We started this week a little snowy, but that doesn’t stop the science!!
Stay cozy. Grab some coffee. Sip with me.
Monday:
Danger, Ron Weasley. Spiders that group together in gangs of 50,000. ow.ly/Xqewu by @jgold85
New Sci! There’s a sour side to serotonin. Literally. ow.ly/Xv2iF
How a woman whose muscles disappeared discovered she shared a disease with a muscle-bound Olympic medalist.propublica.org/article/muscul…
A rat casino shows that even rats get risky in the right environments. blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2016/0…
When it comes to harassment in sci, it’s rarely as simple as “just report it.” Important from @docfreerideforbes.com/sites/janetste…
Some like it hot. Tegus boost their body heat during mating season.sciencenews.org/blog/science-t…
Some people think their wives are imposters. This guy thought his CAT was an imposter.blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2… by @Neuro_Skeptic
Special snowflakes no more. An engineer has found a way to make twin snowflakes.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/sci…
Tuesday:
Still snowed in? Check out my links! Cheese, penis bones. Squirrels! ow.ly/XuFVM
A downside of open science: It can be used against scientists. http://ow.ly/XuH2q
What’s Zika? It’s like Dengue…except add possible birth defects. http://ow.ly/XuHui
BBC – Future – Why do you get ‘eye floaters’? @jgold85 knows http://ow.ly/Xqp82
New Sci! This is about serotonin. But it’s mostly an ode to my favorite sandwich, the Reuben. http://ow.ly/Xv2Mq
How to read a scientific paper. So sad. So true. When I first started grad school they used to take me a whole DAY.http://ow.ly/XvoSJ
Great profile of @phylogenomics, how NOT to oversell the microbiome.http://ow.ly/Xvqxz
Sometimes using official channels to report harassment in sci just makes things worse.http://ow.ly/XvGRE by @docfreeride
Wednesday:
This week’s word: Be part of the solution, my friends. http://ow.ly/XuFYW
This is the song that never ends. The cheese addiction song. http://ow.ly/XxRIQ It is WRONG. http://ow.ly/XxRKW Love the cheese.
Are food movements really there? A good question. ow.ly/XxUjK
Thoughtful and important piece on the calorie. Not totally broken but very bent.ow.ly/XylH8 by @Gastropodcast
The Amazing Significo: why researchers need to understand poker ow.ly/XyLMq by @DevyBee
‘It was us or nobody’: Meet the heroic professor who helped uncover the Flint lead water crisis. ow.ly/XAA2n
Reporting is hard, but staying silent is worse. Part 3 from @docfreeride on reporting harassment in science. ow.ly/XAQzF
MAN! Amy Tan got a leech named after her! When’s my turn!! 🙂 ow.ly/XAQSN
Thursday:
A science project recruited ultra runners to search for wolverines. I love this. 🙂ow.ly/XB7g3
We measure distance not just by sight, but by sound. ow.ly/XBnBO
Tardigrades, by their gene activity, are mostly head. ow.ly/XBnNu By @Inkfish explains how they get ahead in life.
“Plagiarism….devalues the currency of creation.” ow.ly/XBnZr by @Neuro_Skeptic
Scientific errors happen. Here’s what do to, from people who’ve been there. ow.ly/XBoiNby @RetractionWatch
What West Nile can teach us about Zika. By @marynmck ow.ly/XBrpt
I reviewed @xkcd ‘s book “Thing Explainer.” Sometimes, you don’t need big words, but other times, boy can they help. ow.ly/XDAzN
Oh GREAT. Not just bed bugs. Insecticide RESISTANT bed bugs ow.ly/XDPrv (torches everything, just to be safe)
Friday:
LOVED the latest @Gastropodcast espisode on the calorie. ow.ly/XDQF9 I want to volunteer for a calorimeter study now!
“If you’re so goddamn excited, why am I still broke?” The realities of biohacking. By @roseveleth ow.ly/XDTUj
“Rapper B.o.B’s theory may be ridiculous, but he’s motivated by the same questing spirit that gave us science.” http://ow.ly/XEkVO
More than one way to make a male. Scientists have made male mice without Y chromosomes. Fascinating. http://ow.ly/XGgdl
Does Zika cause microcephaly? here’s what it would take to prove it. http://ow.ly/XGgIe
Think octopuses are introverts? Not so.http://ow.ly/XGhbS by @nerdychristie
The #Challenger deaths looked instant. They most likely were not. Horrible.http://ow.ly/XGi2D
We’re the only animals with chins. And no one knows why. http://ow.ly/XGidU by @edyong209
