November 12, 2011

#SciAmBlogs Friday - grief, Duggars, military goats, earworms, bleeding statues, 11/11/11 and more.

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- Hannah Waters - The Evolution of Grief, Both Biological and Cultural, in the 21st Century

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- Kate Clancy - The Duggars Demonstrate Life History Trade-Offs Around Quality Versus Quantity of Offspring

- Darren Naish - The noble tradition of military goats

- Charles Q. Choi - A Modest Proposal: Star-Trek-like Communicator Badges for Siri

- Gary Stix and The Editors (what a great name for a band!) - The Science of Earworms, or Why You Can’t Get that Damn Song Out of Your HeadandVote for the Most Annoying Earworm [Poll]

- Susanna Speier - Does 11/11/11 Have Anything to do With Science?

- David Ropeik - WARNING!!! Health Warnings May be Hazardous to Your Health!!!

- Katrina Edwards - North Pond: Last Core

- Jennifer Frazer - Serratia marcescens: A Tale of Bleeding Statues, Cursed Polenta, Insect Liquefaction, and Contact Lens Cases

- Michael Moyer - Silicon Valley Innovators Share Their Vision of the Future

- Krystal D'Costa - Malagasy Myth Explains Why Bats Sleep Upside DownandSheril Kirshenbaum on Why We Kiss

- Kevin Zelnio - #SciFund Puts YOU in Charge of Funding Science!

- Bora Zivkovic - Education at ScienceOnline2012

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