Welcome New Readers!
At some point today, I got a whole mess of new twitter followers who (I hope) are coming to check out the blog. Here are a few links to some of the best and most popular posts, to give a sense of the things I like to write about.
By Jason G. Goldman
This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American
At some point today, I got a whole mess of new twitter followers who (I hope) are coming to check out the blog. Here are a few links to some of the best and most popular posts, to give a sense of the things I like to write about.
Here is a quick introduction.
Here are a few of the most popular posts:
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Whale Snot
Whale Poop
Does Oral Sex Confer An Evolutionary Advantage? Evidence From Bats
Your Kid's Newest Art Critic
And a few of my personal favorites:
Giant Birds and Terrified Monkeys
Elephants Say "Bee-ware!"
Are Those Dogs Playing or Fighting?
And a favorite from the old blog, that I haven't imported yet: The Russian Fox Study.Imported it.
Finally, tell me who you are in the comments and how you found me! (And veteran readers who are until-now lurkers: feel free to tell me who you are as well!)
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