A rebuttal of Bert Olivier, whose recent opinion piece echoes every talking point of propaganda driving the agenda of authoritarianism
Philip Machanick
Philip Machanick is an associate professor of computer science at Rhodes University
Posted inHealth
Natural remedies a tough test for hard science
Scientists can’t easily do the conventional repeatable studies on medicinal plants and a synthesized version can lead to drug resistance. Perhaps science needs a new approach
Posted inGeneral
Conspiracy theories: Do your research and question ‘facts’
People’s powerful belief in their views, in defiance of specialists in a subject, are amplified by social media and are then viewed as fact — when in fact it’s false