
On Capsaicin: Why Do We Love to Eat Hot Peppers?
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.

On Capsaicin: Why Do We Love to Eat Hot Peppers?

Editor's Selections: More on Pepper Spray, and Synaesthesia

Sunday Photoblogging: San Diego Storm

Editor's Selections: Awe, Social Networks, Visual Perception

Engaging Undergrads with Wikipedia

Sunday Photoblogging: Life On The Edge

Using Blogs and Social Media in Undergrad Classrooms

What Can Dolphins Tell Us About The Evolution of Friendship?

If Chickens Like Consonant Music, Will They Hate B.B. King? That's Not Even the Right Question to Ask

Sunday Photoblogging: Urban Jungle

Day Old Chickens Prefer The Same Music That You Do

Editor's Selections: Candy, Cocaine, Autism and Schizophrenia

Book Review: How I Killed Pluto by Mike Brown

Halloween Editor's Selections: Ghosts, Zombies, and Stealing Candy

Of Flash Mobs and Four Loko
An out-of-context experience can feel more intense

Real Life Werewolves? Dog Bites and Full Moons

Sunday Photoblogging: Crescent Moon and Sunset

Killer Whales in Captivity: Not a 13th Amendment Problem

Thoughtful Animal in Print! Of Flashmobs and Four Loko

Editor's Selections: Funny Men and No-High Hemp

Book Review: Mireya Mayor's "Pink Boots and a Machete"

Sunday Photoblogging: Where To Focus?

Editor's Selections: Nutrition, Pheromones, and Toe-Wiggling

Sunday Photoblogging: Wormhole