April 29, 2013

#SciAmBlogs Monday - whale culture, Caffeine MLD50, genetically modified human, smartglasses, Boston fear, and more.

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- Michael Chwe - Michael Chwe Responds to Miss Austen

- DNLee - #DispatchesDNLee: Settling Back Into Morogoro

- Maria Droujkova and Yelena McManaman - Adventurous Math For the Playground Set

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- Erin Brodwin - Sequester-Hobbled DARPA Takes Aim at New Types of Terrorism

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