Science Allies - Biotechnology, Agriculture, Ecology, Health, and Critical Thinking

Bright Simons, founder and president of mPedigree; Whitney Phillips, Syracuse University; Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol; Joanne Miller, University of Delaware; John Cook, George Mason University and moderator Mark Lynas discuss the nature and appeal of conspiracy theories and how to deal with them.

More than 100 vaccine efforts are currently underway in the global push to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. Which are most likely to work? And how long will it take? Science writer Mark Lynas and AfS Fellow Modesta Nnedinso Abugu take a look at the five most promising candidates.

Biotech policy expert Greg Jaffe explains the new US Department of Agriculture rule on genetic engineering and answers questions about the topic in this AfS Live! presentation.

Natalia Pasternak, director of Instituto Questão de Ciência (Question of Science Institute) — Brazil’s first institute to promote skepticism and rational thinking —  and Guatemalan attorney Pablo Orozco discuss Brazil's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of anti-science sentiment in the country.

In this live webinar recorded on June 15, 2020, three Alliance for Science correspondents — Nkechi Isaac, Joseph Opoku Gakpo and Verenardo Meeme — discussed the current situation in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, respectively, in response to COVID-19, associated conspiracy theories and food security. Joan Conrow, AfS managing editor, served as moderator.