Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 6/2/2006 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 6/2/2006

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

Quirks & Quarks: Happiness
Canadian radio interviews scientists on the latest in happiness research. The clip includes cheesy music and fascinating science. A feast for the senses! (via boing boing)
Watch a manakin moonwalk.
Jungle boogie! (via grrlscientist)
Protein Synthesis
Well, it’s not a bunch of hippies dancing around to a bastardization of Jabberwocky, but it’s still a pretty cool rap video.
Protesters demanding the resignation of a science guy for ignoring science that doesn’t exist
Kevin Vranes catches the left misusing science.
Watch (and hear) The Intelligent Designer Speak
OMG! It’s him! The Intelligent Designer! Hear him analyze his great artistic achievement

Got something for Seed‘s Daily Zeitgeist? Email the Zeitgeister.

Originally published June 1, 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.