Science Sushi: 2017 in Review

It's that time of the year again where I look back and see what has happened over the past 365 days in the life of this blog. So far in 2017... ...I have posted 31 posts ...that received over five hundred thousand views ...from 224 countries/territories ...with 227 comments My most viewed post of the year was not actually mine—it was that wonderful guest post from Jake Buehler about how 30 Meters Down completely failed in its portrayal of dive science. Next in line was my Toxinology 101 post on what scientists mean when they use the words "venom" and "poison". Some blasts from the past also performed well—y'all were curious whether dolphins really get high on pufferfish (probably not), what it feels like to die by boomslang bite, and whether mushrooms can make you orgasm (again, probably not). Other top ten posts include how the venom of brown snakes ...