ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections: Jet Lag, Big Bird, Circle Walking, Call Me Maybe?

By Jason G. Goldman on October 9, 2012

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

Beatrice the Biologist explains, in just a few cartoon panels, why jet lag is so annoying.

What educational television options might there be in a world without Big Bird? Kevin Zelnio explores such a world at EvoEcoLab.

Are there any questions in human behavior more interesting than why humans tend to walk in circles? Maybe not. The latest effort to decode this mystery looks to inner ear anatomy. Christian Jarrett covers this research at BPS Research Digest.

Can Carly Rae Jepsen's song "Call Me Maybe" teach you something (anything) about science? Sure it can. Jon Wilkins explains at Lost in Transcription.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)

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. Follow Jason G. Goldman on Twitter

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