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Science
Pop Sci to Pop Sigh: I Fucking Love Science Ex-Admins Speak Out
by Kavin Senapathy and Yvette d’Entremont EDIT 8/17/15 12:22pm ET by Rebecca Watson: Please see a response from Elise Andrew immediately following this article. “Thanks To Reduced Solar Activity, We Could Be Heading For A Mini Ice Age In 2030” “There Probably Won’t Be A “Mini Ice Age” In 15 Years” “No, We Aren’t Heading Into A ‘Mini Ice…
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Featured
John Roulac: Anti GMO leader, Big Organic businessman, master manipulator
John Roulac exudes a weather-beaten, albeit well-polished, flower child image. The founder, CEO and face of Nutiva, named one of Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing food companies in America for five consecutive years, reportedly forgoes designer watches and high-end shoes, instead opting for a more modest lifestyle of hiking, traveling, and soaking in natural hot springs. Yet he heads up the largest…
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Science
Kavin Can’t Even Allergy Edition: Go Home, GMO Inside. You’re Fear Mongering
I know I haven’t given you a #KavinCantEven in a few weeks. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, “Kavin Can’t Even” is a regular-ish column in which I present my reaction to disturbing science gaffes from the vast internet quagmire of unscientific debris. I also delight or horrify my readers with pictures of me making various incredulous facial expressions. Fortunately…
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Guest Bloggers
Cross Post: Kids + Guns
***Editor’s note: This cross post from Grounded Parents is by J.G. Hovey. Click through the link at the bottom to read the full post and make comments. ****** I was 16 or 17 when I pulled into the mall’s parking ramp one day for my work shift. I was fiddling around in the car and getting my things together when…
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Activism
Science Drama at March Against Myths about Modification, and My Showdown with Zen Honeycutt
Sometimes science can be boring, or at least seem less-than-riveting to the general public. There are a lot of dry methodologies, frequent snafus, those pesky problems of having to reproduce results, and don’t forget peer review and meta-analyses. Though scientific advances are certainly exciting to many who follow them closely, the process from bench to discovery can seem dry. Science activism…
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Activism
That Awkward Moment When March Against Monsanto Used a Slavery Comparison
Hi guys. Just a quickie to get off my chest. Many of you know that I’m a co-founder of the new counter-protest against March Against Monsanto. I won’t re-hash the details, but see here for all the news articles, podcasts, and blogs on why we at March Against Myths About Modification (#MAMyths) are against misinformation mongering. March Against Monsanto has…
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Skepticism
Hypocrite GMO opponents are paying bloggers to shill. Here’s how to call them out.
As an outspoken biotechnology and genetic engineering advocate, my writing has garnered all types of feedback. I receive flattering compliments: “I enjoy your snarky but intelligent writings.” Snarky AND intelligent? Why thank you! “I really love your passion for science and science literacy. Your courage is very impressive and I see it as a great example.” I blushed when I…
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Activism
March Against Monsanto is wrong. Let’s counter-protest. Here are the details
May 23rd is fast approaching, bringing with it an international day of misinformation with the annual March Against Monsanto. The MAM movement began in 2013 as a grassroots response to the failure of California proposition 37, a ballot initiative that would have required labeling of foods made with genetically engineered ingredients. MAM has since evolved into a full-blown promoter of…
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