Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 1/31/2008 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 1/31/2008

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

Periodic Table Printmaking Project
The elements just got more beautiful. (via Great Beyond)
Chimp
Chimps out-perform college students on this limited-hold memory task. How do you do? (via Doc Bushwell)
The Amateur New York Subway Riding Committee
What’s the most efficient way to hit every stop?
You Are What You Eat (Human or Chimp)
Diet can seriously affect gene expression.
Extra Dimensions
Brian Cox and Leonard Susskind chat about string theory. (via Luboš)

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Originally published January 30, 2008

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