A recent study has shown that disadvantaged people of colour are less likely than white people to identify as “anti-racist”. The researchers posit that this is because the simple act of “surviving and thriving” in a racist society, while explicitly anti-racist, is a part of everyday life for Black and Hispanic people and doesn’t distinguish them from other minorities. In contrast, it is argued that white people have to go out of their way to be perceived as anti-racist. Read full article here
Science
An Eerie Poisonous Fog
If you’re visiting a farm, keep an eye out for an ominous-looking bronze fog. Nitrogen tetroxide, a red-orange gas, is made by certain bacteria during fermentation when oxygen is lacking in the crop. The lack of oxygen causes the bacteria to use the nitrate within the crops, which then produces nitrogen tetroxide. Inhalation of the gas is known to cause permanent lung damage or kill people and livestock. To prevent this, farmers have started performing nitrate tests after four weeks of fermentation. Read full article here
Merv
November 30, 2022
