Science Friday: The Government Problem, Death Lasers, and the Irish on Mars
Apparently we have a goverment problem.
(No, not that one.)
The age-old, or at least a couple decades- old, debate around GM has flared up again, with an interesting article in the Guardian by Eoin Lettice of UCC.
The recent decision by the EC to allow member states to ban GM crops on a nation-by-nation basis is not a win for any of us, he argues. In fact he goes so far as to say that the EC has "failed science and failed itself."
Interestingly he recognises that "the obstacles at member-state level [to GM crops] will be political, social, and opinion-based."
Personally, I don't disagree-- of course each member state won't be regulating based on different scientific results and analyses. And the varying legislation could very well create a confusing patchwork of different policies. What I do find a bit disappointing is a dismissal of the reasons other than scientific research that can often justifiably influence policy decisions. That notion reminds me of the bad old days of science communication and the 'the public would agree with us if only they understood the science' point of view. I'm just sayin.
A Bit o' Green on the Red Planet
Oilean Ruaidh is the newest meteorite found by the Opportunity Rover.
TEDxDublin speaker wins award
Damini Kumar has won the Microsoft WMB Women in Technology Award. Check out her TEDxDublin talk here:
Irish Science Blog Round-up
Need more science in the morning RSS fed? Science.ie have an updated list of Irish science blogs here.
What happend in Vegas stays in Vegas (If it isn't fried by the death laser)...
Solar power is great, isn't it? Just use it for good, unlike this 'mistake' at a Las Vegas hotel that looks suspiciously like a Dr. Evil plan.
Speaking of Solar,
We're getting in the Green Machines mood, and this has us thinking. Ok, glass roads sound like a dumb idea, until you read this:
- brunswick's blog
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