May 9, 2013

#SciAmBlogs Thursday - diamonds, smart mice, rhino poaching, crocopocalypse, 400 PPM, and more.

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- Martin Angler - Dye and Poison Stop Rhino Poachers

- Simon Wellings - Some facets of the geology of diamonds

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- John McCarthy - Human brain cells alive in mouse brains.

- Eric Michael Johnson - Equality and Individuality: A Collaboration Between Primates

- Darren Naish - Crocopocalypse exposed in public for the first time!

- Dana Hunter - Exclusive Sneak Preview of Metamorphic Madness

- Charles Q. Choi - A Modest Proposal: Google Glass Filmmaking

- Glendon Mellow - Build a Bricks & Mortar SciArt Gallery – right now!

- Michele Banks - Slippin’ and Slidin’

- John R. Platt - The 5 Most Endangered Canine Species

- David Wogan - Move over NC, Texas Gov wants to scrap research at universities

- Alex Wild - My longest blog post ever

- Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik - Illusion of the Week: Taxidermy Dreams

- Ingrid Wickelgren - Hear Me Talk about Social and Emotional Learning!

- David Biello - 400 PPM: Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere Reaches Prehistoric Levels

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