Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 7/23/2008 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 7/23/2008

July 23, 2008

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

Mystery science eater
The products of the industrial kitchen, at a fancy restaurant near you.
Domino’s Scientists Test Limits Of What Humans Will Eat
According to these (Onion spoofs of) Domino’s Scientists, “People willingly ate everything our lab created.”
Vaccine fearmongers versus Steve Novella
Steve Novella vs. David Kirby, in a battle between science and….something else.
Thom Mayne’s U.S. Federal Building
The famous architect attempts to create a federal building that is both secure and environmentally friendly.
Dent, I’ve found you!
A blogger looks back on a cartoon tailor-made for entry-level scientists.

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Innovation

Let There Be Light

Astronomers will soon find scores of Earth-sized exoplanets, but imaging them may be decades away. That is, unless NASA decides to build a starshade.
Ideas

Into the Uncanny Valley

New findings shed light on a century’s worth of bizarre explanations for the eerie feeling we get around lifelike robots.
World

Signs from Above

The release of an apocalyptic movie prompts NASA to debunk planetary rumors, fowl play shuts down the LHC, and the Catholic Church discusses alien life.