More TEDx Credulity, A Sad, Sad Talk
Birke Baehr is undoubtedly a brilliant kid. At eleven years old he has interests in food and the environment, making him a clear outlier from his peers. Birke was a speaker at TEDx Asheville. In my parsing of TEDx talks to identify anti-scientific claims, his was clearly a standout for good and sad reasons. Again, as pointed out in previous posts, the outstanding reputation of TED talks was being hijacked by fringe interests to promote a non-scientific agenda, tarnishing the reputation of TED's credible brand. This YouTube video named "Monsanto Corporation Gets Owned by 11 Year Old Boy" exploits the credulity of youth and the approval of a credulous audience. Plus, he never says anything about Monsanto, just the usual anti-biotech rhetoric-- all stated as fact, without evidence . What is wrong with his talk? Like a few TEDx talks I am currently discussing, they are weak on evidence and their agendas are showing. As you listen to Birke, ple...