Seed (magazine)
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| Discipline | Interdisciplinary |
| Language | English |
| Abbreviated title | none |
| Publisher (country) | Seed Media Group (USA) |
| Publication history | 1997-2004, 2005 to present (by Seed Media Group) |
| Website | seedmagazine.com |
| ISSN | 1499-0679 |
Seed is a science/culture magazine published six times per year (once every two months) by Seed Media Group [1] and distributed internationally. The magazine's tagline is "science is culture." Each issue looks at big ideas in science, important issues at the intersection of science and society, and the people driving global science culture. Seed was founded in Montreal by Adam Bly and the magazine is now headquartered in New York with correspondents in Washington, London, Toronto and Shanghai.
Seed is a recipient of the Utne Independent Press Award and is included in the 2006 Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology published by Houghton Mifflin and edited by Brian Greene.
The magazine publishes original writing from scientists and science journalists. Scientists who have contributed recently to the magazine include: James D. Watson, Freeman Dyson, Lisa Randall, Martin Rees, Steven Pinker, E.O. Wilson, and Daniel Dennett. Seed's design direction was created by Stefan Sagmeister.
[edit] Magazine departments
The magazine is laid out into the following departments. The departments are separated by a portfolio of science photography.
- Notebook - The magazine's front-of-book department contains a mix of news, op-art, opinions, interviews and articles and includes columns by Chris Mooney (Politics), Olivia Judson (Living Things) and Mara Hvistendahl (Asia).
- Incubator - Scientific ideas from the edge; includes Nomenclature (a scientific word on the tipping point), On My Mind (insights from a giant of science), and Method (a page from a scientist's notebook)
- Seed Salon - A conversation between a scientist and an artist or humanist
- Features - Includes profiles, essays, photoessays, investigations and fiction
- Reviews - A guide to global science culture; includes reviews and critiques of books, exhibits, plays, films, museums and art
- Laboratory - The magazine's back page captures science being conducted in unexpected places.
