Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 4/1/2008
March 31, 2008
- Credit where credit's due
Respect the man who made the science metaphor. Plus, watch a video about David Miller's Higgs analogy. - The Illusion of Streaks
He's not on fire. Nope. - Men misperceive sexual interest in women
A new study may indicate why. - Edison...Wasn't He the Guy Who Invented Everything?
Behind every great inventor is a great rival...who probably invented the same machine. - Covariation and causality
This cartoon gets to the heart of the difference. (via boing boing)
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March 24, 2008
- Orbiter Endeavor Launch
Watch the March 11 launch from a dashboard-mounted computer. This is how astronauts act as they go into space. (via BA) - Discussion on PZ Myers being expelled from Expelled
Dawkins and PZ chat about the incident. - Distinguishing Artificial From Natural Is Possible, for Now
Our mimicry may get better, yet. - The odds of dying from...
Sure it's morbid, but it's also pretty interesting. (via Freakonomics) - ITSNONAME
How much would you spend for some fashionable chem-bling?
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March 20, 2008
- Enablers
Chris Mooney argues that scientists shouldn't publicize anti-science groups by arguing with them. Brian, ERV, PZ, and Mark H respond. - 20 Things You Didn't Know About Sex
It's always good to know more. - Jesus Speaks to a Geneticist
How Good Friday-appropriate. - The Racial Tipping Point
African-American cab drivers get tipped substantially less than white cab drivers? That's disturbing. - Schweppes Burst slow motion balloons Ad
Ooh...bursting balloons at 10,000 frames per second.
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March 19, 2008
- Where does "Blue" end and "Red" begin?
Based on the World Color Survey, this piece culls color names from tons and tons of people and maps them. Pretty cool stuff. (via boing boing) - Ninja geckos (with video!)
Woah, check out those geckos. They sure can flip. - Freud meets cognitive psychology
Freud may have been on to something with that whole "transference" thing. - In Most Species, Faithfulness Is a Fantasy
But expecting your partner to put up with your philandering is a fantasy, too. - Hofstadter Docudrama: "Victim of the Brain"
Let's hear it for deep philosophical questions and the weirdest decade in recent memory.
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March 3, 2008
- Interview: Dr. Justin Schmidt, of the Schmidt Pain Index
The much-anticipated blog Of Two Minds has debuted! Here, learn about some of the most painfully venomous insects from the man who knows them best. - Top 10 Amazing Chemistry Videos
Some of these are pretty incredible. The PCR Song is...well, just watch. - Titan Island Group - Cassini Image PIA 100008 (1-1,000,000)
Check out those stunning methane lakes. - Please Call Earth. We Still Haven't Found You.
How many other civilizations are out there? Will we ever detect them? - All bow before the might of the placebo effect, it is the coolest strangest thing in medicine
It's gotten stronger over time! It works even when you know you're taking a placebo! It's just amazing.
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March 3, 2008
- Edge: Social Networks are Like the Eye Nicholas Christakis talks about the expansion of research on social networks. (via 3QD)
- WolframTones: Generate a Composition Futz with Wolfram's algorithms to create your own music. (hat tip to Paul K)
- Race and DNA This paper's not about what genes we have; it's about how we express them.
- Global Warming Paradox? Apparently people who know more about global warming also feel less responsible and less worried.
- Can a Man Become a Magnet? Hey, Jack Black does it in Be Kind Rewind.
