January 29, 2013

#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - Stomach Sieve, killer cats, Andromeda, Wind Turbines, Hands-on Math, #scio13 and more.

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ScienceOnline2013 starts tomorrow. It is highly unlikely I will have time and energ to post evening linkfests until next Monday - just keep checking the network regularly for yourselves ;-)

- Rob Dunn - The Sieve Hypothesis: Clever Study Suggests an Alternate Explanation for the Function of the Human Stomach

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- Hannah Waters - Cats Are Ruthless Killers. Should They Be Killed?

- Caleb A. Scharf - Andromeda mon amour

- Robynne Boyd - The Quest for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Despite Failures

- Evelyn Lamb - Try Your Hand at Hands-on Math

- Kate Clancy - Context and Identity in Science Writing #scio13ID

- Ashutosh Jogalekar - Peer review – Pitfalls, possibilities, perils, promises *: #scio13

- Alan Jamieson - Kermadec Trench: Boring eels

- Cassie Rodenberg - Watch “Methadonia,” Doc Film on Heroin and Poverty

- Bora Zivkovic - ScienceOnline2012 – interview with Simon Frantz

- David Biello - Hurricane-Riding Microbes Make a Home at Cruising Altitude

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