Have you ever had lunch with a bunch of strangers? And things seem to be going well, right? And then the conversation turns to agriculture -- I'm sure this happens to everyone! And funny enough, the conversation becomes one not about food security, but instead, it's a conversation about organic agriculture. And I like talking with people who have different ideas from me, because it helps me understand their points and their thinking better. But that doesn't stop the fact that they were spreading, thankfully just amongst themselves, misinformation and disinformation.

There were so many myths about organic and synthetic pesticides at just this lunch! I couldn't keep track of them all.

Well, in today's episode I want to talk about some of what I heard. Some of the misinformation pushed by the organic Merchants of Fear. And I specifically want to debunk several of these myths about organic and synthetic pesticides. And more importantly, I want to give you some talking points to counter this nonsense. Let's talk hazmat suits, pesticides, organic vs synthetic, and countering misinformation in today's Critical Science!

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