Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 12/20/2007 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 12/20/2007

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

8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics
Online lectures from this MIT professor have apparently hit big.
2007 Gallery: Images of the Year
These awesome photo galleries are the best part about late December.
Geek the Vote 2008
Learn what the candidates have said on the issues that matter. Also check out the guide from the League of Conservation Voters.
Smells we can’t detect affect judgments we make about people
Smells we can detect don’t, oddly enough.
Attack of the Parasites
It’s bone-chilling! (from mental_floss)

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Originally published December 19, 2007

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