Media
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On Science Publishing
January 28, 2011
The scientific paper has long been the unit of scientific knowledge. Now, with print media lapsing into obsolescence, the internet is poised to transform science publishing and science itself.
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Death for “Arsenic-Based Life”?
December 07, 2010
A hotly anticipated announcement last week from NASA that scientists had discovered an exotic form of life ended up revealing more about science journalism than astrobiology.
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Burning Questions
June 16, 2010
Contrary to a handful of recent media reports, in the battle against skin cancer, sunscreen is still beneficial, and sunburns and tanning salons are the key enemies.
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Press Gang
March 05, 2010
With New York City about to let bloggers qualify for press passes, a look at what breaking down the walls between old and new media means for science reporting.
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Stranger than Fiction
February 25, 2010
There's no shortage of movies that play fast and loose with the laws of nature. One scientist is on a mission to fix these flaws, but will it really improve scientific literacy?
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Pay to Play
January 22, 2010
With the New York Times announcing that it will start charging for its website, an examination of why scientific and journalistic publishing seem to be headed in opposite directions.
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Trust in the Twitterverse
January 15, 2010
With the world scrambling to cover the recent devastating Haitian earthquake, journalists, neuroscientists, and everyone in between are testing the frontiers of social media.
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TV’s Unintended Consequences
December 23, 2009
The proliferation of passive sedentary activities like television viewing has led to inactive lifestyles and decreased physical fitness. But can TV positively affect health as well?
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Futurity Imperfect
October 02, 2009
The science journalism community weighs in as a new website blurs the line between reporting and public relations.
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Monkey See, Monkey Juice
September 18, 2009
An elegant gene therapy trial “cures” colorblindness in monkeys and new film about Darwin attempts to drum up some controversy.
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Czar Wars
September 11, 2009
As a TV pundit takes down one of President Obama’s green “czars,” the US figures out how to pay its way back to the Moon and beyond, plus a nerd-rock band declares “Science is Real.”
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Roboethics Redux
July 31, 2009
After Fox News misrepresents a military robot’s dietary habits, the world muses over what ethical behavior means for intelligent programs and machines.
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Full Moon, Half Measures
July 24, 2009
As the world turned its attention to the moon, politicians tried to figure out how much it will cost to save the Earth and who is responsible for footing the bill.
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Science on the Agenda
January 05, 2007
Seed editor-in-chief Adam Bly answers the 2007 Edge Question: What are you optimistic about? Why?
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Editor’s Letter - January 2007
January 02, 2007
Seed editor-in-chief Adam Bly on dining with fascinating scientists.
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On Location: Eat This!
October 03, 2006
Science meets haute cuisine when a molecular gastronome presents his culinary innovations to Montreal foodies.
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Jurassic Lark
August 06, 2006
A visit to LA's most peculiar museum.
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Superhero Science
April 05, 2006
New exhibit at the California Science Center explains the fundamentals behind comic book phenomena.
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Dispatch from Montreal
December 15, 2005
A youth-led movement builds at the UN's climate change talks.
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Seed in Stockholm: Adam Bly
December 08, 2005
Our Editor-in-Chief reports from Stockholm and the Nobels.
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Ideas
I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Ideas
Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Ideas
Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
