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GLP podcast: Oops — heirloom seed company markets GM tomato; Anti-biotech movement in retreat; Bill Gates does more harm than good?

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
An heirloom seed company that prides itself on selling GMO-free products mistakenly put a genetically engineered tomato on the cover ...
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GLP podcast: AAP refuses to print rebuttal to anti-GMO study; Billion-dollar anti-pesticide ‘money grab’; Ultra-processed food won’t make you obese?

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | 
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a spurious attack on GM crops and pesticides, then reneged on its commitment ...
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Podcast: Evolution of altruism — If evolution favors the survival of the fittest, how did humans gain compassion and empathy?

Janna Levin | 
Altruism Evolution: If evolution favors the survival of the fittest, where did the impulse to help others come from? ...
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GLP podcast: Technology keeps debunking ‘The Population Bomb;’ Internet access can harm mental health; Is urban farming sustainable? Probably not

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Technological innovations continue to debunk predictions that global population growth will lead to mass starvation. Some mental health experts are ...
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GLP podcast: Neuralink chip in your brain? CNN’s bunk COVID booster headline; Obesity drugs—the long-term effects

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Neuralink has successfully implanted its "brain–computer interface" in a human patient. Elon Musk says the results so far are "promising." ...
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Podcast: Wheat causes health issues? Do you have celiac disease, an allergy or…? Hysteria and misinformation about wheat-based products grows

Andrea Love, Jess Steier | 
Gluten has gained attention in pop culture because it is implicated in specific medical conditions, specifically celiac disease and gluten ...
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GLP podcast/video: Weed won’t improve your workout; Predatory science journals attack GMOs; Eating insects will be mandatory?

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Can marijuana make your workout better? Probably not, according to a recent study. Four science publications produce a large swath ...
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Podcast: Why we ‘evolved not to lose weight’

Andrea Kane | 
The evolutionary reasons why it's hard to lose weight and keep it off: fat helped early humans stay alive ...
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GLP podcast/video: Too much cleanliness makes us sick? Protect your genetic data; Against ‘green-neocolonialism’

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Good hygiene is important, but too much of it might be contributing to chronic disease in developed countries. A data ...
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GLP podcast/video: Yes, BPA is safe; ‘Fake sugar’ promotes real weight loss; How long does it take to develop a pesticide?

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
A decades-long campaign alleges that BPA, a chemical used to manufacture many plastic products, is dangerous. There is no evidence ...
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GLP podcast/video: Lab-grown meat divides scientists; The rise of ‘Big Weed’; American Academy of Pediatrics goes anti-GMO?

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Sustainable agriculture advocates are split over the potential benefits of cell-based meat. Why are these longtime allies divided over this ...
Podcast: Researchers across the globe are racing to create the first artificial eggs and sperm, allowing anyone of any sex or age to have genetically-related babies

Podcast: Inside global race to create first artificial eggs and sperm, enabling people of any age or sex to have genetically-related children

Berly McCoy, Regina Barber, Rob Stein | 
Get a glimpse into the global race to create the first artificial human embryos to see how the competition is ...
‘Intelligence explosion’: Deep space is too far away for humans to explore but AI may offer a work-around—uploading our brains into the cloud

Podcast: ‘Intelligence explosion’ — Deep space is too far away for humans to explore, but AI may offer a work-around by uploading our brains into the cloud

Futuristic objectives that are at the centre of the AI industry’s quest for superintelligence and hear about the Extropians, ...
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GLP podcast/video: ‘Paraquat Papers’ — Latest pesticide scandal wrongly links weedkiller to Parkinson’s

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Thousands of pending lawsuits allege that the weedkiller paraquat causes Parkinson's Disease (PD), a connection its manufacturer tried to hide ...
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GLP podcast/video: Dangers of slanted science coverage; Media falsely claims glyphosate could harm pregnant women

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Exaggerated media coverage distorts the public's understanding of critically important scientific issues, and the consequences can be dire. How do ...
Podcast: Breast milk provides immunity benefits — but isn’t accessible to all parents. Here’s how artificial milk could one day replace standard baby formula

Podcast: Breast milk provides immunity benefits — but isn’t accessible to all parents. Here’s how artificial milk could one day replace standard baby formula

Alex Ossola, Danny Lewis | 
Breast milk imparts a number of long-term health benefits to babies, including a lower risk of asthma, obesity, Type 1 ...
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GLP podcast/video: What causes autism? Treating PTSD with psychedelics; Alcoholism could be in our genes

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Speculation persists about the causes of autism thanks to an explosion in the number of cases that have been diagnosed ...
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GLP podcast/video: Trust in scientists plummets; EU ditches organic ‘Farm to Fork’ plan; Our troubling ‘superhuman’ future?

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Americans are losing trust in scientists following the COVID pandemic. How can experts regain the public's support? The European Union ...
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GLP podcast/video: Elon killed Twitter? EWG’s latest pesticide scare; RFK, Jr. vs ‘Big Pharma’

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Has Twitter (X) devolved into a misinformation cesspool? Once scientist says yes. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) claims schools near ...
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GLP podcast/video: Many Americans still reject evolution; should we worry? Top-10 food myths, debunked; Farmers finally growing Golden Rice

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
The creation-evolution debate has fallen out of the spotlight in recent years, but many Americans still reject Darwin's theory. Should ...
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GLP podcast/video: BBC corrects botched organic farming report; Happy 41st birthday, GMO insulin! Scientific American a ‘scientific sewer’?

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Facing intense criticism from experts, the BBC was pushed to correct a deeply misleading story about the benefits of organic ...
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GLP podcast/video: ‘GMO’ probiotic may prevent hangovers; Surrogacy turns women into ‘children factories’? The case for drug patents

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Biotech startup Zbiotics says its genetically engineered bacterium can reduce the risk of hangovers. Is there solid science behind the ...
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GLP podcast/video: Chemophobia brings left and right together; Scientists should fight disinfo on X; Sudafed scandal explained

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Why do so many people on the political left and right, who agree on almost nothing, share a deep-seated fear ...
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GLP podcast/video: Artificial wombs coming soon? The dangers of ketamine; Banning glyphosate would be disastrous

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Premature babies might complete their gestation in artificial wombs called "biobags" in the coming years. The anesthetic ketamine might be ...
Podcast: Why do so many people who start a vegetarian diet not stick to it?

Podcast: Why do so many people who start a vegetarian diet not stick to it?

Allison Aubrey, Ari Shapiro, Nabeel Yaseen | 
Eating less meat is good for your health and the environment. Now a new study suggests genes may play a ...
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GLP podcast/video: The case for weight-loss drugs; It’s immoral to oppose CRISPR animals? Bad science and ‘forever chemicals’

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
We don't always know why anti-depressants and obesity drugs work, but that shouldn't discourage patients from taking medications that can ...
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GLP podcast/video: Did COVID vaccine mandates work? AI spreads glyphosate misinfo; Africa’s ‘Green Revolution’ has failed? No

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Did vaccine mandates slow the spread of COVID on college campuses? A new study says yes. AI-generated articles are already ...
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