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Among those with mental illness, sudden and uncalled-for nakedness is most closely associated with catatonia. Catatonia is usually an expression of mental disorders like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, but it could also come from other medical problems, such as a brain tumor. Nakedness is not among the top symptoms associated with catatonia (more often catatonics are thought to be waxy or frozen or have other difficulties with motor control), but a person unexpectedly found to be running around naked in public is likely to suffer from that condition. In the case of each of these illnesses, the behavior occurs in a very small percentage of sufferers.

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The Engadget Show 33: Indie Game: The Movie, Fifth Avenue Frogger and The Art of the Video Game

E3 is rapidly approaching, but why wait until then for some hot video game action? We've got a veritable electronic entertainment expo of Engadget Show goodness coming at you this month, including an interview with the directors of the award winning documentary, Indie Game: The Movie. We've also paid a visit to the Smithsonian to check out the museum's Art of the Video Game exhibit and took a look the insanely awesome Fifth Avenue Frogger arcade machine hack.

We've also got a look at the newly reborn Chinatown Fair arcade in Manhattan and E3 predictions with with Joystiq's Ben Gilbert. And, as always, we'll have the month's latest and greatest gadgets, including the Samsung Galaxy Nexus for Sprint, the HTC Evo 4G LTE, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 , the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 and two new iCade creations. Can you handle all of that? Good! Check out the video after the break.

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Tony Blair defends Murdoch friendship | The Enlightening ...

RIMANEWS-Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended his friendship with Rupert Murdoch, saying it was "a working relationship" until he left office.

Mr Blair told the Leveson Inquiry he had not changed any policies to please the newspapers owned by Murdoch.

He added he would not have become godfather to one of Murdoch's children based on their relationship in office.

Earlier, a protester had to be ejected after getting into the court and calling Mr Blair a "war criminal".

The inquiry is investigating press standards, and currently focusing on the relationship between the press and politicians.

"It was a relationship about power," said Mr Blair. "I find these relationships are not personal; they are working [relationships], to me."

He added: "Despite all this stuff about me being godfather to one of his children. I would not have been godfather to one of his children on the basis of my relationship in office.

"After I left office I got to know him. Now it's different. It's not the same."

Close interaction

Mr Blair admitted he had "flown half way round the world" to Hayman Island, Australia, to meet Mr Murdoch and News Corporation executives when he was Labour leader in 1995.

He said he wanted to persuade the organisation against "tearing us to pieces".

Mr Blair said a close relationship was inevitable but also involved a "certain level of tension".

"If you look back over time there's nothing wrong and indeed it would, it would be strange frankly if senior people in the media and senior politicians didn't have that close interaction," he said.

The former PM said the views of the press on issues ranging from the trade unions to Europe had not affected his approach.

"I don't know a policy that we changed as a result of Rupert Murdoch," he said.

In his written statement, Mr Blair says his government "more often than not" rejected the views expressed by the Murdoch media, and he provided six examples of when the Labour government had shown such robustness.

These included preventing BSkyB's takeover of Manchester United and granting new channels to the BBC.

In fact the strongest lobbying he had received from a media organisation during his time in office was from the BBC over the licence fee, he told the hearing.

Mr Blair told the inquiry that, at its best, British journalism was the best in the world.

But he said the word "unhealthy" rather than "cosy" was a better description of the relationship in some cases between journalists and those in power.

Cherie action

Mr Blair made a range of points in his evidence, including:

• He had not taken on the media as it would have provoked a major confrontation and he had not wanted that to detract from other policy goals.

• The Sun and the Daily Mail were the two most powerful newspapers. The Sun was important because it was prepared to shift its political allegiance
• It was important to get the Sun "on board" and former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks mattered because she was editor at the time. But the decision-maker was Mr Murdoch not Mrs Brooks
• He defended his decision to send Rebekah Brooks a message of support after the phone hacking scandal erupted as he was "not a fair-weather friend"

• Mr Blair revealed his wife Cherie had taken or considered legal action about press coverage on more than 30 occasions.

