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Myth: UN Calls for Small-Scale Organic Farming
A 2013 UNCTAD report is often falsely cited as UN endorsement of organic farming. The official stance of UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) paints a starkly different picture, promoting an inclusive approach based on science and evidence, not ideology. Continue reading
Should You Worry About Formaldehyde in Vaccines?
Formaldehyde is necessary for the biosynthesis of amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids – our DNA. The levels we are talking about when it comes to vaccines? Even at maximum residue levels, less than one tenth of what is found in the blood volume of an infant. Continue reading
Mercury in Retrogade
Most vaccines are now manufactured with mercury-free preservatives due to public concern. Some flu shots still contain thimerosal. The removal of thimerosal was not based on evidence of harm, and even in retrospect, none has been found. Continue reading
Why It’s So Hard to Talk About GMOs
Despite our best intentions, discussions about GMOs often quickly degenerate into shouting matches. If we really want to make a difference, we should consider the psychology of how and why our views are formed, and help others do the same. Instead of eagerly fighting with facts, the effect of kindness and curiosity on a debate could surprise you. Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, health, psychology, science communication
Tagged backfire effect, bias, confirmation bias, conspiracy, Daniel Dennett, debates, empathy, existential anguish, GMO
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Three Ways Science Could Improve the World through Rice
Little did I know that rice, that innocent bag of grains sitting in my pantry, is warming the planet, inadvertently contributing to millions of deaths of women and children worldwide, and slowly poisoning me with arsenic. But I don’t want to … Continue reading
Adapting to Happiness
Is happiness all it’s cracked up to be? I write about my reflections on happiness research in this piece which originally appeared in the cultural journal The Woolf: The Woolf’s resident scientist, Iida Ruishalme, approaches happiness from diverse angles, looking at how her ideas … Continue reading
Posted in linguistics, parenting, psychology, society
Tagged children, empathy, Maslow, The Woolf
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How Does CO₂ Warm the Earth?
Perhaps you’ve heard that the moon day is very hot (past boiling point) and the moon night is really cold (about 150-200 C below freezing, or more than twice as cold as ever measured on Earth – Antarctica -83 C). Have … Continue reading
Aluminum in Perspective
Many people are concerned about vaccine ingredients. I have written elsewhere about two preservatives used in some vaccines (Mercury in retrogade and Formaldehyde in us and vaccines), but here I take a look at aluminum, which is a vaccine adjuvant used in Diptheria-Tetanus, Hepatitis, Haemofilus influenza … Continue reading
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