Sunday, 1 April 2012

a talk

A talk to listen to for various reasons-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=y9BRYePpqkc
One point that I would like to quote here is that very often we don't understand dynamics of complex systems, but still confidently predict outcomes in such systems. He points this out with slum clearance and relocation but I this is what I mean to point out about Bt crops.
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