• He said a certain amount of comment was "perfectly legitimate" but some of the papers, particularly the Daily Mail, "took it too far and it turned into a personal vendetta" He said some sections of the media "say 'right, we are going to go for that person'", adding: "That's not journalism. In my view it's an abuse of power".

Proceedings were interrupted for around 20 seconds during Monday morning's session when the protester, who told reporters his name was David Lawley-Wakelin from the Alternative Iraq Enquiry, burst in.

Lord Justice Leveson apologised to Mr Blair and questioned how the man was able to enter the court through what should have been a secure corridor. The man was removed and an investigation was immediately ordered.

Mr Blair said on the record that there was no truth in the allegation, made by the protester, that he had been "paid off" by the US banking giant JP Morgan for the Iraq War.

The man has been released without charge after being arrested on suspicion of a breach of the peace.

At the close of Monday's session, Lord Justice Leveson gave a strong indication of the measures he believed were needed to remedy the problems with the press following the phone-hacking scandal.

"Whatever comes out of this must be independent of government, independent of the state, independent of parliament but independent of the press," he said.

Also being considered are measures to improve systems of redress for the public and a mechanism for intervening before damaging stories are published.

The former prime minister is the first of several senior politicians due to appear at the inquiry this week, including Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Thursday.

He is under pressure over the way he handled News Corp's attempted takeover of BSkyB.[ach/BBC]

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Travel + Leisure: America's Worst-Dressed People (PHOTOS)

When it comes to dress sense, what's worse: layer upon bulky layer of long underwear and puffy coats? Flashy, barely-there outfits? Or downright sloppiness?

Travel + Leisure readers rated major destinations in categories including style for the annual America's Favorite Cities survey -- and the results confirm that city dwellers fall short of fashionable in myriad ways. But it's Anchorage that earned the dubious honor of No. 1 worst-dressed city in America.

That's no surprise to Dr. Miriam Jones, a paleoclimatologist who has traveled in and out of Anchorage "too many times to count" during a two-year research stint.

"It's not uncommon to see oversized parkas with fur-lined hoods and bunny boots," she says. "And people aren't alarmed when a person wearing a ski mask enters a room." In Alaska, she adds, men sport beards and flannel in the most unironic way possible: to keep frostbite at bay and their appendages attached.

Dressing well certainly has an element of personal taste, and this survey is based on visitors' perceptions, not scientific fact. So, did T+L readers deem your city to be one of America's worst dressed? Read on to find out, and feel free to defend local fashions in the comments.

-- Jessica Adamiak

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• No. 10 Kansas City, MO

  America's No. 1 city for barbecue does not a fashionista make. Kansas City residents are among some of our nation's friendliest, and they can school anyone and everyone about the intricacies of grilling, but it looks like they're lost when it comes to putting together an outfit. <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-worst-dressed-people/12" target="_hplink">See More of America's Worst-Dressed People</a> <em>Photo:</em> Ann Shields

• No. 9 Phoenix/Scottsdale

  Here's a hint: if a city has a <a href="http://www.heard.org/currentexhibits/BolaTies.html" target="_hplink">museum exhibit</a> dedicated to the bolo tie, it's not going to be fashion forward. The official neckwear of Arizona (yes, that's a thing) is enjoying a comeback. But sunny Phoenix made the top 10 for spring break destinations -- when attire is almost beside the point. <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-worst-dressed-people/11" target="_hplink">See More of America's Worst-Dressed People</a> <em>Photo:</em> iStock

• No. 8 Portland, ME

  With some of the most limited shopping options in America and one of its least diverse populations, Portland isn't where you come to try on cutting-edge clothing. But that's just fine because the city slays the competition in other areas, placing first in <em>five</em> survey categories, including best summer destination and best drivers. <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-worst-dressed-people/10" target="_hplink">See More of America's Worst-Dressed People</a> <em>Photo:</em> Courtesy of Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau

