Dark Age America: The Sharp Edge of the Shell | John Michael Greer

Dec. 10, 2014 (Archdruid Report) -- One of the interesting features of blogging about the twilight of science and technology these days is that there’s rarely any need to wait long for a cogent example.

One that came my way not long ago via a reader of this blog -- tip of the archdruidical hat to Eric S. -- shows that not even a science icon can get away with asking questions about the rising tide of financial corruption and dogmatic ideology that’s drowning the scientific enterprise in our time.

Many of my readers will recall Bill Nye the Science Guy, the star of a television program on science in the 1990s and still a vocal and entertaining proponent of science education. In a recent interview, Nye was asked why he doesn’t support the happy-go-lucky attitude toward dumping genetically modified organisms into the environment that’s standard in the United States and a few other countries these days.

His answer is that their impact on ecosystems is a significant issue that hasn’t been adequately addressed. Those who know their way around today’s pseudoskeptic scene won’t be surprised by the reaction from one of Discover Magazine’s bloggers: a tar and feathers party, more or less, full of the standard GMO industry talking points and little else.

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