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Sarah Thomas: The Impact of Science Engagement

Sarah Thomas: The Impact of Science Engagement

December 14, 2014 · by Skepti-Forum · in 500 Words, Adventures in Sci Com, Science Communication

Our Adventures in Science Communication project moves forward with this piece from Sarah. Communicating science can have a profound affect on the person doing the talking… Sarah’s academic career includes a Masters in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry and a PhD…

Nancy Vosnidou: A Call for Science Communication

Nancy Vosnidou: A Call for Science Communication

December 9, 2014 · by Nancy Hoffman Vosnidou · in 500 Words, Adventures in Sci Com, Science Communication

Nancy adds her voice to our ongoing Adventures in Science Communication project with a call for scientists to speak out about their research and love of science. After Nancy received her doctorate in molecular biophysics she spent many years in medical,…

Iida Ruishalme's 500 words - Natural assumptions

Iida Ruishalme’s 500 words – Natural assumptions

October 23, 2014 · by IIda Ruishalme · in 500 Words

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. Iida is a Finn by birth and…

Richard Green’s Adventures in Science Communication

Richard Green’s Adventures in Science Communication

August 21, 2014 · by Richard Green · in 500 Words, Adventures in Sci Com, Science Communication

The inaugural essay for our Adventures in Science Communication project is from Richard Green,  one of our guest writers.  He speaks to what he learned during some short on-line conversations. Sometimes it is little things that leave a lasting impression….

Rhonda Stoltzfus’ 500 words | Becoming an Activist for Modern Ag

Rhonda Stoltzfus’ 500 words | Becoming an Activist for Modern Ag

August 8, 2014 · by Skepti-Forum · in 500 Words, GMOs

Rhonda describes her journey from organic farming in Iowa to becoming a proponent for genetically engineered crops on Maui. Rhonda has BSc in Horticulture from Iowa State, which is also where she met her husband. She enjoys raising their children,…

Martin Barker’s 500 words | GMO foods, the common sense debate…

Martin Barker’s 500 words | GMO foods, the common sense debate…

August 2, 2014 · by Skepti-Forum · in 500 Words, GMOs

Martin Barker shares his perspective on the issue of GMO farming as part of our on going project. He is a city councilman and blogs at his site: Dr. Martin Barker Blogs… Before I get started today I want to…

Jeff Bidstrup's 500 Words | Perspective of a Fourth-Generation Australian Farmer

Jeff Bidstrup’s 500 Words | Perspective of a Fourth-Generation Australian Farmer

May 16, 2014 · by Skepti-Forum · in 500 Words, GMOs

“Neither organic production, nor total reliance on chemicals will ever allow sustained food security to become a reality.” Those are the words of fourth-generation farmer, Jeff Bidstrup, who now shares his story to our 500 word project. In the following…

Share Your Science Communication Adventures in π x Σy Words | How Can We Communicate Science?

Share Your Science Communication Adventures in π x Σy Words | How Can We Communicate Science?

May 16, 2014 · by Knigel Holmes · in 500 Words, Science Communication

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…

Sudhindra Kulkarni's 500 Words | My experiences with GM crops

Sudhindra Kulkarni’s 500 Words | My experiences with GM crops

April 27, 2014 · by Skepti-Forum · in 500 Words, GMOs

Following Ravichandran’s 500 words on his own views of biotechnology in India, Sudhindra Kulkarni would now like to tell his own experiences of farming with newer technologies. Kulkarni discusses his own history of battling with pests to grow his crops….

Mary Mangan's 500 Words | What do I want from ag biotechnology, including (but not only) GMOs?

Mary Mangan’s 500 Words | What do I want from ag biotechnology, including (but not only) GMOs?

April 25, 2014 · by Skepti-Forum · in 500 Words, GMOs

One of our members from our Google Plus Skepti-Forum community, Mary Mangan, adds to our 500 Word Project, sharing many of the potential benefits she sees with genetically-modified technologies. You can find more from Mary on Google Plus It’s important…

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