September 13, 2013

#SciAmBlogs Friday – Survival of Humanity, Future of Food, Wonderful Things, Pretty Road Kill, Capture & Release, and more.

- Lawrence Rifkin – The Survival of Humanity - Jag Bhalla – Non-grapefruit and fruitful non-science - Jennifer Frazer – Wonderful Things: The Universe Between the Sand Grains - George Musser – Save the Earth, Save Money—There’s No Need to Choose - Melissa C.

By Bora Zivkovic

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- Lawrence Rifkin - The Survival of Humanity

- Jag Bhalla - Non-grapefruit and fruitful non-science

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- Jennifer Frazer - Wonderful Things: The Universe Between the Sand Grains

- George Musser - Save the Earth, Save Money—There’s No Need to Choose

- Melissa C. Lott - Photo Friday: Want to keep cool in the African desert? Try an ARMY-issued solar shade

- Gary Stix - Ketamine, A Darling of the Club Scene, Inspires Next-Generation Antidepressants [Part 3]

- Scicurious - The IgNobels, 2013: Reattachment of the penis. Unless it was first eaten by a duck.

- Bora Zivkovic - WCSJ2013 in Helsinki, a photo-tour

- DNLee - #FieldworkFriday: Capture & Release

- Kalliopi Monoyios - Road Kill So Perty You Can Bring It Home To Ma

- Bora Zivkovic - Bora’s Picks (September 13th, 2013)

- Philip Yam - Can You Trust Your Eyes? A Video of Illusions

- The Editors - Satisfy your curiosity with our new eBook, Can We Feed the World? The Future of Food

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