Doors open at 5:30, event starts at 6:00pm.

Join the Science Policy Group at Berkeley for the second event of our Science Meets Science series, bringing together social scientists and STEM scientists to discuss timely science policy issues. In this discussion, we will center on the scientific ethics of feeding a growing world and using GMOs to get there.

We hope to explore questions such as:

• What are the advantages provided and threats posed by genetically engineering staple crops, such as maize?
• In what ways can gene modification influence crop yield, food digestibility, and producer profits? What could this mean for feeding the world under climate change?
• Could modern GMOs (based on technologies like CRISPR) be more economically viable than their previous counterparts?

We will be joined by:

David Zilberman, Robinson Chair and Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

Sarah Hake, Professor of Plant & Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley; Center Director - USDA Plant Gene Expression Center

Pizza and sandwiches will be provided!

If you can't attend in person, we are partnering with the National Science Policy Network to set up a live-stream! You can register for the live-stream here: https://scipolnetwork.org/events/28825

In addition, join us the following week for our Policy Roundtable (January 30 at 5:30pm, LeConte Hall 375) where we will discuss policy ideas and begin to draft a white paper or memo regarding this topic.

Finally, join us for our final Science Meets Science Event:

March 2020- Artificial Intelligence: Smart, but is it just?