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Just Some Video I’ve Been Watching Regarding GMOs & Agriculture

By on July 21, 2015 in Agriculture, GMOs

• Dr. Pamela Ronald professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and the Genome Center and Director of the Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy (IFAL) at the University of California, Davis

• Rob Saik, professional agrologist, certified agriculture consultant and founder of Agri-Trend, spoke at TEDx Red Deer, Alberta on Will Agriculture be Allowed to Feed 9 Billion?

• Science journalist Peter Hadfield (aka Pothler54) on GMOs

• Professor Martina Newell McGloughlin of the University of California at Davis explains the science of GMO food safety

GMO Answers (a great Q&A site for answers on GM technology) on: How Are GMOs Created?

Kyle Kulinski of The Young Turks Network and Secular Talk discusses the Statements Science Evangelist Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Cara Santa Maria, an American neuroscientist and science communicator talks with Kevin Folta

She also has two more lengthy podcast talks with Dr. Folta

Sally Le Page is a British biologist at the University of Oxford and she publishes videos on Science topic via her Shed Science Channel

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Some of the Books I’ve Been Reading to Educate Myself On BioTech & Agriculture

By on May 31, 2015 in Agriculture, GMOs, What I'm Reading

(I’m working on building another page containing The RTOL GMO & BioTech Video Collection that you might also want to view too)

Food and Biotechnology

TheLowdownOnGMOsThe Lowdown on GMOs: According to Science — Fourat Janabi (Smashwords)-Free e-book

This free e-book got me started. One of the authors, Michael Simpson, I was already very familiar with reading his SkepticalRaptor.com blog.

PandorasPicnicBasketPandora’s Picnic Basket: The Potential and Hazards of Genetically Modified Foods Alan McHughen

TomorrowsTableTomorrow’s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food Pamela C. Ronald & R. W. Adamchak

FoodandYouAGuideToModernAgBiotechFood and You: A Guide To Modern Agricultural Biotechnology by American Council on Science and Health —Martina Newell-McGloughlin, D.Sc.; Bruce Chassy, Ph.D.; & Gregory Conko, J.D.

TheManWhoFedTheWorldThe Man Who Fed the World – by Leon Hesser (Author)

TheFoodPoliceThe Food Police: A Well-Fed Manifesto About the Politics of Your Plate – by Jayson Lusk

Skepticism

DenialismDenialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives — Michael Specter

Doesn’t really mention biotech & agriculture at all but I mention it here because it explains just how damaging and dangerous science denial can be.

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Questions I’m Looking Into Regarding Sustainable Agriculture

By on September 6, 2014 in Agriculture, GMOs

As I learn more and more about organic farming and GMOs one question that has popped up for me is organic farming SUSTAINABLE. I have come to question whether it really is.

Sadly when you search for articles about soil depletion and water usage the pro-organic articles that pop to the top of the list aren’t scientific paper or even articles in science magazines they’re articles published by Mike Adams of Natural News and Joseph Mercola and a scattering of well meaning but other frivolous New Age websites. ( see Others Not To Cite…)

And More On GMO Labeling

And About the European anti-GMO movement

And About Dr. Pamela Arnold

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Some More Reading On GMOs Tonight Fri, Sep 5, 2014

By on September 5, 2014 in GMOs

Before I jump back into the fray (I’m in Another Heated Discussion Regarding GMOs on FaceBook) I’m doing some more searching to educate myself on the topic and here is what I reading tonight. As an interesting aside I do have to say that the climate change deniers have a lot more challenging information out there than the anti-GMO science denial crowned does A lot lot more. The anti-GMO sources are for the most part an embarrassing joke and defining someone with scientific credentials on the other side of the issue is damn near impossible. My conclusion,…is that the scientific consensus supporting GMO science and technology is even stronger and broader than the scientific consensus on climate change. Well here we go…

From the anti-science anti-GMO side…

There were other pages and sites I found this evening putting forth an anti-GMO position but they’re ridiculous cranks and really not worth the time ever examining meaning the sites are conspiracy theory driven and also depots for other nonsense such as alt med treatments , natural cancer cures, drinking milk causes autism, chemtrails. AIDS denial, a 9/11 truthers, a birthers, and a Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting conspiracy advocates.

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I’m in Another Heated Discussion Regarding GMOs on FaceBook.

By on September 5, 2014 in GMOs

I’m in another heated discussion on FaceBook Regarding  GMOs and I wanted to both link to that discussion and create a bibliography of the material I am reading and or referring to in the discussion.

Post by Jerrald Hayes.

What I’m Reading on GMOs, Fri, Sep 5, 2014

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An Introduction and Primer on GMOs

By on September 4, 2014 in GMOs

Think you understand and know what GMOs are all about? I bet if you’re like most people, like I was once too, you’re misinformed and don’t really understand the technology or the issues. Here is an excellent primer written by Marc Brazeau.

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Myles Power on the Bad Science in Gary Null’s Movie Seeds of Death

By on September 1, 2014 in GMOs

I think if you find yourself on the same side of any health or science issue with the crackpot Gary Null you should immediately reexamine your position. Here Myles Powers dismantles Null’s movie scare mongering “Seeds of Death.”

Perhaps the most shocking absolutely scientifically wrong thing about GMOs  that shows this medical doctor Rima Laibow (really a conspiracy theory kook and quack) doesn’t even understand human biology that comes at 4:16 into this short video.

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GMO: Are we playing God?

By on August 21, 2014 in GMOs

The outstanding video blooger C0nc0rdance’s thinking on GMOs.

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The Skeptics Guide to the Universe On Monsanto Myths

By on August 12, 2014 in GMOs

An excerpt from a podcast of The Skeptics’ Guide To The Universe…
Dr. Steven Novella discusses urban myths about Monsanto.

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Jeff Holiday, a Skeptical Video Blogger Everyone Should Know About

By on August 8, 2014 in GMOs, Science, Skepticism

I’m not sure how I first stumbled upon him but the other week I discovered an outstanding rational and skeptical video blogger named  Jeff Holiday and I encourage everyone to subscribe to his channel.

I first discovered him when I watched his video…

Logically thinking about GMOs

But then today via the This Week In PseudoScience Twitter feed I stubbled upon this great take down dismantling destruction of the wackaloon Jeffrey Smith’s video  that criticized Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s video statement about GMOs (see Neil deGrasse Tyson vs. the Anti-GMO Crowd, Round 2)…

Jeffrey Smith’s ‘challenge’ to Neil deGrasse Tyson EVISCERATED (part 1)

I stayed on Jeff channel for a while an watched this video too that he apparently produced just prior to the Jeff Smith Evisceration…

Neil deGrasse Tyson on GMOs (and the public reaction)

 

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