August 5, 2013

#SciAmBlogs Monday – Ramadan mood, Cultured Beef, Shark Week, Europa Report, Yeti, physics of sandstorms, funniest number, , and more.

See the latest Image of the Week! - Layla Eplett – The Fast and the Not Necessarily Furious Ramadan Mood and Circadian Rhythms - Britney Schmidt – The Europa Report: A Report - William Skaggs – Global warming: The folly of certainty - John R.

By Bora Zivkovic

Join Our Community of Science Lovers!

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American

See the latest Image of the Week!

- Layla Eplett - The Fast and the Not Necessarily Furious Ramadan Mood and Circadian Rhythms

On supporting science journalism

If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.

- Britney Schmidt - The Europa Report: A Report

- William Skaggs - Global warming: The folly of certainty

- John R. Platt - Film Fakery: Does Shark Week Harm Conservation Efforts?

- Evelyn Lamb - What Is the Funniest Number?

- Scicurious - Knocking 5-HT1A down to bring mood upandSci Returns! But I never truly went away…

- Hadas Shema - Thoughts about altmetrics (an unorganized, overdue post)

- Darren Naish - Tales from the Cryptozoologicon: the Yeti

- Jennifer Ouellette - Cambyses’ Lost Army and the Physics of SandstormsandPhysics Week in Review: August 3, 2013

- Rachel Margolese - Fuel for Thought: Travels in Tanzania

- Jason G. Goldman - Depth Perception Didn’t Evolve for Watching The Avengers in 3DandPhotoblogging: Flamingo Family

- John Horgan - Cancer Establishment Admits We’re Getting Overtested and Overtreated

- Carin Bondar - Move Over Minute Physics, Here Comes Minute Earth!

- Kyle Hill - Kick Off Geek Week With Ten Videos that Blow My MindandNerds and Words: Week 31

- Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik - Neuroscience in Fiction: The Princess Bride

- Bora Zivkovic - ScienceWriters2013 – great program in Gainsville in November.

- David Biello - Cultured Beef: Do We Really Need a $380,000 Burger Grown in Petri Dishes?

- Sandra Upson - Pigeons, Like Humans, Can Behave Irrationally

=======================

Conversations on our articles and blog posts often continue on our Facebook page - "Like" it and join in the discussion. You can also put our official Google Plus page in your circles and check out our Pinterest page.

You should follow the Blog Network on Twitter - the official account is @sciamblogs and the List of all the bloggers is @sciamblogs/sciambloggers.

It’s Time to Stand Up for Science

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in that two-century history.

I’ve been a Scientific American subscriber since I was 12 years old, and it helped shape the way I look at the world. SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe. I hope it does that for you, too.

If you subscribe to Scientific American, you help ensure that our coverage is centered on meaningful research and discovery; that we have the resources to report on the decisions that threaten labs across the U.S.; and that we support both budding and working scientists at a time when the value of science itself too often goes unrecognized.

In return, you get essential news, captivating podcasts, brilliant infographics, can't-miss newsletters, must-watch videos, challenging games, and the science world's best writing and reporting. You can even gift someone a subscription.

There has never been a more important time for us to stand up and show why science matters. I hope you’ll support us in that mission.

Thank you,

David M. Ewalt, Editor in Chief, Scientific American