GE CLST M71A Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Participatory Democracy, Categorical Imperative, High Standard Manufacturing Company
9 Nov 2016
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Lecture notes: international paradigms of regulation: cost/benefit and beyond. Nyt provides data that gm crops have not increased yield or decreased pesticide use. Scientists say, gm crops are to ensure yields, not to improve yields. Gm papaya: commercial use was probably saved; non-gm yield would have been 0. Yields are relative to many factors in agricultural production. Eu: strong and growing opposition for gm food (2010 61% against, 23% for, 16% don"t know) Us: pew (consumers: 57% safe, 37% unsafe; scientists: 88% safe); majority (92%) want labeling. Global warming deniers, evolution deniers, anti-vaccine advocates, gmo opposition. Public lacks sufficient understanding of scientific facts, procedures, and uncertainties (also how scientists analyze the relationship b/t uncertainty and doubt) This knowledge deficit is the source of most conflict about science. More educated democrats have the more correct view about global warming, but more educated republicans have a more incorrect view about global warming (shows that deficit model is wrong)
