Although “natural wines” have no official definition, they are characterized by minimal interference from winemakers – a feature adored by contrarian wine lovers in the 1990s. Nowadays, however, the natural winemaking techniques are quickly gaining traction, spurring the wine making industry to re-evaluate their stand on issues like additives and interventions. “The dedicated natural producers will still have their niche, but many…will simply sell their wines on the basis that they are really good drinks”. Read full article here
Education
Overcoming Bias
Kai Cheng’s professor had a brilliant scheme. In his first lecture, he promised that each lecture would feature a “Lie of the Day”. But why? It made his students more attentive and analytical, poring over every detail of his lecture and making sense of why things were true. It was such a powerful teaching method that his students digested his most technical lectures quite easily because they tried so hard to catch his lie. The kicker? There was no lie in that first lecture; he had lied about that too! Read full article here