1. Rachel Carson paved a path of limited advocacy for other scientists 2. Science is politics by other means when it comes to witchcraft 3. Ants, academic politics and integrity 4. Co-operatives as an alternative model of social organization 5. On how the media influence Canadian democracy 6. Methods in EVM - North America and the Netherlands (with Tedje van Asseldonk) 7. The moral case for animal welfare for snakes and alligators 8. Eco-alternatives to slash and burn agriculture for T&T