Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 11/14/2008 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 11/14/2008

Termites break down wood with a little help from a friend, rocks with an appetite for carbon, the eerie world of microphotography, NPR's Radiolab returns to help you make choices...

Radiolab’s “Choice”
If you have never heard Radiolab before, you should probably start today. This season’s premier episode (released today) discusses the problem of making choices.
Eating Carbon
New hope for carbon sequestration is found in peridotite, a fascinating mineral that likes to nosh on carbon dioxide.
Peering Into the Micro World
New perspectives of the most miniature kind.
How Termites Live on a Diet of Wood
The fascinating symbiosis of amoebas inside the gut of termites are what allow for it to fix life saving nitrogen.
The Dead and the Quick
Simon Pegg writes about the dangers inherent in allowing zombies to run.

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Originally published November 14, 2008

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