January 24, 2013

#SciAmBlogs Thursday - zoo tigers, stargazing dung beetles, #scio13, dog domestication, educational Twitter, and more.

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- Jody Passanisi and Shara Peters - Tweet to Learn

- Jason G. Goldman - Tiger Tradeoffs: Balancing Medical and Psychological Well-Being in Zoos

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- Ashutosh Jogalekar - Truth and beauty in chemistry

- Judy Stone - Prosecutorial Excess: A Pattern of Abuse

- Dana Hunter - The Cataclysm: “I Was Just Instantly Buried”

- John R. Platt - Almost Extinct Brazilian Bird Observed in Nest for the First Time [Video]

- DNLee - A Dream Deferred: How access to STEM is denied to many students before they get in the door good

- Scicurious - Blogging for the Long Haul: #scio13

- Carin Bondar - It’s Almost Time For Science Online 2013 – Get Your Dancing Shoes Ready!

- Bora Zivkovic - ScienceOnline2012 – interview with Sarah Webb

- Eric R. Olson - The Countdown, Episode 14 – Inflatable Space Station, Monkey Launch, Lunar Hedgehogs, Martian Groundwater, Saturn’s Super-Sized Storm

- David Biello - Does Increased Energy-Efficiency Just Spark Us to Use More?

- Katherine Harmon - Dung Beetles Follow the Stars

- Kate Wong - Adaptation to Starchy Diet Was Key to Dog Domestication

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