I think it comes from a misunderstanding/miscommunication in the term “risk”. In evidence based decision making, risk says that there is a correlation between the exposure (drinking alcohol) and the incidence (violence, unwanted pregnancies, STDs, etc). What it says is that studies have found that women that drink had…

The thing is though, you can’t be 100% sure you’re not pregnant or not able to get pregnant at that part of your cycle. Look at the statistics on “natural rhythm” birth control. It has an extremely high failure rate and incidence of pregnancy compared to other methods of birth control. The infographic was aimed at the…

I think the point to salting the eggplant is not to draw out bitterness, but to draw out moisture and result in better texture and less sogginess to your eggplant. Alton Brown did a Good Eats episode on Eggplant called “Berry from Another Planet” where he talks about the theory behind it.