Podcasts about genetically engineered crops

Nervous Habits host Ricky Rosen addresses those pressing issues that are keeping you awake at night, including: --How one university's "Bias-Free Language Guide" took politically correct terminology too far... --Why a comedian getting kicked off-stage at a university performance epitomizes the perils of 'call-out culture'... --Why, though the overwhelming majority of people find fault with 'PC culture', it continues to infect American society... --The multitude of unexpected ways that owning a pet can affect your health... --How giving a senior a plant to take care of can actually extend his or her life... --How the exotic pet trade is leading to the endangerment of some of your favorite pet species... --Why you should be wary of the "natural flavors" hiding in all of the processed food in your pantry, and finally... --Why eating genetically modified foods is not as scary as it sounds. Where to Go to Get More Information: 1. Pet Ownership Statistics Worldwide https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/5845-infographic-most-of-world-owns-pets-dogs-are-tops 2. Exotic Pets That Are Illegal to Keep https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/exotic-pets-that-are-illegal-in-the-us.html/ 3. Parrot Intelligence https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2018/07/12/what-makes-parrots-so-intelligent/#5ef28eb434e6 4. "Perceived Control" Studies in Elders https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23723436 5. Health Benefits of Owning Pets https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/health-benefits/index.html 6. Code of Federal Regulations - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfrsearch.cfm?fr=501.22 7. Research on Genetically Engineered Crops and Outcomes https://www.nap.edu/read/23395/chapter/1 8. Are Natural Flavors Really Natural? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/well/eat/are-natural-flavors-really-natural.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock 9. American Attitudes on Political Correctness https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/large-majorities-dislike-political-correctness/572581/ 10. University of New Hampshire's "Bias-Free Language Guide" https://www.girardatlarge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Bias-Free-Language-Guide-Inclusive-Excellence-073015.pd 11. President Barack Obama Speaking on 'PC Culture' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVZVCbW63lc 12. List of Disinvited Speakers at Colleges https://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-disinvited-speakers-at-colleges-2016-7 13. The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt 14. Nimesh Patel, Comedian, Kicked Off-Stage at Columbia University https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/opinion/columbia-nimesh-patel-comedian-kicked-offstage.html 15. Bill Burr Speaking on PC Culture on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJhl0tLxflc

This Friedman Seminar features Tim Griffin, associate professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, presenting “Genetically-Engineered Crops: Where we have been and where we might be going” Bio Tim Griffin is an Associate Professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University. At Friedman, he has directed the interdisciplinary graduate program, Agriculture, Food and the Environment since 2009, and teaches classes on U.S. agriculture, and agricultural science and policy. His current research focuses on regional food system and climate change impacts on agriculture, and he supervises doctoral students conducting research on topics ranging from precision agriculture to food access. Dr. Griffin served on the National Academy of Sciences study committee that published Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. He also served as an Advisor to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, focusing on Sustainability. Before coming to the Friedman School in 2008, he was Research Agronomist and Lead Scientist with the USDA-Agriculture Research Service in Orono, ME, from 2000 to 2008. From 1992 to 2000, he was the Extension Sustainable Agriculture Specialist at the University of Maine, the first such position in the U.S. Abstract Genetically-engineered crops (“GE crops”) have been used by farmers for just two decades. In the short span since the mid-1990s, GE crops have been rapidly adopted by farmers producing a short list of crops in some countries, and are banned outright in others. There have been myriad claims regarding GE crops, from feeding the world to ecosystem disruption to human health impacts. This stimulated the National Academy of Sciences, in 2014, to undertake a very broad assessment of purported benefits and risks of GE crops that are already being used by farmers around the world. The report from this effort was released in May, 2016, and also assessed potential uses of GE techniques in the future and suggested changes in the regulatory framework for these products. The past and current uses and impacts of GE crops, along with prospects for the future, will all be addressed in this seminar. About the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy: The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University is the only independent school of nutrition in the United States. The school's eight degree programs – which focus on questions relating to nutrition and chronic diseases, molecular nutrition, agriculture and sustainability, food security, humanitarian assistance, public health nutrition, and food policy and economics – are renowned for the application of scientific research to national and international policy.

The Seralini Rats make an appearance a the NAS Report Summary. A report on Genetically Engineered Crops was commissioned by the National Academies of Science, and a committee was convened to review the current literature. [...] The post 042 The National Academies Report Summary first appeared on Talking Biotech Podcast.

This week Chris gives us the lowdown Genetically Engineered Crops; Experiences and Prospects, also known as the National Academy of Sciences recently released 400 page report assessing the safety of genetically modified foods. If this leaves you hungry for more the report is available for download here.And speaking of hungry, if you have a Labrador or Retreiver that's always famished, you are not alone. Hear about the latest research suggesting a genetic reason why these breeds just can't stop eating, and how this relates to why they make great guide dogs.And finally, our occasional segment In Our Element spotlights a metal often mistaken for Magnesium. This amazing metal is in the top 5 most utilised metals in the world but you probably know nothing about it. 

Lori Ann Burd from Center for Biological Diversity talks about the impact that genetically engineered crops are having on us, the environment and of course wildlife.

