December 18, 2012

#SciAmBlogs Monday - Hagfish High Fashion, Cold Plasmas, Tree-Climbing Velociraptor, Christmas Metadata, Solar Bike-Car and more.

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- Pete Monfre - Kids Lead Crowd Funded Scientific Mission to Nicaragua: Science Education is the Tide that Lifts All Boats

- Bob Grumman - M@h*(pOet)?ica – Happy Holidays!

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- Jennifer Ouellette - The Hagfish Goes High FashionandChilling Out with Cold Plasmas

- Allyson Beatrice - Science Books for the Kids on Your Shopping List (Guest Post)

- Scicurious - The dopamine side(s) of depression

- Bonnie Swoger - What is metadata? A Christmas themed exploration.

- Darren Naish - Did Velociraptor and Archaeopteryx climb trees? Claws and climbing in birds and other dinosaurs

- John R. Platt - Three New Slow Loris Species Discovered in Borneo; Rare Venomous Primates Threatened by Illegal Pet Trade

- Amanda Netburn - The San Diego Coastal Expedition: Zonation Zombies: Part 2 - The Midwater Animals

- Christie Wilcox - The Best Gangnam Parody I’ve Seen Yet

- John Horgan - Question for Gun-Rights Fanatics: Have You No Sense of Decency?

- Scott Huler - The solar-powered bike-car thingy we’ve all been waiting for

- David Wogan - Live coverage of the Comparative Energy Policies and Technologies in France and USA Conference from Austin, TX

- Khalil A. Cassimally - Tips: Practical Guides On How To Do Science Journalism By SciDev.net

- Joanne Manaster - Monday Music Video: Biotech Support in Song

- Bora Zivkovic - Two SciAm bloggers make the 30-under-30 Forbes annual list.

- John Matson - NASA Probes to Crash into Lunar Mountain Monday Afternoon

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