The debate on pensions has reignited around a figure: 64 years old. It is the age at which the League would like to allow those who started paying contributions before 1996 to leave their jobs, widening a channel currently reserved only for “pure contributors”, i.e. those who started paying contributions …
Should rice be washed before cooking? What EFSA and FDA say about arsenic and starch
Washing rice before cooking it is an automatic gesture in many kitchens, but what really changes? Rinsing first helps to remove residues such as dust, bran or traces of pesticides. The case ofarsenicwhich rice tends to accumulate in large quantities compared to other cereals: a simple wash eliminates very little. …
Why humans speak and animals don’t and how language arose: vocal anatomy and the brain
The ability to speak seems one of the most natural and obvious characteristics ofhuman beingwhich develops from childhood, when we learn to combine sounds into words, until we build complex sentences and thoughts, thanks to a unique combination of vocal anatomy and brain architecture, combined with the need to cooperate …
