Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 9/5/2007 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 9/5/2007

September 4, 2007

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

Esther Dyson - Charlie Rose
Esther Dyson is putting both her genome and her medical records out there for the world to see. Here she discusses some of the coolest technology of our time.
In the Genome Race, the Sequel Is Personal
Speaking of genomes, Venter’s full genome is now on record.
Why we are blind to some changes but not others
Do we only look for changes that are possible in the real world?
There’s finally proof that boys do ruin schools for girls.
Tim Harford fears for his daughters’ precious minds.
WNYC Radio Lab: Morality
The awesome radio show tackles the origins of morality. (via Mind Hacks)

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Innovation

Let There Be Light

Astronomers will soon find scores of Earth-sized exoplanets, but imaging them may be decades away. That is, unless NASA decides to build a starshade.
Ideas

Into the Uncanny Valley

New findings shed light on a century’s worth of bizarre explanations for the eerie feeling we get around lifelike robots.
World

Signs from Above

The release of an apocalyptic movie prompts NASA to debunk planetary rumors, fowl play shuts down the LHC, and the Catholic Church discusses alien life.