Seed: Science is Culture

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• Carnivores Like Us
  Humanity's rapidly increasing appetite for meat is fast becoming a matter of global consequence. Paul Roberts on the science, and morality, of our planet's modern palate.
• The Market Force of Nature
  Putting the "invisible hand" to work for nature could reshape the values of capitalism.
• Troubled Water
  How do trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in the water affect our bodies?
• Deep Space
  The last great land rush on the planet will be at the bottom of the ocean.
• The Climate Crucible
  From parched earth, Australia sprouts a culture convinced that global warming can be overcome.

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• The Meaning of Life
  We create life, we search for it, we manipulate and revere it. Is it possible that we haven't yet defined the term?
• Ghosts of Climates Past
  Can studying the red deserts of Mars, the thick atmosphere of Venus, and the methane seas of Titan help us to predict our own planet's climatic future?
• Cribsheet #10: Photosynthesis
  Seed's Downloadable Tool for Living in the 21st Century
• Emotional Rescue
  If we're serious about building a society that makes scientifically informed decisions, then science needs to figure out a way to get its message across effectively.
• Planet Earth: The Blockbuster
  Can the power of the moving image save the environment?
• The Eruption
  In an audio slideshow of her work, photographer Djuna Ivereigh describes the volcanic eruption of Mt. Merapi and the people who live in its shadow.
• The China Experiment
  Inside the revolution to green the biggest nation on earth.
• The Vanishing Act
  The world's habitable spaces are under pressure. For those evicted by environmental change or conflict, is there ever any going back?
• The New Scientist
  James Hansen is the world's leading--and most politically outspoken--climate researcher.
• Our Expanded View
  From space, the sight of Earth elicits a profound response. It may even have the power to change our consciousness.
• To Save the West, Kill a Plant
  The fight against the water-hoarding tamarisk
• Mooney on Bush's State of the Union
  Global Warming Action: Looks Like We'll Have to Wait Until '09
• Scientists and Evangelicals Unite to Save the Planet
  
• The Synthesizer
  One-time Baptist Edward O. Wilson aims to reconcile science and religion over the cause of biodiversity.
• Artspeak
  The arts community is responding to climate change, and changing the conversation in the process.