November 12, 2012

#SciAmBlogs Monday - why storms topple trees, why life is carbon-based, why Twitter is like a party, why addicts roam, and more whys.

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- Mary Knudson - Why Do Trees Topple in a Storm?

- S.E. Gould - Shine on you crazy diamond: why humans are carbon-based lifeforms

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- Cassie Rodenberg - Addicts Are Professional Vagabonds

- Christina Agapakis - Smell-O-Vision

- Ferris Jabr - Twitter Is A 24-Hour Party. You Can Tweet If You Want To

- Glendon Mellow - Illustrate Your Science Blog Using An iPhone

- Maria Konnikova - In praise of paper

- Darren Naish - Raptors kill hominids, kill cattle, kill giant moa

- Scicurious - This is your Brain on Music

- Carin Bondar - Evolutionary Pharmacology is at the Forefront of an Adventure in Crowdfunding

- Jennifer Frazer - Just What is Exserohilum rostratum?

- John Horgan - Should Scientists and Engineers Resist Taking Military Money?

- Christie Wilcox - Musical Monday: Stay Near Me

- Dana Hunter - Accretionary Wedge #51 Now Available – Geopoetry at Its Best!

- Marissa Fessenden - Engineers of the Future Design Star Trek-Inspired Tricorder Device

- David Biello - Rep. Rush Holt’s Advice to His Fellow Scientists on Politics

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