Category Archives: Science and the scientific method

Book Review: Malcolm Harris’ “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World” 

The Silicon Valley citadel of capitalism is built on eugenics, bombs, and hatred of the working class, and it’s destroying the world.

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Regulatory Fight Over Ultraprocessed Foods Starting in the US

There’s controversy over how good a proxy the degree of food processing is for the nutritional value of food. Nevertheless, there is also substantial evidence that the category of ultraprocessed, which includes some arguably not-bad offerings like whole grain bread,1 contribute in a big way to bad health outcomes. The US, with its large food […]

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