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Category: Media
Posted on: December 1, 2008 4:31 PM, by PZ Myers
Seed Media has created a special offer: you can donate a subscription to Seed magazine to the school of your choice for only $14.95. It's a good strategy in general: help out your local schools by giving their libraries good science resources.
YES! Send me a free issue of Seed.
If I like what I see, I'll receive 5 more issues (6 in all) for just $19.95. If I'm not completely satisfied, I'll simply write "cancel" on the invoice and owe nothing. The free issue is mine to keep.
(Non-U.S. subscribers, click here.)
Comments
Posted by: Eric | December 1, 2008 4:50 PM
I'm going to send one to Ray Comfort via his Living Waters Ministry in Bellflower, California.
Posted by: CJ | December 1, 2008 4:52 PM
Ok, not really connected, but just what in the hell is going on with that monkey's head on the Seed promo image down in the lower right of this blog (and others).
Does it not have a lower jaw? What's up with that?
Posted by: Devon | December 1, 2008 5:29 PM
We should send subscriptions those schools that tried to get Intelligent design on the curriculum.
Posted by: Craig | December 1, 2008 5:30 PM
I'll send one as soon as my bailout comes in.
Posted by: Rrr | December 1, 2008 5:52 PM
Wow... I hope this isn't a very time-limited offer, because I'm quite broke at the moment and can't put my money where my mouth is, right now.
...Would it be harmfully offensive (harmful for me, the USA seeming a great deal sue-happier than elsewhere) if I tried to get this delivered to some religious schools?
Though I probably would wind up picking poor schools instead of wasting it on people who won't appreciate it anyway and will attempt to cancel the subscription ASAP.
Posted by: Greg Laden | December 1, 2008 6:25 PM
Monkey head? What monkey head?
I'm sure this is not too time limited of an offer.
Posted by: Sven DiMilo | December 1, 2008 6:39 PM
CJ:
Monkey head?
I've got a li'l monkey head in the lower right-hand corner of my Firefox window, indicating the Greasemonkey add-on.
You?
Posted by: Ken Ham | December 1, 2008 6:53 PM
You [redacted], [redacted] atheists better not send me any of these [redacted] subscriptions...
-KH
Posted by: mus | December 1, 2008 6:55 PM
CJ: I actually had to go out of my beloved firefox and go to google chrome to see the "monkey". However, it is NOT a monkey! it's a chimp. Chimps are apes, not monkeys! Grr... (sorry, pet peeve of mine)
As for what's going on with it, nothing... it's just looking up and has it's mouth open really wide.
Posted by: CrypticLife | December 1, 2008 7:03 PM
Amazon dot com,
Cute, and you're right. If the library you're going to send the subscription to will use it to line their bird cage, don't donate the subscription.
Of course, for there really to be creationists laughing over the content of the magazine, they'd have to learn to read first.
Posted by: Kele Cable | December 1, 2008 7:04 PM
This reminds me, is there any chance you can update your list of recommended evolution/genetics books?
Posted by: Paul Lundgren | December 1, 2008 10:44 PM
@ #8, are you the real Ken Ham, or just someone messing with us? If you are really him, two things: 1) Don't think for a minute we'll be sending you any subscriptions...we know the material is too much for your comprehension. 2) Do you have any tickets to the Cincinnati Zoo you'd like to offload?
Posted by: Gavin McBride | December 2, 2008 3:29 AM
Is this only Valid for US schools or can I donate it to a school in, say, Ireland?
Posted by: Rick Schauer | December 2, 2008 3:58 AM
Here's a nice Barbara Forest video where she outlines why we all need to donate to schools and Seed
Posted by: Rick Schauer | December 2, 2008 4:01 AM
Ooops...Let's try that again
Posted by: Peterte | December 2, 2008 7:52 AM
I know the good lord said "Go forth and multiply" but I don't think you should all be so unabashed about spreading your SEED. Some of us are blushing.
Posted by: druidbros | December 2, 2008 8:01 AM
Well I guess I will send one to my college and seminary to see if I can get them to stop asking for my money.
Posted by: MoxieHart | December 2, 2008 8:51 AM
If I had any extra money, I'd send a subscription to Dover H.S. in PA. I'll just stick to one of the schools in Newark, NJ that actually could use the help.
Posted by: Not the Real Ken Ham | December 2, 2008 9:48 AM
@ #12
Do you honestly think that the Real Ken HamTM would post that... Sheesh...
Posted by: Paul Lundgren | December 2, 2008 12:41 PM
@ #19, not really, but thanks for the reassurance.
Posted by: Gavin McBride | December 2, 2008 2:08 PM
@myself #13
Got my own answer yay me. The lovely Erin at Science Blogs mailed me back and said the following:
"As of right now, the offer is only for US schools. However, we are trying to arrange a similar agreement for overseas schools"
and
"We are also looking at offering a digital subscription for overseas schools. You can check back on the donation website in a week or so to see if this has been set up yet"
Posted by: Crustacean | December 2, 2008 7:34 PM
Am I to take it that this is US-only? It doesn't say, anywhere.
Posted by: Kel | December 2, 2008 8:40 PM
I bought a copy of Seed magazine today, look forward to checking it out.
Posted by: Isabella | December 3, 2008 12:03 AM
I contacted my university's library and asked them to order Seed magazine for their science library. Hopefully it works!
Posted by: Gavin McBride | December 3, 2008 3:45 AM
@22 please read @13 and @21
Posted by: Crustacean | December 3, 2008 9:18 PM
@25: I thought I had. D'oh.