How should government prepare the public for a pandemic?   Debaters engaged with Professor Joyce Tait, University of Edinburgh, about her policy paper  “Innovation, Policy, and Public Interactions in the Management of Infectious Diseases.”  Tait's debate was part of the conference “Emerging and Persistent Infectious Diseases: Focus on Mitigation” held at the University of Edinburgh in October 2011.

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Can science be turned into a story that simultaneously captures the public’s attention and conveys information authentically?  This question engaged debaters of a paper by Liz Neeley, Executive Director of the Story Collider, entitled “Training in Narrative Persuasion for Ethical, Effective Science Communication.”  Ms. Neeley’s paper was debated at the ISGP workshop “Communicating Science for Policy” convened in Durham, North Carolina, August 10-11, 2015, in cooperation with Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.

For more podcasts, visit ISGP's The Forum. Are genetically modified organisms part of the solution for food-insecure populations? "Adopting Genetically Modified Crops Worldwide for Food Security” a paper by Dr. Jennifer Ann Thomson,  Emeritus Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, was debated at the conference “Food Safety, Security, and Defense: Focus on Food and the Environment,” convened in partnership with Cornell University  October 5-8, 2014 in Ithaca, New York, U.S.

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The pros and cons of  DIY Bio are explored in the debate of “Do-It-Yourself Biology: Reality and the Path Toward Innovation,” a paper by Dr. Todd Kuiken, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.  Dr. Kuiken's paper was debated at the ISGP conference 21st Century Borders and Synthetic Biology: Focus on Responsibility and Governance, held in December 2012, in conjunction with the University of Arizona at Tucson. 

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“How Can We Predict, Prevent, and Pay for the Next Pandemic?” a 2012 paper by Dr. Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, was debated at the conference “Emerging, Persistent and Infectious Diseases: Focus on Societal and Economic Context,” held at George Mason University.

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"The Genomic Revolution and Sustainable Management of Infectious Plant Disease: Aligning Policies with Objectives,"  a paper by Dr. Ian Crute, Chief Scientist, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Kenilworth, United Kingdom, was debated at the ISGP conference "Science and Governance: Focus on the Genomic Revolution," convened in the House of Lords, London, United Kingdom on Sept. 6, 2013.

This podcast is part of the Institute on Science for Global Policy podcast series The Forum. "Policies to Proactively Address the Threat of Food Fraud," is the subject of lively discussion in this ISGP podcast. The paper by Dr. Karen Everstine, Research Associate, National Center for Food Protection and Defense University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., was debated as part of  "Food Safety, Security, and Defense: Safeguarding the American Food Supply,"  a conference convened with Ursinus College on April 10-11, 2015.  

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This podcast features the debate of the policy paper  "Planning for the Next Pandemic"  by Dr. George W. Korch, Jr., at an academic partnership (IAP) conference on emerging and persistent infectious diseases convened in partnership with Ursinus College.  At the time of the conference, Dr. Korch was with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services.  Emerging and Persistent Infectious Diseases: Focus on Pandemics,  was held at Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, U.S., on April 11-12, 2014.

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This podcast summarizes the lively debate of  "When Subsidies Work and When They Don’t: Food vs. Power", an ISGP policy position paper written by Christopher Thornberg and Dustin Schrader for the ICCAP conference Sustainability Challenges: Coping with Less Water and Energy, June 5, 2015, in Whittier, CA.

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The debate of "How Misaligned Incentives Influence Antibiotic Prescribing and Resistance," a paper by Dr. Eili Y. Klein, is summarized in this lively podcast.  The paper was debated at the ISGP conference Emerging and Persistent Infectious Diseases:  Focus on Antimicrobial Resistance, in Houston, TX, U.S., on March 19-22, 2013.

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