• No. 7 Atlanta

  If the flashy reality-TV stars of The Real Housewives of Atlanta are at all indicative of how the rest of Atlanta dresses, it's no wonder our readers ranked it as America's No. 7 least-stylish city. Hotlanta has one of the highest per capita incomes of any southern city, but as the TV show illustrates and the saying goes: money can't buy taste. <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-worst-dressed-people/9" target="_hplink">See More of America's Worst-Dressed People</a> <em>Photo:</em> iStock

• No. 6 Dallas/Fort Worth

  Bigger seems to always be better in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; just take one look at the infamously over-the-top JumboTron at the Cowboys Stadium. And when it comes to getting dressed, big hair, conspicuous designer labels and slick snakeskin boots are the norm. "Less is more" is not a phrase heard round these parts. <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-worst-dressed-people/8" target="_hplink">See More of America's Worst-Dressed People</a> <em>Photo:</em> iStock

• No. 5 San Antonio, TX

  San Antonio is known for rodeos not runways. Take the famous San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, a three-week extravaganza at which you won't feel comfortable unless you're suited up in western attire -- from your head (one of those sweet hats) to your toes (cowboy boots). <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-worst-dressed-people/7" target="_hplink">See More of America's Worst-Dressed People</a> <em>Photo:</em> Carol Barrington/SACVB

• No. 4 Orlando

  Orlando was voted the No. 1 family vacation destination, so visitors were likely focused on people seen around the theme parks, which aren't exactly crowded with fashionistas -- enduring Disney World's winding lines in stilettos would be crazy. The city did win raves for its weather and variety of hotel options. <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-worst-dressed-people/6" target="_hplink">See More of America's Worst-Dressed People</a> <em>Photo:</em> Ian Dagnall / Alamy

• No. 3 Baltimore

  In a city judged to have fairly offbeat residents, there are bound to be questionable fashion choices. Case in point: the Baltimore Hons, a group of people who sport the '50s cat-eye-glasses look with gusto. Some visitors have their sights focused elsewhere, anyway, using Baltimore as a convenient, affordable base for day trips (ranked No. 12). <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-worst-dressed-people/5" target="_hplink">See More of America's Worst-Dressed People</a> <em>Photo:</em> iStock

• No. 2 Salt Lake City

  Voters rated Salt Lake City one of the top 10 quietest cities in the nation and praised it for affordability and cleanliness. But T+L readers didn't equate those squeaky-clean locals with fashion-forward ways -- perhaps because, male or female, there are only so many ways to rock a polo shirt. <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-worst-dressed-people/4" target="_hplink">See More of America's Worst-Dressed People</a> <em>Photo:</em> Danita Delimont / Alamy

• No. 1 Anchorage

  In chilly Anchorage, the dress code leans toward practicality rather than fashion, and many residents teeter through the streets bundled as tightly as Randy, the kid brother in "A Christmas Story." Fashion trends take longer to reach this hinterland, but travelers are happy to make the trek regardless -- especially in summer -- and rated the city No. 4 for peace and quiet. <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-worst-dressed-people/3" target="_hplink">See More of America's Worst-Dressed People</a> <em>Photo:</em> Nigel Hicks / Alamy

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RIM&#39;s legal chief resigns, layoffs coming soon

According to a Globe and Mail report, RIM?s top lawyer, Ms. Karima Bawa, has resigned from the struggling handset maker. Bawa joined RIM in 2000 and became Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel in 2010. Her resignation follows the departure of Patrick Spence, RIM?s head of global sales, last week.

To make matters even worse, RIM is rumored to start a restructuring program that could trim RIM?s workforce by several thousand jobs. These 2,000 layoffs may be one of several cuts the company makes this year. Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that RIM may reduce its workforce from 16,500 to 10,00 by early next year.

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Top Sony AVCHD Converter - Import/Edit Sony NEX 5N videos in Adobe Premiere flawlessly

Top Sony AVCHD Converter - Import/Edit Sony NEX 5N videos in Adobe Premiere flawlessly

Summary: In this guide, you will learn how to import/edit Sony NEX-5N AVCHD videos in Adobe Premiere without rendering by transcoding NEX-5N AVCHD MTS/M2TS to Adobe Premiere friendly format with a top Sony AVCHD Converter.

