Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 7/29/2008 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 7/29/2008

July 28, 2008

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

Other Simulated Worlds
Behind the scenes photographs of the American Museum of Natural History.
A Modest Proposal: Eco-Friendly Stimulus
A creative proposal for helping those most at need while removing the greatest polluters from the road.
Spider vs. Bee… BBC vs. National Geographic
Intriguing observations regarding the subtle differences between American and British nature documentaries.
Edward Burtynsky, “The 10,000-year Gallery”
The Kodak Moment just evolved into the Kodak Millenia.
What Makes Us Explore?
Interesting theories that rationalize the need to push the limit.

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.