Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 2/13/2008 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 2/13/2008

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

Featured Task: Presidential Candidates IAT
Finally, an Implicit Association Test that probably won’t make you feel horrible about yourself. (via Vaughan)
Spitzer peeks under a cradle’s blanket
Great telescopes help us decipher what we’re looking at.
You Remind Me of Me
If mimicry be the food of love, um, keep mimicking.
Absolutism vs. Relativism in Abortion
It’s a thorny topic but a meaty one to ponder.
Dinos on the Moon
Yes, that says, “Dinos on the Moon.”

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Originally published February 12, 2008

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