Category Archives: biology

5.-6. Glyphosate, Other Pesticides, and The Precautionary Principle

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Thoughtscapism

In my series 17 Questions about Glyphosate, question 5. deals with questions I have encountered about how to prepare for and anticipate potential problems which we may have too little knowledge of to foresee at present. In other words, should … Continue reading →

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4. Does Glyphosate Harm Gut Bacteria?

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Thoughtscapism

In my series 17 Questions about Glyphosate, question 4. looks at glyphosate and its potential to affect our gut bacteria. This is one of the favourite returning points for many who find the newness of the field of microbiome research a … Continue reading →

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17 Questions About Glyphosate

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Thoughtscapism

Many worry about pesticides for health or environmental reasons, and the most common target of general concern is undoubtedly glyphosate, the active ingredient in the famous weedkiller RoundUp. I find that the best thing to do when something worries me, is to find out more … Continue reading →

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Three Ways Science Could Improve the World through Rice

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Thoughtscapism

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 →

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Am I Biased? Are You?

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Thoughtscapism

Bias is a mental heuristic, and it can be as useful as it is dangerous. How can we know if we are blinded by bias? Continue reading →

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Natural Assumptions

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Thoughtscapism

Iida writes of her attempt to defend organic, of the risks of repeating slogans, and of how pieces of worldview are built and change, sometimes as easily as with a comment or two. Continue reading →

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