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We are officially in the midst of the Dog Days of Summer. Here at ACSH, we have been howling with joy due to the media coverage we have garnered in our tireless effort to promote good science. Here's where we appeared in recent days.
I just finished reading a book by David Esterly, a woodcarver.
The Internet is full of those Top Choose any number you want topic articles.
In 1967, the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the best albums ever made. One of its hit songs was titled "Getting Better," and part of the chorus goes like this:
We are now well into the summer. Much of the country is experiencing a nasty heat wave.
We must be doing something right. ACSH has received so much media attention in the past several days, that we can barely keep up! Here's where we've appeared:
Why have we evolved such a close relationship with dogs? Scientists suggest two entangled themes. Dogs have both an uncanny skillset in communicating with humans and a social structure that echoes our own. 
Summer is just around the corner. But we aren't going on vacation. There is far too much junk science out there for us to take a break. Here's where we were cited in recent days:
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