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Dr. Huber turns down my generous offer
Written by Kevin Folta This is the beginning of the end of this particular sad tale of fear mongering and misinformation. Anti-GMO darling Dr. Don M Huber is on a tour of the Sunshine State, giving two talks in Tallahassee…
Nominate your Champion of Change!
Hi everybody, Frank N. Foode™ here, with a special request. We came upon a program that you might be interested in. It's the White House Office of Science & Technology Open Science Champions of Change - and I would like…
KQED Quest on GMOs
KQED Quest, based in San Francisco, has just posted a half-hour special on GMOs called Next Meal: Engineering your Food, by Gabriela Quirós. In the wake of proposition 37 in California there has been a lot more public awareness of…
Can the Damage from Agenda-driven Junk Science be Undone?
Written by Steve Savage Unfortunately, junk science can be generated by people with agendas, and the editorial process does not always prevent it from getting the undeserved legitimacy of publication. In extreme cases the legitimate scientific community responds, but can…
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GMOs on the Huffington Post
I know what you are thinking, but prepare to be surprised. While The Huffington Post has been a joke when it comes to science content on their blogs, there has been some good stuff coming out of their science news…
Kareiva: Scientist, Conservationist, & Pragmatist.
Here is some interesting weekend reading for you. Peter Kareiva, chief scientist for the Nature Conservancy, wrote an essay questioning the strategies of environmentalists and conservationists. He argued that their movement is failing - both in its goal to protect…
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Science: What’s it up to?
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To? http://www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook Best Quote: "Why are Surgeons…
Open House!
Hi all, Frank N. Foode™ here. Well while Anastasia and Karl are out pollinating corn each day, I thought I would take the reins of the blog a little bit and tell you about some of my recent adventures. Just…