July 23, 2013

#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - how to destroy art, see like a bee, and commune with one's ancestors. And more.

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- Cheryl Murphy - Well, I’ll BEE…Bees see UV

- Glendon Mellow - How to Destroy Priceless Works of Art

- Becky Crew - New Species, Thor’s Hero Shrew, Will Back Itself in Any Feat of Strength

- Jennifer Ouellette - Fermilab Physicist Makes “Frozen Lightning” Art with Accelerators

- Katherine Harmon - 3-D Printed Jets Mimic Octopus Propulsion

- Melanie Tannenbaum - I’m Excited About The Royal Baby (And It’s Okay If You Are Too)

- Ashutosh Jogalekar - Richard Rhodes on the need for nuclear power

- Gary Stix - Two Hydrogens and One Oxygen, a Recipe for Cognitive Enhancement?

- Khalil A. Cassimally - A Conversation With Adam Smith, Penny Sarchet and Douglas Heaven

- Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik - Through the Eyes of a Child

- Carin Bondar - All You Need to Know About New England Fisheries in Four Minutes

- Alex Wild - Infringement, or Fair Use? Part II: the Opinioning.

- Kate Clancy - Research Realities: New Blog Mini-Series

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