September 16, 2011

Friday Finale at the #SciAmBlogs

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No matter what day of the week or time of year, there is always something for everyone on the blogs - have a great weekend:

- Scicurious - Friday Weird Science: Do the SNEAK

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- D.N.Lee - Tokiwa T. Smith: Exposing and encouraging urban youth in science and math

- David Wogan - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Radioxenon Testing

- Neil F. Comins - What If the Moon Didn’t Exist: The Fun of Counterfactuals in Science

- David Bressan - Large Igneous Provinces and Mass Extinctions

- Maria Konnikova - Lessons from Sherlock Holmes: Don’t Tangle Two Lines of Thought

- Christie Wilcox - Observations: Why do women cry? Obviously, it’s so they don’t get laid.

- Kate Clancy - Parenting is not just for the ladies: on testosterone, fatherhood, and why lower hormones are good for you

- David Biello - Hackers Use Open Hardware to Solve Environmental Problems

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