Author Archives: WeRaven

Electrolysis video doesn’t prove tap water is dangerous

A video on Facebook of someone appearing to ‘test’ tap water with an electrical device, alongside the caption “and we wonder why we’re feeling dumbed down” has been viewed almost 100,000 times.  The person in the video compares a glass of tap water to one of distilled water. After the device is switched on, the… Read More »

20 Interesting Facts About Paralympics

Blind athletes competing in the 2004 Paralympics made the same spontaneous facial expressions as sighted athletes competing in the 2004 Olympics, proving that certain facial expressions are innate to humans and not visually learned. The post 20 Interesting Facts About Paralympics first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

5 Life Pro Tips of the Week – Part 279

Here are this week’s Life Pro Tips. 1. If your dog runs up to someone and they ask you to call the dog back, your first response should be “HERE!” or whatever your recall cue is, not “Why?”, “He just wants to play” or “It’s okay he’s friendly”. It doesn’t matter why they’ve requested it…… Read More »

How Remote Work Affects Your Productivity And Wellbeing (Backed By Data)

The internet is flooded with articles about remote work and its benefits or drawbacks. But in reality, the remote work experience is so subjective that it’s impossible to draw general conclusions and issue one-size-fits-all advice about it. However, one thing that’s universal and rock-solid is data. Data-backed findings and research about remote work productivity give… Read More »

Pfizer’s new trial drug is not ivermectin in disguise

A Facebook post falsely suggests that a potential new Covid-19 treatment from Pfizer is essentially the same as ivermectin. In fact the two drugs are structurally very different.  The post shows a screenshot of a Pfizer press release announcing the trial of a new antiviral agent against SARS-CoV-2, alongside a screenshot of a paper about… Read More »