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Cake day: July 4th, 2023

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  • NielsBohron@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldfruit
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    11 days ago

    It’s actually not (just) the acidity. Pineapples and several other tropical fruits have an enzyme called papain that breaks down peptide bonds in a rather unique way, to the point that the texture of the meat can become quite off-putting if the enzyme is not used properly

    Edit: acidic or not, it’s definitely best not to put any sensitive parts of your anatomy in pineapple juice










  • NielsBohron@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzSocrates
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    24 days ago

    Socrates was undoubtedly a great thinker and hugely impactful, but the Greeks did not invent science. The scientific method was not explicitly formulated until Ibn al-Haytham published The Book of Optics in 1027 CE, and I’d argue that in the absence of the scientific method, most of the Greek philosophers were basically just arguing in an attempt to sway the audience as opposed to experimenting to find “truth.”. The Greeks were one of the first groups to emphasize empiricism, but that a very different thing.

    Saying that all of Western thought is based on a single Greek philosopher minimizes the contributions of anyone outside that tradition and I think we can do better than that.