Guest Raymon Seidler, Ph.D., former Senior Scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR, and author of Pesticide Use on Genetically Engineered Crops, explains the failed promises and real risks of pesticides used with GMO cropsEnvironmental Working Group

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Susanne Wengle, a post-doctoral research fellow in the political science department at the University of Chicago, delivers a presentation entitled "Industrial Agriculture and its Alternatives in the US and Russia: The Case of Genetically Engineered Crops, " at Swift Hall on June 26, 2012. Her talk examines the role of industrial agriculture in the US and Russia, the recent development of genetically engineered crops in both countries, and the increasing demand for the labeling of genetically engineered food products. Ms. Wengle's presentation was part of a three-day Summer Teacher Institute entitled "Feeding the World: Challenges to Achieving Food Security." The Institute was presented by the University of Chicago Center for International Studies and cosponsored by the Program on the Global Environment, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Center for East European and Russian Eurasian Studies and the Global Health Initiative. The resources associated with this lecture can be found at: http://cis.uchicago.edu/outreach/summerinstitute/2012/resources.shtml#wengle

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Susanne Wengle, a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago, delivers a presentation titled "Industrial Agriculture and its Alternatives in the US and Russia: The Case of Genetically Engineered Crops" at Swift Hall on June 26, 2012. Her talk examines the role of industrial agriculture in the US and Russia, the recent development of genetically engineered crops in both countries, and the increasing demand for labeling of genetically engineered food products. Wengle's presentation was part of a three-day Summer Teacher Institute titled "Feeding the World: Challenges to Achieving Food Security." The Institute was presented by the University of Chicago Center for International Studies and cosponsored by the Program on the Global Environment, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Center for East European and Russian Eurasian Studies, and the Global Health Initiative. The resources associated with this lecture can be found at: http://cis.uchicago.edu/outreach/summerinstitute/2012/resources.shtml#wengle

A world-renowned expert on the ecological impacts and management of genetically engineered crops, University of Arizona professor Yves Carrière presented the findings of a recent National Academy of Sciences report on the sustainability impacts of genetically engineered crops in the United States. He also discussed the scientific record from the global use of herbicide- and insect-resistant crops, which were designed to reduce the use of pesticides, improve yields and provide economic benefits to farmers and consumers. Outreach in Biotechnology's Food for Thought Lecture Series brings together internationally recognized experts to talk about the best ways to use biotechnology for food and fuel. For more information, go to http://OregonState.edu/OrB Recorded 11 Apr 2012

A world-renowned expert on the ecological impacts and management of genetically engineered crops, University of Arizona professor Yves Carrière presented the findings of a recent National Academy of Sciences report on the sustainability impacts of genetically engineered crops in the United States. He also discussed the scientific record from the global use of herbicide- and insect-resistant crops, which were designed to reduce the use of pesticides, improve yields and provide economic benefits to farmers and consumers. Outreach in Biotechnology's Food for Thought Lecture Series brings together internationally recognized experts to talk about the best ways to use biotechnology for food and fuel. For more information, go to http://OregonState.edu/OrB Recorded 11 Apr 2012

On our April 9 episode, Deconstructing Dinner examined the precarious state of the University of Guelph's organic agriculture program. As was learned, the University had chosen to cut the program along with others displaying low enrollment. The program now sits in limbo. The episode explored the key decision makers at the University in an effort  to determine why the lion's share of research funding at the school is directed towards the genetic engineering of lifeforms and the corporate control of seeds instead of towards organic research. As a coordinator of the organic agriculture major, Dr. E. Ann Clark's work within the Department of Plant Agriculture has provided her with an ideal vantage point from which to critically analyze the outcomes of the genetic engineering of the food supply also underway at the university. On May 10, Deconstructing Dinner recorded Ann speak at an event hosted by the Kootenay Local Agricultural Society. Ann's talk dealt with the topic of genetically engineered food, and she sought to demonstrate the "spectacular failures" of these technologies, which are now pervasive throughout the North American food supply. Topics Covered: The May 14, 2009 joint statement from wheat producers supporting commercialization of GM wheat The questionable groups communicating to Canadian wheat farmers The formalization of Dow's NAFTA challenge against the Canadian Government Challenging the genetically engineered promises of "higher yields", "reduced biocide use", "feeding the world", "saving the soil", "farmers would make more money" Misleading promises of Bt Corn Seemingly manipulated research findings on consumer preferences of GM vs. conventional corn The disinformation communicated by Canada's largest agricultural publication, The Western Producer Voices Dr. E. Ann Clark, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON) - Ann received a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and a Masters of Science in Agronomy both from the University of California at Davis. Ann later went on to earn a Ph.D. in Crop Production and Physiology from Iowa State University. Her specific research interests are in organic and pasture production systems, and in risk assessment in genetically modified crops. She has authored 14 books or book chapters, 25 refereed journal publications, given 51 presentations at conferences and symposia, and 150 extension and technical papers or presentations. She currently teaches or team teaches 7 undergraduate courses, and together with Paul Voroney in Land Resource Science, coordinates the Major in Organic Agriculture at Guelph.