Washing chicken “to clean it” sounds hygienic. Science says it’s a bad idea (and very dangerous)

“Chicken should never be washed.” This time, it was Higinio Gómez (one of the most renowned gourmet polleros in Spain) who reopened the debate in an interview in El País. But the issue is recurrent and inexplicably generates very opposing positions: from those convinced that washing chicken is a way to “remove germs or dirt” … Read more

Psychology knows that we are turning bad education into diagnosis

A decade ago, if someone behaved selfishly in a relationship, we would clearly say that they were “selfish.” Today, you will most likely hear that that person has an “avoidance bond” or that his or her behavior is a “response to past trauma“. That is why today psychology has come to explain absolutely everything, but … Read more

They have dismantled the latest Huawei phones and what they have found is bad news for the US: 57%

May 2019, this was the date the United States declared that Huawei was “a threat to national security”thus becoming the first major victim of the trade war against China. Without being able to use American technology, the company was mortally wounded, or that’s what we believed so. Today, Huawei has not only achieved return to … Read more

We have been lowering the toilet lid all our lives for hygiene. Science has bad news: it is not enough

Every time we flush the toilet, a small invisible “rash” occurs in the bathroom. It is not a literary exaggeration: science calls it ‘toilet plume’, or toilet plume: a phenomenon by which a Water discharge launches thousands of microscopic particles into the air loaded with everything you just deposited in the cup. A piece of … Read more

The loggerhead turtle is increasingly common on the Spanish coasts. It is a bad sign about the Mediterranean

The Mediterranean is being invaded. The ‘fried egg’ jellyfish or the imposing lionfish They are two undesirable new tenants, but there is one animal that is much less annoying, It is not invasive and yet it is a problem that it is colonizing the western Mediterranean. This is the loggerhead sea turtle. And it is … Read more

Toledo has stretched its Christmas season to last 49 days and attract more tourists. Some neighbors think it’s a bad idea.

Day of celebration for some. Outrageous to others. The one of Friday, November 21 It was a night of conflicting feelings in Toledo. While the City Council celebrated the official switching on of its Christmas lights (the early risers of its history) a group of neighbors gathered in the historic center to protest the ‘bill’ … Read more

Astronomical RAM prices are bad news for everyone, but especially for Apple

RAM memory prices have skyrocketed between 100% and 400% in just six months. 32 GB kits that cost $95 in the summer now cost $400. There are stores in the United States that They have removed the prices from the shelves and communicate them at the checkout, as if it were lobster on Christmas Eve. … Read more

2026 has not yet started but it has already managed to produce the first bad news: the light goes up

There is one month left until 2026 begins and the January slope already has a clear protagonist: light. The electricity bill will start the year with the largest simultaneous review of regulated costs since 2020. The proposals of the Government and the energy regulator point to an increase that will affect all homes, regardless of … Read more

A bad spell devastated my kitchen. The most useful personal finance tool has saved me

They say that misfortunes never come alone and, when it comes to appliances, that is a more than likely reality. In the last year, all the appliances in my kitchen have been falling apart one by one. First the washing machine, then the dryer, the coffee maker, a couple of months ago the refrigerator, and … Read more

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