Confrontation 2024, March

Why keep a diary and how to do it profitably

Why keep a diary and how to do it profitably

One of the most effective tools for introspection is journaling. Thanks to them, you can understand yourself, resolve pressing issues, set priorities and understand what goals are really important to you. You can master the technique of efficiently keeping a diary on your own; the presence of a professional is not necessary

Are we facing mass extinction?

Are we facing mass extinction?

A mass extinction is a colossal event that is accompanied by easily recognizable phenomena and events. Experts believe that one of these markers of an impending disaster in the distant past was a sharp increase in the number of microorganisms in lakes and rivers

How do mutations arise, is it worth waiting for a new strain of coronavirus?

How do mutations arise, is it worth waiting for a new strain of coronavirus?

In October last year, somewhere in India, a person who is probably immunocompromised fell ill with COVID-19. Due to the inability of his body to get rid of the coronavirus, the virus lingered and multiplied. As it replicated and moved from one cell to another, pieces of genetic material copied themselves incorrectly. With this modified virus, he infect others

Bill Gates talks about how the world can change after a pandemic

Bill Gates talks about how the world can change after a pandemic

Billionaire founder of Microsoft Bill Gates speaks frequently about the most pressing problems of mankind. Often, his words become not only the subject of heated debate and meaningful quotes, but also a real prophecy. For example, at a TED talk five years ago, Gates predicted the current pandemic

In case of apocalypse: How to survive a nuclear explosion

In case of apocalypse: How to survive a nuclear explosion

Despite the unlikely likelihood of a full-scale atomic war, unfortunately it cannot be completely ruled out. Contrary to popular hopes, this opportunity does not diminish over time, and it is better to remember what to do in a nuclear explosion if you have only a few hours, minutes or even seconds at your disposal

Global warming: Scientists sound the alarm again

Global warming: Scientists sound the alarm again

Already, global warming is affecting human health so badly that climate emergency measures cannot be delayed, even as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic

We disassemble 7 popular myths about ticks

We disassemble 7 popular myths about ticks

Few people know that the high season of ticks occurs not only in the spring, but also in the fall. Now is the time to think about your safety, especially if you are going to spend the weekend in nature. To be fully armed and properly resist arthropods, we propose to dispel the most popular myths about ticks

Which water is safer to drink?

Which water is safer to drink?

There are problems with drinking water in all cities - both in Russia and abroad. We are afraid to drink tap water, we complain that it gives off sewage or iron, we resent the scale in the kettle and buy artesian water in bottles or blindly trust advertisements of various filters

Crowd psychology: principles of coping with panic

Crowd psychology: principles of coping with panic

About a hundred shark attacks on humans occur annually; about 10% of these cases are fatal. How to avoid the attack of the sea predator? It’s easier than ever - do not swim in prohibited places. The human crowd is the same shark. Over the past hundred years, more than thirty episodes of mass crush have been recorded, in which from thirty to one and a half thousand people died at a time

Why do lakes disappear on earth

Why do lakes disappear on earth

Recently in Antarctica, a huge glacial lake disappeared as a result of hydraulic fracturing - water left it through a crack in the glacier. However, this is far from the first such case in the history of the Earth. We tell you which lakes have already disappeared and which are on the verge

Pandemic of fear and its consequences for society

Pandemic of fear and its consequences for society

Modern societies are experiencing waves of mass fear that sweep across national borders and spread globally. One of the significant events that plunged the world into a state of fear and anxiety was the coronavirus pandemic. How much does fear influence culture, society and politics, shaping new social practices and perceptions?

Deserted ghost towns and zombie factories in China

Deserted ghost towns and zombie factories in China

Today, China's economy is the second largest. Huge changes have taken place in just a few years. Despite the country's current economic situation, the path it has taken in this direction, which has led to power, is littered with a somewhat horrifying legacy

How and why people join sects

How and why people join sects

It seems that not very educated people join such organizations, but in the course of investigations, the police find politicians, congressmen and entrepreneurs in the sects. We tell you how and why people join sects, cults, and what happens to them there

How one woman destroyed the Jewish mafia in Argentina

How one woman destroyed the Jewish mafia in Argentina

Argentina seemed like a paradise and a great place to start a new life. But up close one could clearly see the almost total corruption fueled by international organized crime. Among her was a group of Polish Jews who, for more than two decades, had been exporting girls from Eastern Europe to work in Argentine brothels

What's next for us before the pandemic ends?

What's next for us before the pandemic ends?

Humanity has been unsuccessfully fighting the coronavirus pandemic for more than a year and a half. During this time, at an accelerated pace, it was possible not only to create vaccines, but also to begin to vaccinate people en masse. However, the situation has not yet been drastically influenced by this. With the advent of the new Delta strain, the virus has become even more infectious and dangerous

Fires, floods, heat: what happened to the planet?

Fires, floods, heat: what happened to the planet?

How do you like the latest world news? Seriously, if you watch the news, you feel uneasy, especially after the extreme heat wave that recently hit central Russia. Apparently, the climate crisis is in full swing: fires in Siberia and Karelia, an oil leak that led to a fire in the Gulf of Mexico and deadly floods in Germany, Belgium and China

What the Chinese are hiding: Infection of miners with coronavirus in 2012

What the Chinese are hiding: Infection of miners with coronavirus in 2012

American infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci urged the Chinese authorities to declassify information about six miners who contracted an unknown virus in Mojiang County in 2012. We will tell you more about whether this pneumonia is associated with COVID-19

Thousands of space satellites are destroying the ozone layer

Thousands of space satellites are destroying the ozone layer

Following the global ban on chlorofluorocarbons

Pitiful remnants of past glory: sports venues from past Olympics

Pitiful remnants of past glory: sports venues from past Olympics

Whenever the International Olympic Committee starts looking for a new venue for this sporting event, all countries are eager to take advantage of this opportunity. The authorities are beginning to actively modernize existing facilities and build new ones. Unfortunately, after the completion of such an important event for everyone, most of them are never used again

Climate explosion: global change

Climate explosion: global change

Almost on all continents this week was marked by natural anomalies that divided the map of the Earth into natural disaster zones. Devastating floods caught Western Europe by surprise, with 170 deaths in Germany alone

The teacher compared Soviet schoolchildren with modern

The teacher compared Soviet schoolchildren with modern

A quarter of a century has passed and last year I was asked to temporarily replace a sick historian in one of the schools. So, unexpectedly for myself, I once again plunged into this wonderful, extraordinary, monstrously unlucky school life, with all its advantages and disadvantages

DIPFEYKI SHOULDER THE EDGE WITH REALITY. Beta version of the new world, IN WHICH YOU DO NOT PLACE

DIPFEYKI SHOULDER THE EDGE WITH REALITY. Beta version of the new world, IN WHICH YOU DO NOT PLACE

It seems that our world is turning more and more into some kind of fake paradise. Modern technologies already today allow literally in a couple of clicks using neural networks to change the face of a character from a film, synthesize the voice of a famous person, which will be difficult to distinguish from real

Microplastic - eat - drink - breathe. Particles of plastic are found even in

Microplastic - eat - drink - breathe. