December 29, 2011

#SciAmBlogs Wednesday - Earth's magnet, botanical nomenclature, oxycodone, Winnie-the-Pooh and more.

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It's Wednesday - time for the brand new Video of the Week! And lots of great blog posts:

- Davide Castelvecchi - Book Review: Our Magnetic Earth, by Ronald Merrill

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- Hannah Waters - Botanists finally ditch Latin and paper, enter 21st century

- David Wogan - Growth of the Alberta tar sands from 1984 to 2011

- Cassie Rodenberg - Every drug is the ‘deadliest drug,’ especially oxycodone

- Maria Konnikova - Winnie-the-Pooh and the Pervasiveness of Egocentric Bias: Why We Are All THAT Sort of Bear

- Krystal D'Costa - Macy’s Holiday Tradition: Windows Through Time

- Kevin Zelnio - Cave-Dwelling Invertebrates Enjoy Exotic Cuisine

- Mark Fischetti - Tornadoes in 2011 Set Deadly Records

- Larry Greenemeier - 1.4-Meter Organic LED TV Sets to Be Unveiled at Consumer Tech Extravaganza

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