Policy

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Coffee Roasting and popcorn lung

Turns out, coffee roasters are vulnerable to lung harming diacetyl exposure, and worker exposure to toxics is under-reported…

Science

A brain inside a light bulb

Aphantasia

I’ve known for a few years that my ability to “visualize” in my mind, that is, to consciously or voluntarily pull up images of people, objects, places is fairly limited.

Science

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The GI Joe Fallacy: knowing is not half the battle

When it comes to the cognitive biases that shape human and nonhuman animal behaviour, knowing about the fallacy is not always enough …

Science

Secrets and cats

Humans think they are sneaky. But “all secrets are witnessed.” Often by cats…