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"In the last few years, much of the polarization around GMO has centered around labeling— and now it’s law — the USDA has mandated that all genetically engineered foods or ingredients must be labeled by the end of this year, but what that label will look like still isn’t settled. Currently, the proposed icons feature the letters “B-E” which stands for “bioengineered,” some with a curved line below the letters resembling a smiley face. This mandatory labeling decision has driven the pro-GMO camp into a frenzy. They say that these labels stigmatize a useful agricultural technique that can help farmers and people all over the world. The mandatory labeling decision has also driven the anti-GMO camp into a similar frenzy. They argue that labels should explicitly carry the term “GMO” or GE, and should not at all evoke happy or positive connotations. So now we’ve come to the culmination of a battle of sort. But what have we solved? Think about it— what are we solving with this fight? Nothing. Because all of the socio-economic issues that GMO raises are systemic, and labels are, by their nature, superficial."
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A crucial read by Free Radicals that puts science in perspective. Be sure to read this all to understand the political aspects of science, where it came from, and where you can help it go. ✊
The pseudoscience of phenotypic racial categorization was borne from enlightenment reasoning and labor exploitation.
Origin of Everything
Do you believe that your race correlates to your skin tone? Because that wasn’t always the case. So how did Americans come to believe that race equals certain visible physical characteristics such as skin color and hair? And why is it that certain ethnic groups that were once considered “non-white” became reclassified as “white”?
Free Showing of Food Evolution in San Francisco on Thursday (tomorrow)! Except for one little detail...
The event is being hosted by a group that is critical of GMOs, and they put together a panel of anti-GMO members who plan to call it propaganda. One of them even signed the infamous "Berkeley 45" letter calling it propaganda - before even seeing the film!
Food Evolution did an excellent job examining the issues around GMOs, and while not being able to include everything, made a coherent and factual plea for reasoned discussion. We doubt that this panel will provide reasoned discussion, because their minds are already made up.
www.usfca.edu/event/2018-04-05-1845/food-evolution-film-screening-panel-discussion
Anyone in the San Francisco area interested to go, get a free showing, and ask some questions of the panelists?
Thursday, April 5 6:45 – 9 p.m.
On-Campus Event - Presentation Theater
This event is free and open to the public.
2350 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA 94118