Sony NEX-5N is all the performance of a DSLR in about half the size and half the weight. It records 1080p 60p and 24p HD movies in AVCHD format, takes astonishing pictures in low-light with the large Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor. If you have got the Sony NEX-5N and have shot some 1080p 60p videos using it, you may want to load NEX-5N AVCHD files into Adobe Prmiere for editing. The issue is that when you import the AVCHD MTS files to Premiere to edit, the timeline becomes extremely sluggish for scan/scrub or when previews. Don't fret! Here I am sharing my experience on how to import Sony NEX-5N AVCHD to Adobe Premiere for editing without rendering time.

As far as I know, the AVCHD MTS/M2TS format recorded by NEX-5N is not supported well by Adobe Premiere. Adobe Premiere best supported videos is WMV format videos, so the best way to edit SONY NEX-5N AVCHD in Premiere is to convert SONY NEX-5N MTS/M2TS files to Adobe Premiere WMV format, then we can import NEX-5N files to Premiere for editing, below is a brief guide for you, and you will know how to convert SONY NEX-5N AVCHD to WMV format for editing smoothly.

So to make Adobe Premiere compatible with Sony NEX 5n videos, a third party converting tool is needed. If you're interested in doing likewise, check out ADVERTISING SPAM's MTS/ADVERTISING SPAM, a top Sony AVCHD Camcorder Converter for Adobe Premiere which is a good choice to transcode 1080p 60p and 50p AVCHD file to Adobe Premiere friendly format. Besides, it is able to encode AVCHD to Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro 6/7 and above.

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3. Just simply click convert, you can transcode AVCHD to Adobe Premiere friendly format.

Some more helpful features of the Sony AVCHD Camcorder Converter:

1. Settings- click to set video resolution(1920?1080/1440?1080/1280?720/720?480), bitrate?from 1Mbps to 20Mbps?, frame rate (24p/30p)

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After conversion, just click "open" you will find the output file easily, and then import the file into Adobe Premiere, then you can load/edit the Sony Nex 5n AVCHD 1080p 60p videos in Adobe Premiere without sluggish timeline or choppy playback.

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LG's 55-inch OLED TV due in July for $10,000

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Gary Merson , HD Guru

LG unveiled the production version of its revolutionary 55-inch OLED to European dealers and journalists in Monaco this week?against the backdrop of the final preparations for the weekend?s Grand Prix race. The prototype was first seen at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show?in Las Vegas last January.

The company?is targeting the first shipments of the TV ?? which will cost $10,000? ? to?the United States, South?Korea and select European countries, starting?in July.

The 55EM9600?s screen is just 4 mm thick, and uses white organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) to produce a very bright, highly saturated image. LG developed its??Color Refiner??filter?technology (using four color sub-pixels?? red, green, blue and white)?to enhance image contrast and color.

Taking a cue from Formula 1 race cars, the 55EM9600 uses carbon fiber to strengthen and lighten the TV?s plastic exterior. The 9600 weighs in at just 22 pounds, a record low for a 55-Inch display (and?about 29 pounds less than LG?s 55-Inch LM8600 LED LCD).

"With OLED TV leading our premium product line-up in Europe, we have a very strong case to become the No. 1?TV brand in this region," said Stanley Cho, head of LG?s Europe Operations. "Until that day, we will continue to develop the products that have made us the most innovative home entertainment company in the industry."

LCD and LED LCDs rely on light bulbs (whether fluorescent or a few dozen white LED lamps) to illuminate the image. The light from these lamps or bulbs must pass through the LCD panel before reaching the surface of the TV, causing most of the light to be beamed toward viewers sitting closest to the center of the screen. As one moves off-center, the LCD image dims, contrast decreases and colors tend to shift and desaturate.

