August 22, 2012

#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - rape and pregnancy, beneficient toxins, conscious octopusses, zebra herpes, music-trained brains, ZomBees, and more.

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- Andrew Durso - Poisonous Snakes Can’t Resist Toxic Toad Tucker…Or Can They?

- Kate Clancy - Here is Some Legitimate Science on Pregnancy and RapeandWhat Do You Do When There is No Best Dataset? A follow-up on pregnancy and rape statistics

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- Christie Wilcox - Even A Few Years Of Music Training Benefits The Brain

- Katherine Harmon - Octopuses Gain Consciousness (According to Scientists’ Declaration)

- John R. Platt - How Did Zebras Give 2 Polar Bears Herpes?

- Khalil A. Cassimally - Nerve Magazine: student science magazine of Queen’s University

- S.E. Gould - Butterfly Watch: The Wall Butterfly

- Caleb A. Scharf - More Tales of Life

- Jason G. Goldman - ScienceSeeker Editor’s Selections: Bad Neuroscience, Psychopathy in the Courtroom, and Swimming Psychology

- Mariette DiChristina - Zombies Invade Google Campus

- Larry Greenemeier - How Do Germs Get into the Swimming Pool? You Might Not Want to Know

- John Matson - A Ride in an Air Tanker Refueling F-15s

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