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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: UK Food Security: Science & Politics
DESCRIPTION:Erik Millstone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nErik Millstone completed a first degree in Physics\, followed by 3 postgraduate degrees in Philosophy. He was appointed to teach the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sussex in 1973\, but in Spring 1974 read an article called ‘Death for Dinner’ in the New York Review of Books. His interest in food safety was ignited then\, since when he has vigorously pursued that interest. He was a co-author of the first proposals to establish a Food Standards Agency in the UK\, and now counts himself as one of agency’s critical friends. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Erik Millstone will review several of the problematic features of food security not just in the UK\, but more widely too. He will explain why the pursuit of food security is both a scientific and a political problem\, and highlight some of the key ways in which science interacts with policy considerations. \n\n\n\nHe will explain why governments intervene in agricultural and food markets\, as they try to stabilise what would otherwise be volatile supplies and prices. He will outline how agricultural and food policies have evolved. He will highlight some of the ways in which scientific uncertainties complicate policy choices\, and illustrate some of the problems that remain unsolved.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-uk-food-security-science-politics/
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