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Why Did Anti-GMO Group Target Certain University Academics?

February 13, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Uncategorized | 40 comments

https://www.allthingsheartandhome.com/japandi-kitchen/ In the current issue of Science, I report that a dozen university academics recently received freedom of information requests from a non-profit group opposed to genetically modified (GM) products. Why were these 12 scientists selected? In my piece, I write: The group, U.S. Right to Know (USRTK) of Oakland, California, says it has no vendetta….Continue Reading…

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New Report Highlights Divide between Scientists and Public

January 30, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, climate change, GMOs, science, science communication, science literacy | 23 comments

https://www.hawkalumni.org/alumni-spotlight/ Last year, the late night talk show host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel added some levity to the contentious GMO debate. He went to a Los Angeles farmers market and asked passerby to define GMO. The responses were hilarious and perhaps revealing. Of course, this was a comedy skit, so make what you will of the ignorance…Continue Reading…

The Tricky Terrain for GMO Communication

January 16, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Uncategorized | 40 comments

Several years ago, the Boston Review published a forum called, “The Truth About GMOs.” Nine viewpoints were represented. All the authors, a number of them scientists and scholars, had different perspectives. Some were enthusiastic biotech supporters, others staunch opponents. Several had staked out a middle ground, acknowledging the technology’s benefits and risks. The truth about GMOs, it turned…Continue Reading…

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How to Treat Celebrities that Champion and Muddy Science?

December 22, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, climate science, GMOs, science | 41 comments

https://seventhplanehealings.com/index.php/theta/ Last summer I was at a party where the guests included a bunch of successful heart surgeons. I spoke at length with one of them (I’ll refer to him as Dr. X) who has known and sometimes worked with Dr. Oz at New York-Presbyterian hospital in Manhattan. Dr. X is in his 40s. He told me Oz had…Continue Reading…

Bill Nye Gets Invited to Attend Another GMO Debate

December 5, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in agriculture, biotechnology, genetic engineering, GMOs | 104 comments

Order Ultram Online If you missed the recent Intelligence Squared debate on GMOs, it’s worth watching. Or if you prefer, read the transcript.  Like Nathanael Johnson, I was initially dubious about the event, then pleasantly surprised at how it turned out. I was also a kinda surprised to see Bill Nye (The Science Guy) piggyback on it: They’re debating…Continue Reading…

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"Imbeciles" on Twitter Continue to Distract Nassim Taleb

November 26, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Uncategorized | 7 comments

Those of you familiar with Black Swan author Nassim Taleb know he has a formidable mind and an abrasive public persona. It is necessary to separate the two when analyzing his logic, which is what economist/writer Noah Smith does admirably in his Bloomberg column on Taleb’s controversial GMO paper. (More on Smith’s take in a minute.)…Continue Reading…

A Victory for Anti-GMO Forces and a Blow to Science

November 13, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, GMOs, green groups, science | 88 comments

UPDATE: Additional news stories and responses at bottom. The campaign by Greenpeace and other anti-GMO groups to abolish the position of the European Union’s chief science advisor appears to have succeeded.  James Wilsdon, a professor of science and democracy at the UK’s University of Sussex, laments this news in the Guardian, including the odd timing of…Continue Reading…

Open Letter to Bill Nye from a Plant Scientist

November 10, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, science, science communication | 642 comments

https://prsaboston.org/6200-2/ Below is an open letter from Kevin Folta, a plant scientist at the University of Florida, Gainsville. In recent years, Folta has taken a leading role as an educator on the subject of agricultural biotechnology. He often engages with GMO critics and foes. Folta is a professor in a public institution and his research is…Continue Reading…

Bill Nye Explains Why he is a GMO Skeptic

November 6, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, science, science communication | 983 comments

Bill Nye, stalwart defender of evolution and climate science, has a new book out called, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation. Nye, for those unfamiliar with him, is a popular science communicator. He also relishes verbal debate. In recent years, he’s become known for taking on creationists and climate skeptics. Nye’s reputation as a…Continue Reading…

No Love in Boulder for Colorado's GMO Labeling Proposition

November 4, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, genetically modified foods, GMOs | 104 comments

The following is a guest post from Paul McDivitt, a second-year master’s student studying journalism and mass communication research at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Follow him on twitter @paulmcdivitt. UPDATE: The GMO labeling initiative in Colorado was soundly rejected. (Breakdown of Boulder vote is at bottom of post.) Today, Colorado voters will decide if the state should require…Continue Reading…

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