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This Week's Scishimi: I like symmetrical butts and I cannot lie.

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Play soccer, for your butt's sake. Another wonderful Friday post by the even more wonderful Scicurious.

August 2nd was Chemistry Day here at Scientific American Blogs - go check out the great posts.

Did you know dieting starves your brain? Its solution is to eat itself. Yeah. Maybe chew more instead?


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Can't an ugly, slimy bottom feeder get some love? Yes, yes it can.

Paleo-nerd Brian Switek begs Spielberg to really do Jurassic Park 4 - and to get it right.

Trying to get chicks makes bustards age faster.

This blows my mind. Bees. Pregnancy test. Art. Wow.

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Christie Wilcox is a postdoctoral researcher in cellular and molecular biology at the University of Hawaii, where she studies venom. She is also a science blogger and communicator.

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