He was maybe the most important man of the 20th century? To learn more about "The Man That Fed Da World". click----> Norm Borlaug I used Penn & Teller's "Bullshit" because I find it an entertaining way to help people become aware. Sa Later Wally
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A contrarian is someone who poses as a skeptic, refusing to accept consensus conclusions in science on the ground that there is still some uncertainty.
Quote:"That doesn’t mean that scientific consensus is right in every instance. There are famous examples, in fact, of when it was proved wrong: Galileo comes to mind, as does a lowly patent clerk named Einstein. In the vast majority of modern cases, however, scientific consensus can be expected to hold up under scrutiny precisely because it was reached through a lengthy and rigorous process of professional skepticism and criticism."
1 Don't Just Sit There Say Sumthin !:
"green revolution"? i have to disagree with you here, wally. good intentions aside, i think western messages of how to farm "more efficiently and productively" have backfired badly - not just in the developing world, but also for a lot of commerical and family farmers in rich western countries.
no offense to Mr Borlaug intended, as I'm sure he meant none to the world.
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