tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977840442564030026.post3939283856975272286..comments2023-10-13T00:32:22.392-04:00Comments on pollinator gardens: A watershed victory for the Precautionary Principle - EU temporary ban on neonicotinoidsClement Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861060989781345200noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977840442564030026.post-67544101620711085372013-11-02T22:11:50.270-04:002013-11-02T22:11:50.270-04:00Dr. Moisset: please read my blog more carefully. I...Dr. Moisset: please read my blog more carefully. I never said that Einstein said this - I simply posted a picture I took at the Vatican. What is important is that someone in Italy found the issue important enough to put a graphic representation of it in a very, very public spot, and used a common meme of Einstein to illustrate it. <br /><br />You objected today to one of my other posts. I hope you understand that I, like many others involved in this issue, do scholarly work and outreach work. I would never have put a picture of the outside of a toilet in one of my scholarly articles. However, in the context of European politics, where very powerful, monied interests are trying to prevent the temporary ban on neonics from continuing, I do outreach. In my experience outreach to the general public needs to be colorful and interesting. If I post two pictures of bees taken in Roma in my blog, without sanctioning wither the incorrect use of Einstein or the bloody history of the Barberini family, I think it's fair game.<br /><br />Besides, how many of the readers of this blog do you think can read Italian?<br /><br />Clement Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861060989781345200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977840442564030026.post-89879816512960298412013-11-02T19:28:27.186-04:002013-11-02T19:28:27.186-04:00There is no evidence that Einstein ever said such ...There is no evidence that Einstein ever said such a thing. Why in the world would he discuss bees anyway? There is no indication that he had any knowledge on the matter or that he wrote anything about bees. When will people put this myth to rest? It gets tiresome and it distracts from the real important issues.Beatriz Moissethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745938472052790104noreply@blogger.com