The Paintbrush and the Plant
Slideshow / By / March 11, 2010
Thinking spring? Ramble through the lush floral landscapes of The Art of Plant Evolution, where modern science and the tradition of botanical painting meet.
Findings Log
Fishy Findings and Kinky Sex
Seed editors slog through recent findings and highlight their favorites.
Research Blogging
Dave Munger
A Sober Assessment
Science shows that alcohol’s uses and effects aren’t as simple as once thought.
10 Questions with...
When True Innovation Begins
A green chemist on training scientists and good business.
Departments
Ideas
Mosquito Noses and Baby Brains
Seed editors slog through the findings and highlight their favorites.
Culture
The Age of Impossible Numbers
Photographer Chris Jordan conveys the vastness of modern consumption.
Slideshow
The Ancient, Distant, and Dead
Inspired by scientific research, Katie Paterson creates art based on data from faraway melting glaciers, long-dead stars, and the initial moments of the universe.
Books
Books to Read Now
March releases follow physicists to the ends of the Earth; examine our obsession with stuff; and sift through the annals of the search for wisdom, in science, philosophy, and beyond.
Interactive
Repository of the Cosmos
We visit Neil deGrasse Tyson to talk about his role as “servant to the public appetite of the universe” and all of the odd things that accumulate in his office.
Seed's Daily Zeitgeist
March 12, 2010
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Tasting Fat
Cosmos
Sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami are the known flavors that human palates recognize. But new research, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, suggests that fat might be a sixth sense.
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Einstein's oeuvre on display
New York Times
Nearly half a century ago, Albert Einstein rewrote the laws of physics. The resulting manuscript, which Times' writer Ethan Bronner describes as "profoundly human and surprisingly moving," is on display now at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
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Google your bike path
Mother Nature Network
Tired of steering your Schwinn accidentally down a one-way street? Or into the unexpected chaos of a traffic circle? Starting on Wednesday, Google's uber-popular online mapping tools feature bicycle directions for pedaling commuters.
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Where lab benches go to die
re-nest
Ever wondered what happens to retired lab benches? The ever creative and crunchy folk over at Re-Nest spotted some benches put to new purpose in this Melbourne kitchen.
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"Columbus didn’t wait for a 747"
Eureka
Astrobiologist Jill Tarter dishes on nanobots, Shakespeare, and why SETI's extraterrestrial search—despite slim odds—is better than doing nothing.
ScienceBlogs.com
Selected Posts for March 12, 2010
- Genetically Modified for the People
Oscillator
March 11, 2010
- Marijuana and Divergent Thinking
The Frontal Cortex
March 10, 2010
- Disease hunting with whole genome sequences: the good news, and the bad news
Genetic Future
March 10, 2010
- Stealth in Space
Built on Facts
March 10, 2010
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