What are dogs thinking? Can we trust self-driving cars? Find out in our August 7-13 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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• What Does Your Dog Really Want? by Gregory Berns at Scientific American
• 5 Dangerous Cancer Myths by Gaia Cantelli 
• How to catch the Perseids and defeat the almost-full Moon and Ask Ethan: What’s the quantum reason that sodium and water react? by Ethan Siegel at Starts With a Bang!
• When the sun goes dark: 5 questions answered about the solar eclipse by Shannon Schmoll at The Conversation
• The total solar eclipse has a dark side by Tabitha Powledge at On Science Blogs
• Nuclear reactors on rockets may fuel future crewed trips to Mars by Leah Crane at New Scientist
• Mystery of missing tsunamis explained by geological model by Kate Ravilious at New Scientist
• Podcast of the week: Furthering Female Fertility Research with Functional 3D Printed Ovaries - Dr. Teresa Woodruff  by Marie McNeely at People Behind the Science Podcast - Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science Careers
• Greenland, the Land of Ice and Snow, Hit By Wildfire by Eric Holthaus at Arctic Deeply
• The Nitrogen Problem: Why Global Warming Is Making It Worse by Richard Conniff at Yale Environment 360
• ‘Loneliness epidemic’ set to become a public health crisis by Andrew Masterson at Cosmos Magazine
• Female Brains Are More Active? by Neuroskeptic at Discover 
• Would a Self-Driving Car Kill You If it Had the Chance? by Gina Riggio at Sciworthy
• Your kitchen sponge could have more bacteria than a toilet seat by Sarah Kiley Watson at Popular Science

Check back next week for more great picks!