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The Best of the Blogs video is here for May 2013. Scientific American's Carin Bondar runs through some of the top posts in May from advertising in the food industry, Mythbusters, and fear-mongering and fracking (by yours truly).
Many thanks to Carin for showcasing some great work on the blog network – and thanks to you for reading!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EWtLsLFPltU