Creator of the Whole Earth Catalog, founder of The WELL, the Global Business Network, and the Long Now Foundation, and author of several books including Whole Earth Discipline: Why Dense Cities, Nuclear Power, Transgenic Crops, Restored Wildlands, and Geoengineering Are Necessary, Stewart Brand rejects the dogmatic messages of Green fundamentalism and welcome genuine debate, experimentation, and common sense.

In his Food for Thought lecture, Stewart explains why we need to be more daring as we strive for sustainability, and encourage us to embrace sensible technological advances as environmental stewardship opportunities.

Outreach in Biotechnology’s Food for Thought Lecture Series brings together internationally recognized experts to talk about the best (and worst) ways to use biotechnology for food and fuel. For more information, go to http://OregonState.edu/OrB

A study guide to this lecture is available at http://oregonstate.edu/orb/food-for-thought

Recorded 10 Mar 2011