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

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• Win A Trip To Space
  It’s as cool as it sounds, but only UK residents need apply. Curses! (via Slashdot)
• “That Time” in Evolutionary History
  Yes, the article’s about menstruation, but you can handle it! Aren’t you curious as to why evolution hasn’t steered us away from this unpleasantness?
• The Costs of War: A Study Reignites the Debate Over Soldiers’ Trauma
  What proportion of Vietnam vets have suffered PTSD? David Dobbs leads a “blog seminar” on topical research.
• Is a Species’ Survival Inherently Valuable?
  Even if there’s no intrinsic value, we have no idea how much practical value could be lost with a species.
• Global Cool
  All the cool kids are saving the planet. (via Framing Science)

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Originally published February 1, 2007