July 24, 2013

#SciAmBlogs Wednesday – Bigfoot language, basic research, Pacific Rim physics, eating insects, and more.

- Karen Stollznow – (Big)foot in Mouth: Bigfoot Language - Lisa Willemse – This research is worse than bad. It’s basic.

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- Karen Stollznow - (Big)foot in Mouth: Bigfoot Language

- Lisa Willemse - This research is worse than bad. It’s basic.

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- Felicity Muth - How might female butterflies gain an advantage? How about having the ability to taste through their feet

- Kyle Hill - Pacific Rim Physics (Part 1): A Rocket Punch is a Boeing 747 to the Face

- Krystal D'Costa - What’s stopping us from eating insects?

- Mary Karmelek - Safety Takes Flight: A Notable Aviatrix on Preventing Airplane Accidents

- John R. Platt - Endangered Plants for Sale Online: Are They Legal?

- John Horgan - New Study of Prehistoric Skeletons Undermines Claim that War Has Deep Evolutionary Roots

- Janet D. Stemwedel - Ethical and practical issues for uBiome to keep working on.

- Zeynep Altinay and Paige Brown - New Horizons in Environmental Communication: LSU Project Seeks Feedback

- Kate Clancy - Research Realities I: Issues With School-based Research

- Melissa C. Lott - Actively making a difference – 4th grade class goes off the grid

- Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik - Fat Tuesday: Even if you eat a healthy diet, your genes can make you fat and Illusion of the Week: Jesus is watching you!

- Jason G. Goldman - George Alexander Louis: What’s In A Name?

- Seth Fletcher - Introducing “Imperceptibly” Thin Electronics

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