OLEDs emits light directly from the surface, extending the viewing angle to 180 degrees and providing superb, highly saturated colors without the dimming, color shift or loss of contrast seen on LCDs and LED LCDs.

The 55EM9600 is a full-featured HDTV incorporating LG?s passive Cinema 3-D technology as well as Smart TV Internet connectivity and its own browser for streaming movies and Web surfing.

The TV will be available in three mounting versions: table top, wall mount and pole mount. Each configuration incorporates the same OLED panel but a uses a different case. The inputs and drive electronics are located within the stand on the table top model (see photo) and features a transparent arm between the base and panel. The wall mount version and pole mount models will have a separate box that houses the electronics.

We'll be sharing more information?about the 55EM9600 in the days ahead, including specifications and other photos.

Have a question for the HD Guru? Send an email.

Disclsoure: Our content partner, HD?Guru, accepted travel expenses from LG for this press event.?

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Cisco to discontinue its Android powered Cius tablet

Cisco is announcing that it will be shutting down its Android-based Cius tablet project. OJ Winge, Senior Vice President of Cisco's TelePresence Technology Group, said that the company will no longer invest in the Cisco Cius tablet and that no further enhancements will be made to it. The Cius tablet was first revealed in 2010 as a business tablet running on Android OS. Last year, the company announced that the tablet will be arriving on Verizon's network but clearly it wasn't doing so well.

Winge said that findings from the Cisco IBSG Horizons Study on virtualization and BYOD? shows that 95% of organizations surveyed allow employee-owned devices in some way, and 36% of surveyed enterprises provide full support for employee-owned devices. ?Based on these market transitions, Cisco will no longer invest in the Cisco Cius tablet form factor, and no further enhancements will be made to the current Cius endpoint beyond what's available today,? Winge said.

Albeit we might not be seeing any more of Cisco's tablet around, Winge said that the company will continue to offer the tablet in a limited way, particularly to customers with specific needs. Of course, Cisco's decision to discontinue the Cius tablet isn't shocking. After all, there are other options, most of them are even better and cheaper.

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Katie Finneran to join cast of Broadway's 'Annie'

FILE - In this Tues., March 6, 2012 file photo, actress Katie Finneran poses for a portrait in New York. The two-time Tony Award? winning actress ("Promises, Promises," "Noises Off") will star as Miss Hannigan in the new production of ANNIE, the Tony Award-winning classic musical. ANNIE opens November 8, 2012, at the Palace Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, File)

FILE - In this Tues., March 6, 2012 file photo, actress Katie Finneran poses for a portrait in New York. The two-time Tony Award? winning actress ("Promises, Promises," "Noises Off") will star as Miss Hannigan in the new production of ANNIE, the Tony Award-winning classic musical. ANNIE opens November 8, 2012, at the Palace Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, File)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Katie Finneran is about to get evil ? playing Miss Hannigan in the new production of "Annie" on Brodway.

Producers said Friday that the two-time Tony Award winner has been cast as the cruel head of Annie's orphanage in the show that begins reviews Oct. 3 at the Palace Theatre.

Finneran won a Tony for her performance in the recent Broadway revival of "Promises, Promises" and another in "Noises Off." Her other Broadway credits include "Mauritius," ''Cabaret" and "The Iceman Comet." Finneran starred this past season on Fox's series "I Hate My Teenage Daughter."

Based on the beloved comic strip that debuted in 1924, "Annie" first opened on Broadway in 1977 and ran for almost six years, fueled by songs including "It's the Hard-Knock Life" and "Tomorrow."

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Online: http://www.AnnieTheMusical.com

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Squaring the genetically modified crop circle

If researchers want to make progress with genetically modified crops, they must join their opponents in examining regulation

CONTROVERSY over genetically modified wheat is building to what seems likely to be confrontation in the UK on 27 May.

On that day, the anti-GM group Take Back the Flour has called for protesters to gather 30 minutes from London at the site of field trials, and to "decontaminate" the area by destroying the crop. Researchers involved with the trials have responded with an open letter and video appeal to the protesters, urging restraint.

