A list of 15 questions I want to explore over the next couple of months. Let me know if you want to explore any of these with me!
Is there anything we can do on the individual level as consumers to prevent price fixing?
Example: recent Canadian price fixing of bread, pleading guilty
What proportion of plastic bottles that we sort into recycling are actually recycled?
Specific to either Los Angeles or Toronto
What proportion of mehndi cones as sold in the U.S. are hazardous for skin?
Is intergenerational trauma through epigenetics significant?
I’ve reviewed older evidence, but there have been newer studies that contradict older findings.
How extensive is the replicability crisis in bioengineering (gene-editing) specifically?
Does installing lighter cabinets, backsplashes, countertops, etc. in houses increase selling price as compared to equivalent houses with darker cabinets?
Lighter modifications are perceived as making the rooms appear more spacious.
Benefits of drinking large(?) amounts of coffee - how accurate are the claims?
Scientific literature that I know of claims that you cannot build a resistance to spice, only a tolerance of the pain. This feels incorrect to me - how reliable is the research?
How accurate are the studies on gold nanoparticles?
Ayurvedic medicine
Are there any changes in the brain that are associated with taking cold showers as opposed to warm/hot ones?
How accurate are the claims that eating nuts, doing oil massages, etc. help grow/maintain healthier, thicker hair?
What are the mechanisms behind how being surrounded with the colour red stimulates hunger?
Not entirely sure about the accuracy of this claim; it is something I have read in passing
Why do we think bovine growth hormone is bad for us? Why do we think it’s not bad for us?
What types of plastics can Tetrahydrofuran dissolve? How can we integrate them into our upcycling/reusing cycle?
What is enzyme crystallization?