Chill out about DDT

Scientist Joe Kaplinsky takes a sober look at the controversial chemical DDT, noting that it is one of the most effective pesticides ever developed and great at combating malaria. He also employs a critical approach to the intellectual legacy of Rachel Carson, author of the famous 1962 book "The Silent Spring". Kaplinsky takes on the anti-scientific prejudices of Carson and her followers and suggests DDT could be and should be widely used today to save lives.

Recommended links:

• Film by WORLDbytes: Early to bed-net
• Article by Ceri Dingle: The Great malarial bed-net swindle
• Article by Paul Dreissen: It's time for all-out war on malaria
• Article by James Woodhuysen: Did Rachel Carson really kill more people than Stalin?
• Article by Yasiin Mugerwa: Uganda: Malaria – 320 die daily
• Article by Lisa Makson: Rachel Carson's ecological genocide
• Article by Steven Milloy: Rethinking DDT