Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 6/21/2006 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 6/21/2006

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

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Earthrise
Look at us go! See the Earth rise from Mars’ perspective. (via Bad Astronomy)

Global Warming: Will Ferrel as Bush
GrrlScientist dedicates this speech to her new favorite reader. At least he uses a bird-related verb in his email.

Peter Bowditch and Homeopathy
Watch in horror as a skeptic swallows enough “poison” to kill himself several times over. (via Orac)

Heart And Lung Sounds
What does your heart sound like with a systolic murmur? What does your breathing sound like with pleural friction? Listen here, and live the hypochondriac’s dream.

Buzz Aldrin punches guy in the face
Now who deserves to be called Armstrong?

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Originally published June 20, 2006

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