Posts by Avery Poole

REVEALING THE TRIPWIRE

A Review of Ronald Wright (2004) A Short History of Progress, Toronto: House of Anansi Press. Aldous Huxley wrote that ‘technological progress has merely provided us…

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED RICE F.A.Q. (POOLE REMIX)

What is GM rice? Genetically modified (‘GM’) rice is one of the most publicly cited examples of a genetically modified organism (‘GMO’), and has become increasingly…

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THE KYOTO PROTOCOL F.A.Q (POOLE REMIX)

There is a general consensus that global warming is underway, but what should we do about it? The Kyoto Protocol has proven to be a hotbed…

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