Science Schmience. A Science Center Update
Today was interesting in that the angry emails and a few phone calls have come in to me and the hire-ups where I work. Seems some folks are not happy that I've recommended, as a scientist, that a Science Center might best serve its reputation and credibility by endorsing events that have a basis in science-based evidence. They still are moving forward with the Science on Tap event, where a local dietitian with apparent intentions will grace the audience with her interpretations of transgenic crop science. To review, last week I was alerted by a South Florida farmer that the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium (SFSC) was hosting a “Science on Tap” talk, held at a local bar. The topic was entitled, “GMO’s (sic) Exposed” and was to be delivered by Michelle Parenti Lewis, a local dietitian. I wondered what she might be exposing. The original story was posted on my blog, Illumination. After I was notified of this event, a little google search revealed that the event