Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 11/16/2007 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 11/16/2007

Five issues, insights, and observations shaping our perspective, from the editors of Seed.

Another most excellent World’s Fair meme. Give us your personal scientific eponym.
It’s easy and fun! What formula, principle, or number would you like to call your own?
Be an Eco Sinner or Saint in the New SimCity
If your city’s going to flourish, you have to take care of its environment.
Confocal Image of Cochlea Wins Art Prize
Hotness.
Give One. Get One.
The One Laptop Per Child program has a promotion going on where you can donate one laptop and get one for yourself.
Clive Thompson on Why Science Will Triumph Only When Theory Becomes Law
PZ and Larry respectfully disagree.

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Originally published November 15, 2007

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