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      #SciAmBlogs Wednesday - crowdfunding, science questions to Presidential candidates, Thomas Kuhn, Alberta tar sands, Tarrasius, and more.

      • STAFFBy Bora Zivkovic on May 24, 2012
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      - Jai Ranganathan - Crowdfunding for research dollars: a cure for science’s ills?

       

      - Bora Zivkovic - 3 Science questions to ask U.S. Presidential candidates

       

      - Kate Clancy - Belieber or Thiever: Who came first, Bieber or this scientist?

       

      - Eric Michael Johnson - The Allure of Gay Cavemen

       

      - Lucas Brouwers - Ancient fish had the backbone of a landlubber

       

      - Dana Hunter - Prelude to a Catastrophe: “The Current Quiet Interval Will Not Last…”

       

      - John Horgan - What Thomas Kuhn Really Thought about Scientific “Truth”

       

      - DNLee - Wordless Wednesday: African Giant Pouched Rats

       

      - Charles Q. Choi - From the Writer’s Desk: A before-and-after side-by-side look at how a story is made

       

      - David Wogan - Aerial views of the Alberta tar sands show the beauty and mess of the whole process

       

      - Nick Leonard - USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Economic Effects of the Revised Military Buildup in Guam

       

      - Scicurious - Longer life with an extra espresso shot?

       

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