by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 2, 2018 | Climate Change & Global Warming
Climate change: Where we are in seven charts Representatives from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Poland for talks on climate change – aimed at breathing new life into the Paris Agreement. The UN has warned the 2015 Paris accord’s goal of limiting...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 29, 2018 | Science
“I would challenge anyone here to think of a questions upon which we once had a scientific answer, however inadequate, but for which now the best answer is a religious one.” ― Sam...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 25, 2018 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
The Less People Understand Science, the More Afraid of GMOs They Are Americans with low levels of science knowledge are more likely to mistrust food additives and genetically modified foods, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. This is one of a few...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 5, 2018 | • Politics, Climate Change & Global Warming, Global Warming Denial, Science
I’ve been following the video science blogger Potholer54 aka Peter Hatfield for maybe a little over a decade now and think he is one of the very best science communicators out there and when it comes to global warming and climate change he is peerless. This popped up...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 19, 2018 | Agriculture, Organic Food
I fully appreciate the contribution that the organic movement made in the early 20th century when it highlighted the importance of fostering soil health. My problems with institutional organic are not at all about its founding ideals or about organic farmers, but...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 4, 2018 | Health, Pseudoscience, Science
MSG myth – debunked with real science Food additives are one of the most passionate issues amongst people who eat (which would be everyone). Aspartame. High fructose corn syrup. GMO ‘s. Salt. Sugar. Trans fats. Polysorbate 80. But the MSG myth is one of...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 1, 2018 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
No, GMOs Won’t Harm Your Health – Mother Jones Dr. Steven Novella argues that many of the fears surrounding genetically modified crops are unsupported. No, GMOs won’t harm your health With historic drought battering California’s produce and climate change...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 25, 2018 | Agriculture
Would Rachel Carson eat organic? Rachel Carson, who was born on May 27, 1907, and launched the modern environmental movement with her 1962 book ” Silent Spring,” was a highly private person. But on one occasion she allowed an interviewer to ask,...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 20, 2018 | Critical Thinking, Science, Skepticism
The author writes: I’m not going to discuss the scientific merits or lack thereof of the diet but instead look at it as an example of marketing, psychological bias, and why people believe dumb things. Why BulletProof Diet/Coffee is based on BS. I apologize to those...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 3, 2018 | Alternative Medicine, Pseudoscience, Science Based Medicine
Tumeric tastes great but I would question if it was good for anything healthwise. I think much of the hype surrounding Tumeric being good for losing weight, preventing Alzheimer’s, treating diabetes, preventing baldness, treating cancer and more (although to the best...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 22, 2018 | Agriculture, Critical Thinking, GMOs
Genetically modified disbelief and the lonely road to the sorcerer’s stone It’s an issue that is much debated and one that parties on both sides of the argument are impassioned over when it comes to food safety and nutrition. The hot topic, of course, is...
