The CLEAR Project

The CLEAR Project Early career scientists who want to find better ways to communicate science with the public. Our goal is fact based information grounded in scientific evidence.

The CLEAR Project is composed of a group of young scientists at the University of California, Berkeley who want to find better ways to communicate science at the forefront of discovery. We support GMOs as a technology to address world hunger, the changing climate, and to lessen the environmental impact of industrial agriculture.

If you haven't watched any of these videos from the UC Climate Lab, take a look. I think they are well done.https://www....
06/10/2017

If you haven't watched any of these videos from the UC Climate Lab, take a look. I think they are well done.
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/climate-lab

Follow conservation scientist and UCLA visiting researcher M. Sanjayan as he explores surprising ways to change how we think and act about climate change.

05/08/2017

WHAT: Beyond the Choir – Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia
As the largest and most popular reference work on the Internet, Wikipedia MIGHT be the source of much pseudoscientific misinformation. It isn’t, however, due in large part to the Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia (GSoW) project. Since 2010, GSoW has reviewed and corrected — or wholly created — Wikipedia pages concerning scientific skepticism. Come learn how the wired world’s source of information (40 million articles in more than 250 languages) remains largely free of pseudoscience.
WHO: Susan Gerbic
Affectionately called the Wikipediatrician, Susan Gerbic is the founder of GSoW. She is a frequent contributor to Skeptical Inquirer (CSICOP) and Skepticality Podcast. She is the winner of the CSI In the Trenches Award from 2012, James Randi Award for Skepticism in the Public Interest 2013, and a Scientific and Technical Consultant for CSI.
WHEN: 7:30PM Thursday May 11
WHERE: La Peña, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley [Map]
HOW: Presented free by the Bay Area Skeptics

02/27/2017

Newest blog post on the ongoing debate of the use of the word "natural" on food products https://clear-project.org/2017/02/24/what-does-natural-really-mean/

Andrew Brandon, Graduate Student, UC Berkeley February 24, 2017 In August, three non-profits (Moms Across America, Beyond Pesticides and the Organic Consumers Association) filed a joint lawsuit aga…

02/08/2017

Our next blog post written by grad student at UCB Grady Pierroz on Bees & fake news https://clear-project.org/2017/02/06/beemaggeddon-or-over-bee-action/

Grady Pierroz, Graduate Student, UC Berkeley February 4, 2017 Let’s take a look at something that has been in the public consciousness for a while now: the bees are dying. Everybody knows the bees …

06/17/2016

In case anyone would like to listen in to this event and report back to the group. Posted in BFI News and Events posted today.

June 21, 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Can Organic Feed the World?

Webinar, Register for Log-in Info
Friends of the Earth will host a webinar featuring leaders on the science of sustainable food production, including BFI Affiliated Faculty Kendra Klein and recent UC Global Food Initiative 30 Under 30 awardee Lauren Ponisio. The webinar is free. Register here for the log-in information and more on the event.

04/18/2016

A great article on the future of gene editing using modern techniques (CRISPR/Cas9) for improvement of agriculture. The big question is how will it be regulated?
http://geneticexperts.org/how-should-gene-edited-crops-be-regulated-national-academies-meeting-seeks-answers/

On Monday, April 18th the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are holding their first meeting to consider the regulation of future biotechnology products, including gene-edited crops. The meeting comes only days after the USDA announced it will not regulate a … Continue readin…

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