Rachel Laudan

Thanks for all the comments and good wishes.
Is the government over-reacting?  I think this is one of those cases where the government, advised by the CDC and the WHO, had to act.  Following SARS, there are lots of protocols in place.  Rumors aside, I find it hard to imagine any government doing this unless there [...]

Many thanks  to all the friends who have emailed, or facebooked, or called asking how we are. As you may have heard, Mexico City was shaken by a 5.7 earthquake just after midday today.
Oh, and then there’s swine flu. At the best of times, Mexico is a huge cauldron for rumors.  Now its cup runneth [...]

With respect to GM maize:
“Indigenous communities in Mexico, after lengthy discussions, are taking action. At times their moves are surprising:  for instance they have decided that contaminated maize should not be destroyed but treated as if it is sick, and treated until it is cured, even if this takes a hundred years or more.”
This from [...]