The essentials: The eclipse, whisky and the origin of life, all in our August 14-20 2017 #sciseekpicks #scicomm

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

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• Eclipses show wrong physics can give right results by Tom Siegfried at Context
• The Best—and Quirkiest—Maps of the 2017 Solar Eclipse by Betsy Mason at All Over The Map
• Three Myths About Solar Energy and the Eclipse by Mike Jacobs at Union of Concerned Scientists
• The Hormone Myth by Harriet Hall at Science-Based Medicine
• Artificial vision: what people with bionic eyes see by Matthew Petoe, Lauren Ayton and Mohit Shivdasani at The Conversation
• What does the statement “we don’t understand how artificial intelligence takes decisions” mean? by Julián Estévez at Mapping Ignorance
• The origin of complex life on Earth just got a little less mysterious by Annalee Newitz at Ars Technica
• DNA Barcodes Reveal Two Distinct Butterflies Are Male and Female Of Same Species by Grrl Scientist
• Why adding a drop of water can make whisky taste even better by Sophia Chen at New Scientist
• Podcast of the Week: Preventing genetic diseases in China, a red supergiant star's mystery, and the algal boom by Kerri Smith and Adam Levy at Nature Podcast
• The science of ice cores: Atmospheric time machines by Andy Brunning at Compound Interest 
• There are almost 100 new volcanoes hiding under Antarctic ice by Andy Coghlan at New Scientist
• Scientists, Insta-Fix Thy Public Image by Paige Brown Jarreau at From the Lab Bench
• The comet that created the Perseids might bring an end to humanity by Ethan Siegel at Starts With a Bang!
• A Look at Russian Reindeer Herders’ Battle with the Bottle by Lauren Kaljur at Arctic Deeply
• White nationalists flock to genetic ancestry tests. Some don't like the result by Eric Boodman at STAT News
• Book Review: The Mind of God by Dr. Jay Lombard by Oné R. Pagán at Baldscientist

Check back next week for more great picks!