Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 6/23/2008 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 6/23/2008

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

Steven Pinker: The evolutionary man
The life and times of a rock star scientist.
The evolution of morality
Morality without religion is not only possible, it’s obvious.
Extinctions and Impacts: A New Look
Sea levels may have had more to do with past extinctions than asteroids or volcanoes.
Artist/roboticist teaching neural-net bots to love (and dance to) punk music
Will a robot trained on classic punk rock recognize the music of today?
Years Later, Climatologist Renews His Call for Action
It’s been twenty years since James Hansen spoke out against global warming, and little has changed in the political climate.

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Originally published June 23, 2008

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