
Scientific Research on Science Communication
Science communication is more than relying on hunches and intuitions. To be an effective science communicator, one needs to base their understanding on scientific evidence. Here you will find a small sample of scientific research exploring science communication and social media.

The GMO Rogues Gallery
Skepti-Forum members Richard Green and Marc Brazeau have brought together prominent critics of genetically engineered crops to quickly highlight how these pillars of the anti-GMO movement all seem to have feet of clay. Are you interested in writing about a…

Veg Expo is coming to Vancouver, but they are misleading the public
Will the organisers at Veg Expo 2014 accept our offer to have an actual expert speak on GMOs at their event? Veg Expo 2014 advertises Jeffrey Smith as a world expert on genetically-modified foods, but this is deceptive marketing. Smith’s…

Richard Green: GMOs in Food and Medicine: An Overview
Our guest-writer, Richard Green, is back to give an overview of genetic-modification. In this piece, Green provides historical context of regulations surrounding GM technology, highlighting differences in public perception and science between GM foods and medicine. Are you interested in…

Nancy Vosnidou’s 500 Words | Let’s Talk More
Our 500 Word project is well underway to becoming a 500 Story project. Telling this story is Nancy Vosnidou who offers a perspective that is so often not heard with the near-superstitious fear surrounding a particular biotech corporation. Nancy is…

Richard Green on the Scientific Consensus and GMOs
Richard Green, a new guest-writer for Skepti-Forum, tackles the issue of what it means when people talk about the ‘scientific consensus’. For the layperson unfamiliar with the inner-workings of science and science culture, there is little clarity when trying to…

A Critical Review of Compositional Differences in Soybeans on the Market: Glyphosate Accumulates in Roundup Ready GM soybeans (Bøhn, T., et al. 2014)
Skepti-Forum member, Amelia Jordan, has kindly written a critique of Bøhn, T., et al. (2014) based on discussion of the study in our GMO Skepti-Forum Facebook thread. Since the study is making its rounds through GMO critic communities, and since…
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