Environment
Observations: Tuna
Every once in a while, you write something you really, really like. You write something you like so much, you wish you could write it again, over and over.
Science Sushi
Real science. Served raw.
The Sciences
From Country Bumpkin to City Dweller: Urban Wildlife
"Maybe I'm not cut out for city life the smell of exhaust, the smell of strife" - Lou Reed Not everyone adjusts well to living in a city. Having spent a few days in Manhattan earlier this year, I can say quite unequivocally that I'm one of those people...
The Sciences
This Week's Scishimi: Spoiler Alert
What's your favorite scientific name? I still put my vote on Crepidula fornicata . Science graffiti. Nuff said. Turns out spoilers don't actually spoil the fun - go figure.
Environment
In the immortal words of Tom Petty: "I won't back down"
In the responses to my article on organic myths, I have been called an industrial shill, liar, and an organic hater. People have questioned my motives, saying I am a bioengineer or paid by Monsanto * ...
The Sciences
This Week's Scishimi: I like symmetrical butts and I cannot lie.
Play soccer, for your butt's sake. Another wonderful Friday post by the even more wonderful Scicurious. August 2 nd was Chemistry Day here at Scientific American Blogs - go check out the great posts...
This Week’s Scishimi: Lions and dolphins and semen, oh my!
Bon appetit! Apparently, dolphins have multiple super-senses – Ed Yong tells us all about them. Don’t think there’s science in the city?
The Sciences
Instant Zombie - Just Add Salt.
Those of you who follow me on Google+, facebook or twitter might have seen this neat little video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwvaEpYbUIM Yeah, it freaked me out, too.
The Sciences
This Week's Scishimi: Rock, Paper, Sexism and More
I hate to admit this, but I'm not perfect. Stuff happens, even sciencey stuff, and I don't write about it. It's not that I don't want to write about all this cool science-y stuff, but the sad fact is I'm only human, and even I need to eat, sleep and somehow get a PhD at the same time...
Chemistry
Mythbusting 101: Organic Farming > Conventional Agriculture
People believe a lot of things that we have little to no evidence for, like that vikings wore horned helmets or that you can see the Great Wall of China from space.
The Sciences
What's in a name?
This past weekend, I sat down at my computer hell-bent on writing this post. I knew I couldn't about write about just anything - not for my first real post on Scientific American.
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