Science moms

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Movie
Original title Science moms
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2017
length 30 minutes
Rod
Director Natalie Newell
production Natalie Newell,
Stephen Hupp
music Adam Johnson
camera Samuel McDonough,
Hamid Mozaffari,
Michael Pagenkopf,
Michael Palzkill,
Steve Spence
cut Brian Newell
occupation
  • Alison Bernstein
  • Anastasia Bodnar
  • Layla Katiraee
  • Kavin Senapathy
  • Jenny Splinter

Science Moms is an American documentary from the year 2017 about mothers who work for a science-based decision-making in matters of health and nutrition of children. The film deals with the topics of vaccination , autism , health hypes propagated by celebrities, cancer , allergies , organic foods , GMOs , homeopathy and the fallacy that of course is always good .

Originally only as a paid download on the science Moms available website, the film was in May 2018 the science Moms - YouTube made channel accessible free of charge.

Idea and Production

In 2015, a group of bloggers wrote an open letter to various prominent mothers, including Sarah Michelle Gellar and Gwyneth Paltrow , in which they criticized their anti-GMO attitude and explained the safety and benefits of transgenic crops to them. In it they wrote:

“Please don't use motherhood and celebrity status to oppose useful technologies like genetic engineering. Some celebrities have led thousands of parents to believe that vaccinations are harmful, and we are seeing that pattern of misinformation repeat itself here. If genetically modified plants are stigmatized, farmers and consumers cannot reap the benefits of urgently needed improvements, such as plants with increased nutritional value or plants that can adapt to changing environmental conditions. "

The letter caught the attention of Natalie Newell: “I was very impressed to see this group of intelligent, believable, and sensible mothers advocating science and a culture of fear that seems to infect the parenting world . ”Newell contacted one of the authors of the letter, Jenny Splitter, to discuss the possibility of a short documentary on science-based parenting. After speaking to Splitter and others, Newell began producing the film with her co-producer Stephen Hupp, a psychology professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville . Newell also directed the documentary.

description

The film features the author Jenny Splitter, the neurobiologist Alison Bernstein, the plant geneticist Anastasia Bodnar, the molecular geneticist Layla Katiraee and the science communicator Kavin Senapathy. As the Center for Inquiry reported, "By interviewing the five ... mothers with careers in science, we get both an idea of ​​what modern parents must deal with and insight into some of the more sensitive issues of nutrition and health."

Kavin Senapathy, one of the protagonists of the film, sees Science Moms as a response to the widespread misinformation of anti- vaccination and anti-genetic engineering propaganda that is having an impact on raising children. In an interview with Susan Gerbic at the Center for Inquiry, Senapathy said that for many mothers, parenting is a large part of their identity. Therefore it is "easy for the providers of misinformation to exploit it."

In her book, Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science , Carey Gillam accuses Science Moms team members of having ties to Monsanto for “providing positive industry information on a number of websites and at the same time be independent. ”In an interview with the Serious Inquiries Only podcast on December 10, 2017, Natalie Newell speculates how Gillam came up with this idea and suspects that the E -Mail from biologist Kevin Folta goes back, in which Folta wrote: "Mothers are people to talk to about something like this."

In January 2018, the online magazine Parents.com picked up on the five myths discussed in the film in its article 5 Food Myths You Shouldn't Believe :

  • Myth: Celebrities are authorities
  • Myth: Chemical is a bad word
  • Myth: organic means pesticide-free
  • Myth: Genetically modified foods should scare you
  • Myth: Fear of food is healthy

publication

Discussion after the screening of Science Moms at CSICon 2017

Science Moms premiered at the QED conference in Manchester on October 14, 2017. The US premiere of the film took place on October 28, 2017 at the Skeptics Conference CSICon, which is held annually by the Center For Inquiry in Las Vegas .

