Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 9/19/2008 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 9/19/2008

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

Transformer Glitch Shuts Down Biggest Atom Smasher
And just like that the lights go out.
Trees Will Save Us From Global Warming? Scratch That
Plants are absorbing less of the increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, shattering the belief that more CO2 was better for the plant world.
User-generated science
Can Web 2.0 and the scientific world achieve hybrid vigor?
How to Save Fish
A new paper in Science reveals the positive impact a variation of the quota system can have upon the world’s fisheries.
Screw the sudafed: When your nose ain’t great, masturbate!
Tissue manufacturers are not worried about the threat this new method of clearing stuffy noses may pose to sales .

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Originally published September 19, 2008

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