9.24.2018

Why must dark energy exist? Why are good bugs dying? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of September 17-23 2018 #sciseekpicks #scicomm

This week's best science stories include why many men feel sad after sex, exciting new pictures from a satellite that's hunting planets around stars far, far away, and a lot of old ideas being overturned. But there are many other topics touched on in ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise for the past seven days. Here is the full round-up of the ScienceSeeker Editors’ Selections:
TESS took this snapshot of the
Large Magellanic Cloud (right) and
the bright star R Doradus (left)
with just a single detector of one
of its cameras on August 7.
Image credit: NASA / MIT / TESS
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9.21.2018

Five ways to reach out to your non-science friends

by Gaia Cantelli, PhD

These tips will help avoid that glazed-over, unimpressed look.
Image credit: Quasimime, used via Flickr CC BY-ND 2.0 licence.
It’s every science enthusiast’s nightmare: the glazed-over look of the terminally uninterested. As you talk with your family and friends about current events, the news, things that interest you or even your day-to-day job you will sometimes face anti-science backlash. Whether the people in your life are skeptical or plain uninterested, it can be hard to communicate if they just switch off. Here are a few tips to help you draw them in:

9.17.2018

Why is play good for kids? Where is the new planet humans could live on? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of September 10-16 2018 #sciseekpicks #scicomm

This week's best science posts include cute robots, a bizarre beauty treatment that Kim Kardashian regrets and a new way of looking at time. But there are many other topics touched on in ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise for the past seven days. Here is the full round-up of the ScienceSeeker Editors’ Selections:
How scientists developed the new antibiotic 
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9.10.2018

When were dark matter and energy created? How do we learn from watching others? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of September 3-9 2018 #sciseekpicks #scicomm

This week, the best science posts include what we can learn from dolphins walking on their tails, how maths helps learn music, and watching eagles online. But there are many other topics touched on in ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise for the past seven days. Here is the full round-up of the ScienceSeeker Editors’ Selections:
Jocelyn Bell Burnell. 
Credit: Breakthrough 
Prize Foundation
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9.03.2018

How are apps changing kids' reading? What keeps partners faithful? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of August 28-September 2 2018 #sciseekpicks #scicomm

This week, the best science posts include the lowdown on charcoal as a health supplement, plans to save Earth's biodiversity and an important quantum computing consideration. But there are many other topics touched on in ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise for the past seven days. Here is the full round-up of the ScienceSeeker Editors’ Selections:
Books still have an important role to play
Image credit: Franklin Park Library
Used via Creative Commons CC BY 2.0 Licence
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