Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 8/9/2007 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 8/9/2007

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

Bonobos, Left & Right
Frans de Waal responds to Ian Parker’s New Yorker story. The bonobo wars are on. (via 3QD)
Stung
The saga of the bees continues.
Unusual Features of Our Place In the Universe That Have Obvious Anthropic Explanations
Oh, that crazy anthropic principle…
The Cross-Cultural Meanings of a Smile
Smile, and the world may or may not smile with you.
Who is the Greatest Scientist of Them All?
A battle royale produces a worthy victor.

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Originally published August 8, 2007

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