A Question from a Hofstra Debater
I'm glad to report that I received a kind and inquisitive email from one of the anti-GM debaters from the Hofstra event. Bhavani Jaroff is a food activist, chef and radio host. I was glad to meet her as we certainly align on the vast majority of food-related issues. She argued on the side promoting increased GM regulation and her presentation was fear-laden activist talking points without firm understanding of the science. Recently I reached out, offering to explain the science behind her supporting evidence. She declined the offer and suggested that she'd stay with Jeffrey Smith and Vandana Shiva as sources of scientific information in this area. Of course, that made all of my hair stand on end. Neither Smith nor Shiva will ever offer to hold your hand and navigate a scientific paper in biotech. Because neither of them can. Bhavani Jaroff gets huge cred for at least asking questions about biotech. However, times may be a-changin'. I was delighted t