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The blog of the Science, Technology and Public Policy program of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Editor
Zachary Tumin
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Evidence Stacking Up Against Biotechnology Critics
By Calestous Juma Critics of agricultural biotechnology have long maintained that the technology is unsuitable for small-scale farmers and harmful to the environment. But according to newly-released adoption rates, evidence is pointing in the opposite direction.
Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Development, Uncategorized
Tagged Agriculture, Biotechnology, environment
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Are Digital Textbooks the New “Horseless Carriage”?
By Chris Dede The history of technology is filled with people examining a genuinely new innovation and seeing it simply as an extension of something familiar. For example, the automobile was originally termed a “horseless carriage.” When a camera was … Continue reading