Another week, another pile of links! It’s a (tiny) bit of work to put these together, so I keep having to think to myself: eight in a row! Streak! Streak! Streak! I think I can! MORE COFFEE.
Monday:
Miss some of the links I tweeted this week? I rounded them up for you. Bras, boomslangs, flatulence. ow.ly/UpFUU
“Saving Tim Hunt” by @danwaddellow.ly/Uq6C1 In my head, when I see his name, I hear “this is the song that never ends”
Fabulous piece on increasing diversity in newsrooms. ow.ly/UhmM2
Kangaroo farts. Eco-friendly? Or NOT? Turns out there is controversy. ow.ly/UhDxr
“Reminded of @Neuro_Skeptic‘s 9 circles of scientific hell…I would like to see new level for “sample size of 32”.” ow.ly/UhDPA
A professor caught cheaters, and “Protests from parents mean the university never pursued disciplinary action” ow.ly/UhH7G
TIL that there is a measurement of wine known as a “Jeroboam.” It’s three liters. My life is better. Thank you @docfreeride
An actually good study on brain training in the elderly. ow.ly/UpZC3
Tuesday:
On the Longest Hiking Trails, a Woman Finds Equal Footing. Really fascinating.ow.ly/3yoDgz
Windy days are rough on little penguin chicks. 🙁 “little penguins” are a species. A little one. http://ow.ly/Uq6Yp by @SarahZielinski
And now, @Laelaps ruins my vision of plesiosaurs hunting down fish. Some were filter-feeders. http://ow.ly/UqC0U
In an effort to treat pain, doctors have contributed to addiction.http://ow.ly/UqJOU
How scientists make people laugh for science. http://ow.ly/UqK5X
halfway to one very alarming milestone, the 2 degree rise that needs to limit global warming. http://ow.ly/UqZ8f
Think you’re above average? You and everybody else. @scifri explores the Lake Wobegone Effect. http://ow.ly/Ur4FJ
How to tell good studies from bad? Make a bet. http://ow.ly/Ur9yJ by @cragcrest
Wednesday:
How far does your sneeze travel? There’s science for that. GROSS Science.http://ow.ly/Urn26 by @anna_rothschild
The poop pill has arrived!http://ow.ly/UtmzB With some small clues to how pills are constructed to dissolve. Would love to learn more.
Did you know acoustics had a good bit to do with ending WWI? http://ow.ly/UtnQcFrom @SNStudents
Super cool. What happens to your body in an ultra-marathon. ow.ly/UtoAJ via @lilaguterman
I just backed Snatoms! The Magnetic Molecular Modeling Kit on @kickstarterkck.st/20MvgBX Because I WANT THIS.
Some of the cool history from even earlier than Stonehenge. ow.ly/Utqcd
FDA has new recommended value of added sugar. 50 grams. That seems like a lot. It’s actually abt 2 yoplait yogurts. ow.ly/UtF9v
How bugs breathe with their whole bodies. Super cool art. ow.ly/UuquL
Next Eureka! Lab experiment! I floated candy bars for science. Many, MANY candy bars.ow.ly/UvY5Y
Thursday:
“expecting science to clean up sports is an approach that is ultimately doomed to failure” ow.ly/3yq1TH
“Now for the good news. The scientific method is nothing but a piece of rhetoric.”http://ow.ly/3yq1VA
Porcupine sex: Mating behaviors involve quills, musk, penis spikes, fights, and arcs of urine. http://ow.ly/3yq1W8
Critical take from @neurocritic on food addiction and obesity. http://ow.ly/UwwNABugs me a LOT that obesity is used as a proxy.
This Spider’s Mate Breaks Her Genitals So She Can’t Have Sex Ever Again http://ow.ly/Uwhd1by @DianeAKelly
Kinda love this. Ranking of mosquito repellents. Unexpected success? A Victoria’s Secret perfume. http://ow.ly/UwBqc by @annaleen
On the meaning of animal names.http://ow.ly/UwBUf
Hot new burial trend! Become a fossil by getting buried in guano! http://ow.ly/UwC1xby @Laelaps
