The Scientific Method & GMOs
Description
This week, Matt explains a topic that we've been meaning to get to for a while, and one that get referenced weekly: The Scientific Method.
Levi then discusses Genetically Modified Organisms; how they work, and then, of course, the hysteria surrounding GMO foods.
Show notes for the Scientific Method
“Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes” - Lakatos
http://www.csun.edu/~vcsoc00i/classes/s680f11/Lakatos.pdf
Khan Academy Scientific Method Article
Khan Academy Scientific Method Video
Show notes for GMOs
RationalWiki article on Seeds of Death documentary
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Seeds_of_Death
“Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens
Seeds of Death Youtube documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6OxbpLwEjQ
Kurzgesagt GMO video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TmcXYp8xu4
Neil deGrasse Tyson on GMOs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMDhUsxom0U