Scientific Literature influencing the Scientific Consensus on GMOs
What is some of the Scientific Literature that has Formed the Scientific Consensus on GMOs?
Dr. Mark Hyman Misses the Mark on Autism
Skepti-Forum moderator PennyLane Hadley and Skepti-Forum blog contributor Robert Sacerich join forces to show how wrong Dr. Hyman is on Autism. This article was originally published at Rationality Unleashed! PennyLane also runs several other evidence based on-line forums: Healthy Skepticism, Parents…
Quantum Woo Theory: How Photons AND Coins Gain Consciousness
Quantum, Please welcome our new guest writer Sadri Hassani. He is a professor emeritus of the Illinois State University’s Physics Department. Professor Hassani is especially focused on how some people use the weirdness of Quantum Theory to promote pseudoscience. Follow…
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…
Ethan Kessler: There’s nothing dangerous or bad about the principle of GM foods and crops.
One of our Skepti-Forum members, Ethan Kessler, provides several sources countering many of the common misconceptions we often see shared around the Internet condemning GMOs. Are you interested in writing about a science related topic? Then check out our information on…
Share Your Science Communication Adventures in π x Σy Words | How Can We Communicate Science?
We want to share your adventures in science communication When we first called out for your 500 word perspectives on issues surrounding genetic-modification, we expected perhaps a couple of you would copy & paste us a few tweets and the…
Robert Sacerich on Speaking Different Languages: GMOs and Society
Skepti-Forum is happy to host our guest writer, Robert Sacerich from Rationality Unleashed. In the following piece, Sacerich discusses the complex challenge of science communication where scientists and lay people have different expectations from public science discussion. Robert is a…
Amelia Jordan’s 500 words | The Fear of Exploration
Continuing our 500 word project, GMO SF guest writer, Amelia Jordan, relates her own experience of how genetic modification can be a life or death technology. She goes on to share with us her passion for science, especially when confronting…
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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