June 2, 2012

#SciAmBlogs Friday - octopus mimicry, Transit of Venus, DNA patents, B.F.Skinner, galactic clash, dino eggs, and more.

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- Summer Ash - The Transit of Venus: Viewing Tips from an Astronomer

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- Katherine Harmon - How Octopuses Make Themselves Invisible

- Christina Agapakis - Patent Ecology

- Maria Konnikova - If we remember more, can we read deeper–and create better? Part I.

- John R. Platt - 3rd Annual Antelope Die-Off in Kazakhstan—Was a Spacecraft to Blame?

- John Horgan - Why B.F. Skinner, Like Freud, Still Isn’t Dead

- Caleb A. Scharf - From Andromeda With Love

- Jennifer Frazer - The Overlooked Joy of the Christmas Tree Worm

- Charles Q. Choi - A Modest Proposal: Google Autopiano

- Melissa C. Lott - What’s In The Price At The Pump?

- Rose Eveleth - All Aboard: how you can be a part of our research blog

- Daniel Barta - MSU Dinosaurs: An Egg By Any Other Name…

- Emily Lu - USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Micronesia Regional Shark Sanctuary

- Princess Ojiaku - Icarus at the Cutting Edge of the World Science Festival

- Bora Zivkovic - Bora’s Picks (June 1st, 2012)

- Bora Zivkovic - The Scienceblogging Weekly (June 1st, 2012)andLive chat today at noon about science blogging, circadian rhythms, sleep, metabolism and evolutionandBest of May at A Blog Around The Clock

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- Robin Lloyd - Transcript: Live Chat with SA Blogs Editor Bora Zivkovic on Clocks, Metabolism and Evolution

- Rachel Scheer - Meet the Science in Action Finalists – Part Two

- Fred Guterl - “Flame” malware greatly expands the scope of cyber warfare

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