Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 1/30/2008 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 1/30/2008

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

Earth is Us
Are we living in the Anthropocene epoch? Brian doesn’t think so.
genepaint.org
Find all the mouse gene expression patterns you, yes you, could ever desire. (via Shelley)
Hitting It Off, Thanks to Algorithms of Love
How are those dating sites doing with their algorithms?
Brain
Learn the anatomy of the coolest organ around. (via BB)
Asteroid 2007 TU24: Danger to Earth
Phil Plait released this video, but one YouTube user found out what he was really trying to say.

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Originally published January 29, 2008

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I Tried Almost Everything Else

John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Going, Going, Gone

The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare

Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.