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ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections: Drinking for Science, Circadian Cycles, Facebook Spying

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Here are my Science Seeker Editor's Selections for the past week:

In which a group of neuroscientists throw a party, munch on snacks, and throw back vodka martinis. While wearing portable, wireless, EEG headsets. FOR SCIENCE. (by Neuroskeptic)

You've heard of circadian cycles. How about "ultradian" cycles? How does changing the length of a day affect the "reproductive physiology and activity levels in male Siberian hamsters"? Find out at ScienceLife, a University of Chicago blog.


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Jason G. Goldman is a science journalist based in Los Angeles. He has written about animal behavior, wildlife biology, conservation, and ecology for Scientific American, Los Angeles magazine, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the BBC, Conservation magazine, and elsewhere. He contributes to Scientific American's "60-Second Science" podcast, and is co-editor of Science Blogging: The Essential Guide (Yale University Press). He enjoys sharing his wildlife knowledge on television and on the radio, and often speaks to the public about wildlife and science communication.

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