Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 7/24/2008 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 7/24/2008

July 24, 2008

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

Physical Theories As Women
In other news, Stephen Hawking has decided to become a relationship counselor.
Deliberate Practice
And I thought the only way to get to Carnegie Hall was on the N train.
Ode To Joy
Beaker breaks the laws of physics in the name of musical genius.
No, no, no, no, no no!
On why lime should be used in mojitos, and not to deacidify the oceans.
Could IMF Loans Be Causing TB Deaths?
How loan stipulations can fundamentally change health care.

Seed

World

Sad Sacks

As a UK adviser is fired over politically unpalatable advice and an English teacher is suspended over an article about animal sexuality, the fate of facts is on the line.
Ideas

Sweet Obesity

As obesity rates soar, Americans are consuming more low-calorie artificial sweeteners. But do artificial sweeteners actually help people lose weight?
Books

Books to Read Now

November releases feature the mysteries of Grigori Perelman, the evolutionary origins of reading, and strategies for containing strains of flu.