Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 4/14/2006 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 4/14/2006

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

Defend Science
In the war on science, be part of la resistance. (via Bad Astronomy)

Pass the politics, please: Science blogs peppered with commentary
ScienceBlogs is in the news! Come on PZ, the occasional post on atheism?
Amygdala the key to recognizing scary music
Does the Psycho shower scene seem peaceful and happy to you? Find out why or why not.
Another mumps post—isn’t the vaccine working?
Learn about how a vaccine affects the attack rate of a disease/
‘Smellovision’ for Japan cinema
This one’s for all the ladies who’ve wanted to be buried under Colin Farrell’s sweaty arm. Well, the technology’s not quite their yet, but we can always hope…or dread.

Originally published April 13, 2006

Ideas

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.
Ideas

Going, Going, Gone

The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
Ideas

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.