Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 1/30/2007 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 1/30/2007

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

The Blight Upon the Sky
Shelley was six when she witnessed the Challenger disaster.
Gambia’s president may be weird, but Aids superstitions strike closer to home
Sure, there’s plenty of misinformation and poor policy in Africa, but they’re not limited to Africa.
Love giant pandas? Name them
After reading those two heavy-hitters, you deserve to name some pandas. (via CO)
Mouse Party
Learning about how drugs affect the brain is fun when you have mice as experimental subjects. That ecstasy mouse looks like kind of a sketchball. (via Omni Brain)
Blue Stingers Invade Australia
A changing climate brings beautiful-but-scary jellyfish.

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Originally published January 29, 2007

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