Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 8/1/2006 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 8/1/2006

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

The Big Bang - Common Misconceptions
The Angry Astronomer helps us understand how it all began. (via BadAs)
Robert Wright interviews Edward O. Wilson on intelligent design
Listen to the man. He knows his stuff.
Amazing Video of Starlings’ Flock Mentality
Yeah, you wish your army were this good.
Most Surprising LHC Discovery?
Students ponder: “What will be the most surprising discovery at the LHC?” Even Condi has an answer, but alas, she didn’t win.
Famous chemist trivia.
Mendeleev: Electron denier! Bohr: Soccer failure! Arrhenius: D student!

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Originally published July 31, 2006

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