Seed: Science is Culture

Zeitgeist

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

• Light-Bulbs Of DOOOOOOMMMM!
  For all those CFL fans out there who can't stop worrying about mercury.
• Tesla's Tower of Power
  A remembrance of Nikola Tesla that details his thwarted plans to produce world wide wireless energy in the early 20th century.
• Do economists need brains?
  The history behind neuroeconomics spells an uncertain future for the upstart field.
• Tobacco Could Hold the Key to Revolutionary Gene Therapy
  The tobacco mosaic virus (similar to the Cauliflower mosaic virus that they use in many GM foods) could be used to deliver targeted medication and RNA therapy to cells..
• Large Helical Device Project
  Tired of the LHC? Meet the LHD! (via boingboing)

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