Comments on: Rundown 3/31 http://www.hereandnow.org/2009/03/rundown-331/ National and international news analysis, film, theater, music and more, from WBUR and PRI Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:59:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Karen Donovan http://www.hereandnow.org/2009/03/rundown-331/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Karen Donovan Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:57:11 +0000 http://www.hereandnow.org/?p=2895#comment-339 As the parent of the 9 year old on the autism spectrum, I was saddened to hear your story on robots interacting with kids with ASDs. Children with the processing problems associated with autism NEED to interact back and forth all day long with parents,caregivers, and therapists, even if it is just handing a toy back and forth at first. This is the only way they will be able to learn how to interact. Machines have no place in this hard work, and the money going to develop this robot could be better spent on real interactions that will benefit our children. There is no easy way out. As the parent of the 9 year old on the autism spectrum, I was saddened to hear your story on robots interacting with kids with ASDs. Children with the processing problems associated with autism NEED to interact back and forth all day long with parents,caregivers, and therapists, even if it is just handing a toy back and forth at first. This is the only way they will be able to learn how to interact. Machines have no place in this hard work, and the money going to develop this robot could be better spent on real interactions that will benefit our children. There is no easy way out.

]]> By: Marisue http://www.hereandnow.org/2009/03/rundown-331/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Marisue Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:31:12 +0000 http://www.hereandnow.org/?p=2895#comment-338 RE: GMO discussion If a plant or seed is genetically modified to resist herbicides, doesn't that contribute to reducsing biodiversity (along with the practice of monoculture) in that the insect/animals/birds that would have fed on those weeds no longer have a meal? Marisue RE: GMO discussion

If a plant or seed is genetically modified to resist herbicides, doesn’t that contribute to reducsing biodiversity (along with the practice of monoculture) in that the insect/animals/birds that would have fed on those weeds no longer have a meal?

Marisue

]]> By: Julie http://www.hereandnow.org/2009/03/rundown-331/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Julie Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:47:52 +0000 http://www.hereandnow.org/?p=2895#comment-336 The program "green monster" with guest James McWilliams was increadibly misleading. It is an injustus to lump organic local food growers into one category and then claim that we are embracing the GMOs. I don't think that anyone who makes a living off celebrating the laws of nature though biodiversity and organic farming is willing to let down our ethics or fall gulibule to this rediculous idea that GMOs are good for us. McWilliams example about methane gas reduction due to GMO grass was very ineffective at supporting the benefits, too. The program “green monster” with guest James McWilliams was increadibly misleading. It is an injustus to lump organic local food growers into one category and then claim that we are embracing the GMOs. I don’t think that anyone who makes a living off celebrating the laws of nature though biodiversity and organic farming is willing to let down our ethics or fall gulibule to this rediculous idea that GMOs are good for us.

McWilliams example about methane gas reduction due to GMO grass was very ineffective at supporting the benefits, too.

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