Navigating a minefield: Seeking and telling the truth about genetically modified crops

Navigating a minefield: Seeking and telling the truth about genetically modified crops

Time:
Sunday, October 19th, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm
Location:
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Speaker(s):
Carol Mallory-Smith
  Professor of weed science, Oregon State University
Allison Snow
  Professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology, The Ohio State University
Emily Waltz
  Freelance science writer
Moderator(s):
Maggie Koerth-Baker
  Freelance science writer; Nieman-Berkman Fellow, Harvard University

Since crop breeders first picked up the tools of modern genetic engineering, scientists have been on the front lines of political and cultural strife over both the safety and environmental effects of modified crops. Research results are quickly turned into press releases by alarmists on one extreme and alliances of commercial interests and agricultural innovators on the other. Allison Snow is an ecologist who has worked for decades on the interaction between modified crops and weeds. Regulation and a limited range of applications have minimized environmental impacts to date, she says, but new technologies could radically accelerate the applications of biotechnology. She worries about pressures to suppress discussion of certain issues and findings within the scientific community. The principles of good science and good journalism clearly will be essential to working out these issues at every scale from local to global. What do science writers need to know to navigate this minefield? After giving a glimpse of the scientific frontier, Snow and colleague Carol Mallory-Smith, a weed scientist working on the front lines of the environmental debate, will be joined by science writer Emily Waltz for a dialogue about the challenges for both science and science writing.

For supplemental information about this New Horizons in Science briefing, see the CASW website.

Meeting schedule

Friday, Oct. 17

11:00 am to 5:00 pm

Friday, Oct. 17
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Hayden Room, Hilton Columbus Downtown

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Friday, Oct. 17
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Main Lobby, Hilton Columbus Downtown

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Friday, Oct. 17
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
King Room, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Friday, Oct. 17
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Hopkins Room, Hilton Columbus Downtown

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Friday, Oct. 17
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Buses depart from Hilton, High St Entrance, Main Level

8:30 pm to 11:00 pm

Friday, Oct. 17
8:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Barley's Brewing Company
Saturday, Oct. 18

7:30 am to 8:00 am

Saturday, Oct. 18
7:30 am to 8:00 am
Bellows ABCD

7:30 am to 9:00 am

Saturday, Oct. 18
7:30 am to 9:00 am
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

7:30 am to 5:30 pm

Saturday, Oct. 18
7:30 am to 5:30 pm
Lower Level, Prefunction Hallway, Hilton Columbus Downtown

8:00 am to 9:00 am

Saturday, Oct. 18
8:00 am to 9:00 am
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

9:15 am to 10:45 am

Saturday, Oct. 18
9:15 am to 10:45 am
Burkhart A, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Saturday, Oct. 18
9:15 am to 10:45 am
Bellows EF, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Saturday, Oct. 18
9:15 am to 10:45 am
Burkhart B, Hilton Columbus Downtown

10:45 am to 11:15 am

Saturday, Oct. 18
10:45 am to 11:15 am
Prefunction Hallway, Hilton Columbus Downtown

11:15 am to 12:45 pm

Saturday, Oct. 18
11:15 am to 12:45 pm
Burkhart A, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Saturday, Oct. 18
11:15 am to 12:45 pm
Bellows EF, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Saturday, Oct. 18
11:15 am to 12:45 pm
Burkhart B, Hilton Columbus Downtown

12:45 pm to 2:00 pm

Saturday, Oct. 18
12:45 pm to 2:00 pm
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Saturday, Oct. 18
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Pierce Room, Hilton Columbus Downtown

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Saturday, Oct. 18
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Burkhart A, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Saturday, Oct. 18
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Bellows EF, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Saturday, Oct. 18
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Burkhart B, Hilton Columbus Downtown

3:30 pm to 3:45 pm

Saturday, Oct. 18
3:30 pm to 3:45 pm
Prefunction Hallway, Hilton Columbus Downtown

3:45 pm to 5:15 pm

Saturday, Oct. 18
3:45 pm to 5:15 pm
Burkhart A, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Saturday, Oct. 18
3:45 pm to 5:15 pm
Burkhart B, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Saturday, Oct. 18
3:45 pm to 5:15 pm
Bellows EF, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Saturday, Oct. 18
3:45 pm to 5:15 pm
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

5:45 pm to 9:30 pm

Saturday, Oct. 18
5:45 pm to 9:30 pm
COSI (Board buses promptly at 5:45)
Sunday, Oct. 19

7:00 am to 8:15 am

Sunday, Oct. 19
7:00 am to 8:15 am
Bellows Ballroom Prefunction Area, Hilton Columbus Downtown

8:15 am to 9:30 am

Sunday, Oct. 19
8:15 am to 9:30 am
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

9:30 am to 10:30 am

Sunday, Oct. 19
9:30 am to 10:30 am
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

10:30 am to 11:00 am

Sunday, Oct. 19
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Bellows Ballroom Prefunction Area, Hilton Columbus Downtown

10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Sunday, Oct. 19
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Bus departs from Hilton and drops off at the Ohio Union for Lunch with a Scientist

11:00 am to 12:15 pm

Sunday, Oct. 19
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
Emerson Burkhart AB, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Sunday, Oct. 19
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

12:15 pm to 2:15 pm

Sunday, Oct. 19
12:15 pm to 2:15 pm
Board buses at Hilton

2:15 pm to 3:15 pm

Sunday, Oct. 19
2:15 pm to 3:15 pm
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

3:15 pm to 3:30 pm

Sunday, Oct. 19
3:15 pm to 3:30 pm
Bellows Ballroom Prefunction Area, Hilton Columbus Downtown

3:15 pm to 5:15 pm

Sunday, Oct. 19
3:15 pm to 5:15 pm
Board bus at Hilton

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Sunday, Oct. 19
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Emerson Burkhart AB, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Sunday, Oct. 19
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Sunday, Oct. 19
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Emerson Burkhart AB, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Sunday, Oct. 19
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Sunday, Oct. 19
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Barley’s Brewing Company
Monday, Oct. 20

7:00 am to 8:30 am

Monday, Oct. 20
7:00 am to 8:30 am
Bellows Ballroom Prefunction Area

8:30 am to 9:30 am

Monday, Oct. 20
8:30 am to 9:30 am
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

9:30 am to 10:30 am

Monday, Oct. 20
9:30 am to 10:30 am
Emerson Burkhart AB, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Monday, Oct. 20
9:30 am to 10:30 am
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

10:30 am to 11:00 am

Monday, Oct. 20
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Bellows Ballroom Prefunction Area, Hilton Columbus Downtown

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Monday, Oct. 20
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Monday, Oct. 20
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Emerson Burkhart AB, Hilton Columbus Downtown

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Monday, Oct. 20
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Bellows EF, Hilton Columbus Downtown

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Monday, Oct. 20
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Monday, Oct. 20
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Board bus at Hilton

2:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Monday, Oct. 20
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

2:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Monday, Oct. 20
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Bellows Ballroom Prefunction Area, Hilton Columbus Downtown

2:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Monday, Oct. 20
2:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Board bus at Hilton

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Monday, Oct. 20
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Monday, Oct. 20
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Monday, Oct. 20
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Varies
Tuesday, Oct. 21

7:30 am to 4:00 pm

Tuesday, Oct. 21
7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Board bus at Hilton

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Tuesday, Oct. 21
9:00 am to 11:00 am
Board bus at Hilton
Tuesday, Oct. 21
9:00 am to 11:00 am
Board bus at Hilton

9:45 am to 11:45 am

Tuesday, Oct. 21
9:45 am to 11:45 am
Board bus at Hilton

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