Immediately after its release, the film was offered for direct download for a fee on the Science Moms website and made available in full on the Science Moms YouTube channel from May 11, 2018 .

reception

Harriet Hall reviewed the documentary and described it as a new approach. He "shows 'science moms' who are just like other mothers, with the one difference that they understand science ... they provide the facts to counter irrational fears." Hall concluded that "this 30-minute film scientifically accurate, convincing and attractively designed, of solid quality "and recommended:" Many people should definitely see this documentation. "

Jennifer Muirhead in Weekend Notes said the film “invites discussion about how to find quality information in the ocean of opinions and hypotheses, and encourages parents to find out the facts rather than let fear take control of their lives. This is a good resource for parents who want to learn more about GMOs and organic foods. "

NB Herard reported, “A group of scientifically educated 'moms' are fighting the deluge of misinformation on the Internet with a documentary. Science Moms , a 29-minute crowdfunded documentary, premiered at the QED conference in Manchester (UK) in mid-October, followed by the US premiere at the SCIcon in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 28, 2017. "

In its Spotlight on Science section , Psyongames.com recommended Science Moms as a film that “gives voice to science- minded mothers. Those women who are too often drowned out by the fear mongers, troublemakers and celebrity mothers. "

In May 2018, when the film was released on YouTube, Hemant Mehta reported: “It is comforting to know that there are these mothers out there who raise their children sensibly, instead of succumbing to the irrational nonsense that is always dumped on them . "

SciMoms

Following the production and release of the film, the women involved formed a non-profit organization called SciMoms. The aim is to promote science-based principles and education as presented in Science Moms . Corresponding content is available on its own website.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Trav Mamone: Meet the Science Moms . Archived from the original on November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d e SIUE's Hupp produces skeptical film premiering this weekend . Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b Science Moms: Full Film! . Science moms. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ a b c Hemant Mehta: Watch This Film About Moms Who, Unlike Gwyneth Paltrow, Are Committed to Science . Patheos. May 27, 2018. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018: “It's such a relief to know these mothers are out there, raising their kids with reason instead of giving in to the irrational nonsense people constantly throw in their direction. "
  5. ^ Matthew Miller: Science Moms, a documentary on fact-based parenting, to screen at MSU . Lansing State Journal. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  6. ^ A b c Harriet A. Hall: Science Moms Fight Fears with Facts . Science-Based Medicine. Archived from the original on November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ Julie Gunlock: Scientist and Advocate Moms to Celeb Moms: Weigh GMO Food with Facts Not Fear . Independent Women's Forum. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ Kavin Senapathy: Science Moms Documentary Aims To Shift Parenting Narrative From Fear To Facts . Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  9. ^ Paul Fidalgo: A Conversation, Not a Lecture, with the Science Moms . CFI. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  10. ↑ Susan Gerbic: An Interview with CSICon Speaker Kavin Senapathy . CFI. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  11. ^ Carey Gillam: Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science , ISBN 978-1610918329 , p. 128.
  12. ↑ a b SIO101: Science Mom Natalie Newell . Serious pod. December 10, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved on December 13, 2017.
  13. ↑ Sally Kuzemchak: 5 Food Myths It's Time to Stop Believing . Parents.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  14. ↑ Sally Kuzemchak: Facts not fear: Science Moms' documentary debunks common food myths about GMOs, organic farming . Genetic literacy project. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  15. ↑ Jennifer Muirhead: Science Moms - Film Review: Replace Fear with Facts . November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved on December 9, 2017.
  16. ^ Carrie Brunner: 'Science Moms' Documentary Targets Scientific Misinformation in Parenting . In: New Brunswick Herard . December 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved on December 2, 2017.
  17. ^ Spotlight on Science . Psyongames. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  18. ↑ Kavin Senapathy: Mom Guilt and the Glyphosate Saga . CFI. October 1, 2018. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved on February 23, 2019: "... that led to the Science Moms movie and later the SciMoms project."
  19. ↑ SciMoms, evidence-based parenting on health, environment, and food