Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 3/27/2006 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 3/27/2006

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

Science Friday: The Stand-up Philosopher DarkSyde interviews epistemologist John Wilkins of the University of Queensland.
Video: Lion-Cam Reveals Wild Lives of Big Cats Why pay to see Jessica and her roommates constantly on camera when you can see awesome lions for free?
The missing link Shhh! Don’t say the “e-word” in Arkansas.
Casual Fridays: Email preferences and quirks And how do you take your e-mail, sir? Tell the Mungers.
And now a lesson from your local T-Rex Palazzo’s always thinking up new ways to terrorize the world.

Originally published March 26, 2006

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