!

 

- Maria Konnikova - Lessons from Sherlock Holmes: The Importance of Perspective-Taking

 

- David Manly - A deliciously thought-provoking documentary

 

- Jason G. Goldman - Editor’s Selections: Nutrition, Pheromones, and Toe-Wiggling

 

- John R. Platt - Could Farming Sustainable Tilapia Help Cut the Demand for Shark Fin Soup?

 

- Larry Greenemeier - Head Not in the Clouds: Demanding More from Tech Innovation

 

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