A rebuttal of Bert Olivier, whose recent opinion piece echoes every talking point of propaganda driving the agenda of authoritarianism
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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
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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