Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 7/31/2008 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 7/31/2008

July 31, 2008

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

10 Big Questions for Maverick Geneticist J. Craig Venter on America’s Energy Future
From the human genome to green fuels, Venter is on the cutting edge.
Is the cinematograph making us stupid?:
Cultural growing pains or technological dystopia?
Do-It-Yourself Addiction Cures?
Will it work for internet addiction as well?
Girls, boys, and math.
A break down of the math differences between boys and girls reveals insights into how we test our children.
Five ways to trigger a natural disaster
Will somebody please make sure these stay out of the hands of an evil genius. (via kottke)

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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.