July 26, 2012

#SciAmBlogs Thursday - The Countdown, #BeginScights, gun violence, human origins, evolution of music, smart headlights, and more.

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Introducing something new! Philip Yam introduces The Countdown, Episode 1: Earliest Spiral Galaxy, Earth as Art, the Pioneer Anomaly, a Rocket-Loving Gopher, 7 Minutes of Terror

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- Eric Michael Johnson - The Joker’s Wild: On the Ecology of Gun Violence in America

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- Jason G. Goldman - “Blooming, Buzzing Confusion” – But Who Is Confused?

- Ilana Yurkiewicz - “Drinking from a firehose:” can research into the human mind help with medical school memorization?

- Gary Stix - Out of Africa: Startling New Genetics of Human Origins

- Dana Hunter - Prelude to a Catastrophe: “Our Best Judgement of Risk”

- Kalliopi Monoyios - Honoring Gerald Hodge With a Legacy of Beginnings

- Melissa C. Lott - Will (a lack of) Water Threaten U.S. Energy Production?

- Kate Clancy - What do you post after you have achieved the trifecta? Summer reading!

- Bora Zivkovic - Welcome SciLogs.com, congrats to Khalil, and the ‘Beginnings’ series.

- Philip Yam - The Countdown, Episode 1: Earliest Spiral Galaxy, Earth as Art, the Pioneer Anomaly, a Rocket-Loving Gopher, 7 Minutes of Terror

- John Matson - Is Pop Music Evolving, or Is It Just Getting Louder?

- Katherine Harmon - Skin Bacteria Are Your Friends

- Christine Gorman - Advances in Science Drive Economic Growth

- Larry Greenemeier - Smart Headlights Let Drivers See Through Rain and Snow

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