Monthly Archives: October 2000

Feeling the Heat

One of the most amusing parts of the 2000 presidential campaign was watching Republican candidate George W. Bush question global warming orthodoxy, which might have been interesting if it weren’t obvious that he didn’t know what he was talking about … Continue reading

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World Food Prize Given for Genetically Modified Maize

The $250,000 World Food Prize was recently awarded to a Mexican and Indian scientist for their work developing a genetically modified strain of maize. Mexico’s Evangelina Villegas and India’s Surinder Vasal developed what is known as Quality Protein Maize. Traditional … Continue reading

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In Defense of Irradiation

One thing that is really frustrating is to see Left-oriented public health advocates give information that is technically correct but leaves out extremely important information. I realize not everybody reads about science obsessively, but if you’re going to write about … Continue reading

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Does Accutane Lead to Suicide

The sort of public health crusade led by U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak and his wife Laurie really annoy me. For those who haven’t followed this case, the Stupak’s son, Bart Jr., committed suicide. They’re convinced he was a happy-go-lucky kid … Continue reading

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Mandela: HIV Causes AIDS

In what was widely seen as a rebuke of current South African president Thabo Mbeki, former South African President Nelson Mandela gave an interview to a magazine in which he reiterated that “the dominant opinion which prevails throughout the world” … Continue reading

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What Is Stephen Hawking Talking About?

Stephen Hawking is being quoted in a German paper as writing in an upcoming book that the Earth may become uninhabitable thanks to high temperatures within the next millennia. The paper quotes him as saying, “I fear that the atmosphere … Continue reading

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