And we have a brand new Image of the Week. – Andy Rivkin – The fight to save planetary science, and why the new Mars rover doesn’t mean victory – Caroline Dodds Pennock – The 2012 Apocalypse, or why the world won’t end this week – Judy Stone – A Clinical Trial and [...]
Keep reading »- Pete Monfre – Kids Lead Crowd Funded Scientific Mission to Nicaragua: Science Education is the Tide that Lifts All Boats – Bob Grumman – M@h*(pOet)?ica – Happy Holidays! – Jennifer Ouellette – The Hagfish Goes High Fashion and Chilling Out with Cold Plasmas – Allyson Beatrice – Science Books for the [...]
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For the second year in a row, Forbes magazine picks young and up-and-coming stars in various areas of life – their, now already well established and reputable 30 Under 30 list of “Innovators, Disruptors And Brightest Stars Of 2012″. I am very proud to report that two Scientific American bloggers are included in the list [...]
Keep reading »- Scott K. Johnson – Re-thinking the way colleges teach critical thinking – Josh Howgego – The ideas woman – Kate Clancy – Don’t Sweat It: Premenopausal Women, Reproductive State, and the Joy of Night Sweats – George Musser – When You Fall Into a Black Hole, How Long Have You Got? [...]
Keep reading »- David Pisetsky – Science at the (Baseball) Plate – Cadell Last – Are Western Chimpanzees a New Species of Pan? – Jennifer Frazer – Were Weirdo Ediacarans Really Lichens, Fungi, and Slime Molds? – Jason G. Goldman – What Is Operant Conditioning? (and How Does It Explain Driving Dogs?) – [...]
Keep reading »There is a new Video of the Week for your pleasure. – Julie Hecht – How Do You Play with Your Dog? – Chris Leamon – Advancing the Promise of Personalized Medicine: Companion Diagnostics – Christie Wilcox – Don’t Pee On It: Zinc Emerges As New Jellyfish Sting Treatment – Christina Agapakis [...]
Keep reading »- Susan Swanberg – Rock Tasting at Biosphere 2 – Judy Stone – A Clinical Trial and Suicide Leave Many Questions: Part 1: Consent? – Jennifer Frazer – Pesky Glaciers and Differing Geography Forced Faster Conifer Evolution in Northern Hemisphere – Janet D. Stemwedel – Are scientists obligated to call out the [...]
Keep reading »I hope you like the new Image of the Week! – Joe Parker and Taro Eldredge – The Bizarre, Beetle-Biased World of Social Insect Exploitation – Becky Crew – First photo of rare, wild New Guinea singing dog in 23 years – Scicurious – You scratch, I scratch! The social contagion of itch. [...]
Keep reading »- C. Magnus Rittby – Some ruminations around the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission – R. Douglas Fields – Why does a Southern Drawl Sound Uneducated to Some? – Janet D. Stemwedel – Thoughts on the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. – Amanda Netburn – The San Diego Coastal Expedition [...]
Keep reading »We have a new Video of the Week for your viewing pleasure! – David L. Levine – Why are People so Interested in the DSM-5? – Joel Taylor – The Chameleon of Quantum Culture: Wave-Particle Duality – Jason G. Goldman – Koalas and Bison Use the Same Rules for Choosing Mates – [...]
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