Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 4/18/2006 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 4/18/2006

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

Mrs. Hitler and her doctor
Combine medicine, history, the Holocaust and rejection of less-than-rigorous thought, you have the quintessential Orac post.
Thank Stanislav Petrov Day
He probably saved your life.
Happy Holidays: How to Turn on a Dime
So bird flu…won’t kill us all?
No, your other left!
From the Panda’s Thumb: a fish that gives new meaning to “wandering eyes.”
The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google
There are 12,358 puzzles to solve in 24 days. There’s no reason a Seed or ScienceBlog reader shouldn’t win this thing. We’re all brilliant.

Originally published April 17, 2006

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I Tried Almost Everything Else

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Going, Going, Gone

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Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare

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