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Processed food: more facts we know that just ain’t so

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We’re bombarded with warnings to avoid processed (or ultra-processed) foods. Should we, really? And what does “processed” even mean? Last week, we began debunking myths

The jewel in the crown of SA’s industrial policy is a lump of coal

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The motor industry bleats pitifully at new trade and industry minister Parks Tau. The government teat is not providing enough milk, the piglets cry. Frequently

Five things about food we know that just ain’t so

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Should you avoid GMOs? Should you limit your egg consumption? Should you drink dairy milk or plant “milks”? Should infants eat peanut-based foods? What we

Why do Trump partisans fear a Harris presidency?

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I was wondering why Trump supporters seem so afraid of a Kamala Harris presidency in the US, so I figured I’d ask them. “Trump Derangement

More things we know that just ain’t so

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Did mediaeval people stink? Was Walt Disney’s body cryonically frozen? Are bats really blind? Do we have only five senses? We continue the by now

Ten things we know that just ain’t so, part five

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Was Caesar born by caesarian section? Did Einstein fail maths at school? Does watering plants in sunlight burn them? Did Marie Antoinette say, “Let them

Everyone should care about privacy

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I don’t have anything to hide, says the virtuous citizen, in sacrificing their privacy to companies and the state. They’re wrong. Protecting privacy in the

Ten things we know that just ain’t so, part four

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Do we use only 10% of our brains? Did iron maidens exist? Did everyone think the world was flat before Columbus made his famous voyage?

The hateful racism underlying Trump’s pet-eating claim

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The problem with Trump’s claim about Haitian immigrants is not just that it’s false. It is a dangerous blood libel that foments racial hatred. Blood

Yet another ten things we know that just ain’t so

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Did Romans use vomitoriums? Were chastity belts a thing? Does sugar cause hyperactivity? Does alcohol warm you up? It’s Friday again, and like the last