Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 9/14/2007 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 9/14/2007

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

Dover Trial - Intelligent Design Gets Its Day in Court
A BBC special looks at the war on evolution from the outside.
Iapetus
Cassini’s sending back some beauts.
What’s the best way to praise a child? Be specific.
It’ll help them persevere when they don’t get it right the first time.
Why Pairing Science and Atheism is High-Brow
Jake jumps into this ongoing discussion, via John Dewey. Jason responds.
An Angry Rant on the Subject of Superstring Theory
Ha. Apparently somebody got burned by an untested theory.

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Originally published September 13, 2007

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