Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 9/19/2007 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 9/19/2007

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

Is ‘Do Unto Others’ Written Into Our Genes?
Where do you get your morals?
2007 Trophies - Best Visual Illusion Contest
These excellent trophies alone should make you want to enter. (via Omni Brain)
The Abyss
Oliver Sacks recounts the stunning tale of a musician with a devastating case of amnesia. (via boing boing)
Advice on how to babyproof your Molecular Genetics Laboratory
Label toxic chemicals with Disney villains!
Mandelbrot Set
Woah, this sweet video to Jonathan Coulton’s song may actually help you understand the math.

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Originally published September 18, 2007

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