#myths
Debunking Common Anti-EV Myths: Responsible Sourcing Of Raw Materials
The creators of the endless flood of anti-EV misinformation often claim to be great environmentalists — “Don’t get me wrong…” is a common beginning to their disingenuous articles and posts. In an ironic sense, there may be some truth to this, because they’re certainly believers in recycling. These anti-EV and anti-renewable energy rants rely on a standard repertoire of myths, most of which have been recirculated since modern EVs began to appear a decade ago — and most have been thoroughly debunked and/or made irrelevant by technological and business developments.
When it comes to battery raw materials, some of the claims of the anti-EV brigade are nonsense (lithium isn’t a fuel, and it isn’t going to become “the new oil”), but some are built around grains of truth. Extracting minerals from the earth always has impacts on local environments and communities. The big bête noire of batteries is cobalt, much of which comes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a war-torn land in which child labour is common.
The linked article expands a bit on what is being done around the issues, with links to what those steps are. Now if only the fossil fuel industry were not as considerate themselves around their extraction of raw materials, transporting, refining, fracking, etc. I see the day coming when, like the cigarette companies were finally unmasked in court, the same day will come for oil executives.
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Celtic Myths : Kelpies ~ Count Dankula
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https://weebleseru.wordpress.com/2022/04/07/celtic-myths-kelpies-count-dankula/
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#mythology #myth #myths #celtic #kelpie #cryptid #cryptids #european #europe
Yet Another Health Myth Busted: You Don’t Need to Worry About Aluminium in Your Deodorant
I’m actually starting to lose count now of the fundamental myths that have been solidly believed for decades, turning out to be false. The thing is they all made such logical sense, hence why they were believed, and even today are very difficult to overturn. Think of eggs (or other food with cholesterol) raising blood cholesterol, eating fat will make you fat, earthing, multivitamins, Type 2 diabetes can’t be reversed without drugs, saturated fat clogs the arteries (Ancel Keys), vaccines cause infertility, and more.
For most of these I’ve done a post or two already as they were proven incorrect by modern medical studies. But the aluminium one is a more recent busted myth. I suppose humans are ever on the quest for better health, and really want to believe that some things are best avoided (or taken), without critically analysing it first. Clearly, many medical professionals were guilty of the same positive bias.
See https://lifehacker.com/you-don-t-need-to-worry-about-aluminum-in-your-deodoran-1825016935
#health #myths #mythsbusted #aluminium
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Very utterly dumb headline; the #patent doesn't allow anything; au contraire -- it restricts people doing so https://kotaku.com/sony-patent-lets-viewers-vote-and-pay-to-boot-players-f-1847902976 #sony #patents #monopolies #myths
The 10-Percent-of-Your-Brain Myth That Just Won’t Die - 'If the 10 percent myth had not existed, the self-improvement crusaders would have had to invent it'
You’ve likely heard this wild (and wildly misinformed) idea in one form or another: we humans only use 10 percent of our brain. Like a horror movie monster, the myth just won’t die. Various scientists and science journalists think they’ve killed it. But as soon as they start to relax, it comes roaring back. The fact is, this notion is not even close to true.
It’s not clear how it got started. But most writers seem to think the myth can be traced back to a popular 1936 self-help book written by public speaking teacher Dale Carnegie: How to Win Friends and Influence People. And Carnegie likely expanded on a similar concept proposed by American psychologist William James.
See The 10-Percent-of-Your-Brain Myth That Just Won’t Die
Nope, sorry. You don’t have a lot of extra brain power just waiting for you to access it.
Common #myths about #Covid-19 – #debunked | #Coronavirus | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/13/common-myths-about-covid-debunked
Think you’re FREE? Think again! PROPAGANDA still runs your life!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS2nUUqzHFQ
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