ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections January 4 - 10, 2015

Each week, the ScienceSeeker editors pick their favorite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise. Here is a round-up of the Science Seeker Editors’ Selections for the past week:

• The Most Important Scientist in my Life: My Mom at The Physics Mill by Jonah Miller


• What do we expect of a space program? at Starts With A Bang! — Medium by Ethan Siegel


• Mathematics and Magic: the de Bruijn Card Trick at The n-Category Café by Simon Willerton


• Insights into the scientific gatekeepers: A fight for the status quo? at Lunatic Laboratories by Gabriel


• Typical Dreams:  A Comparison of Dreams Across Cultures at SciLogs by Jalees Rehman


• Easter Islanders Petered Out After Europeans Came at Discovery News - Archaeology


• Why Viruses Prefer a Cold Nose at Discovery News - Human


• Five Things Being A Zumba Instructor Has Taught Me About Science Communication at PsySociety by Melanie Tannenbaum


• No, Half of All Children Won't Be Autistic By 2025, Despite What Your Facebook Friends May Tell You at Big Think by Neurobonkers

Check back next week for more great picks!