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Podcast: Talking Biotech with Kevin Folta — How to respond when anti-biotechnology activists call scientists shills

| August 28, 2023
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Kevin Folta: University of Florida plant geneticist Kevin Folta launched Talking Biotech in 2015.    More details
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If you’ve ever publicly communicated enthusiasm for a new product or technology, you inevitably have been accused to being a shill for the company that produced it. It is a normal part of human psychology to assume there is an undisclosed motivation for someone’s excitement, and it is based on legitimate concerns about how conflicts of interest can shape one’s perceptions of associated science. We discuss the topic with Dr. Chris MacDonald from Toronto Metropolitan University.
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