But as this case and emerging food-biotech conflicts in the US show, an easy, communication-based fix is elusive. If scientists want to ensure they can do such research, they need to join activists in critically examining the system which governs this technology and its commercial use.

By offering clear societal benefits, the wheat being tested was expected to be a game-changer. It produces a pheromone that should protect the crop from aphids, reducing reliance on insecticide in the UK and helping farmers in developing countries who may not have insecticide.

Rothamsted Research, the publicly funded institute conducting the trial, says it won't patent the technology and plans to make it available to farmers at minimum cost. To guard against contaminating conventional wheat in the area, buffers surround the trial zone.

In their letter and video, the scientists emphasise potential environmental benefits, invite protesters to meet them to talk about the science, and emphasise the need for freedom of enquiry. "We do not see how preventing the acquisition of knowledge is a defensible position in an age of reason," argues lead researcher John Pickett.

Yet the roots of opposition are far too complex to be addressed through appeals to scientific evidence alone; such arguments resonate with researchers but do little to engage protesters. Indeed, a short TV exchange between the two sides was largely a stalemate.

For a start, the complaints of the activists exhibit a strong ideology that emphasises the "natural" and the "pure", and that intuitively fears "contamination". This amplifies perceived uncertainty, fears over environmental and health risks, and motivates exaggerated - if not outright false - claims. For example, in its own YouTube video intended to garner support for its protest, Take Back the Flour claims that the wheat contains a cow gene, something the scientists refute. The allusion is a clear effort to connect GM wheat to long-standing fears that food biotech is a "Frankenstein" technology that violates nature.

Yet activists do have legitimate concerns anchored in what they view as the inadequacy of regulation to ensure choice for farmers and consumers and to be responsive to citizens, packaging their arguments in value-laden language emphasising fairness, equity and accountability.

These appeals are not only likely to mobilise those already opposed to GM crops, but also to persuade a substantial proportion of the UK public who remain ambivalent in their views. With activists able to call attention to legitimate flaws in the regulatory and commercialisation process, scientists have few effective communication options available.

Activists argue that government researchers and regulators are working in the interest of biotech companies rather than the public. They cite polls and consultations to argue that many people have strong reservations about GM research. Yet they say that the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs consistently approves GM trials.

They also argue that DEFRA has not properly considered the economic risks faced by conventional wheat farmers, who may lose export markets if their crop is contaminated by cross-pollination. Likewise for the risks to organic food producers such as bakers, who may lose customers if they cannot assure them that their bread is GM-free. Activists also correctly allege that the biotech industry and scientists have a record of hyping the potential benefits of such crops.

Take Back the Flour and allies such as GM Freeze bolster their efforts by relying on an international network of social media, YouTube videos and other web-based resources. In doing so, they frame their opposition as part of a global social movement against work on biotech crops.

As well as the UK row, there are signs that opposition to GM agriculture is gaining political traction in the US. Recent bestselling books and the popular documentary Food, Inc. portray it together with obesity, animal welfare and food safety as evidence of a regulatory system beholden to industry rather than the public.

Advocates in California have secured a referendum of voters, to be held in November, that would require the labelling of GM food products sold there. Organic producers have launched a similar campaign to exert pressure on Congress. In sum, the public voice that is loudest and increasingly heard by US elected officials is demanding major regulatory change.

The controversy over GM wheat and the US lobbying underscore the need for scientists to join activists in discussing weaknesses in our regulatory process and commercialisation regimes. Until these are addressed, no amount of smart communication is going to shift the conversation.

Rather than blaming public opposition for limiting scientific enquiry and assuming that communication can fix the problem, scientists should join activists in considering whether the policy arrangements that have long benefited their research are adequate for managing complex questions that transcend environmental and health risks.

In doing so, scientists and food activists are likely to gain a better understanding of each other, and to recognise common ground and points of compromise.

Matthew C. Nisbet is a professor in the School of Communication at American University, Washington DC, where his research focuses on the communication dynamics of science policy debates

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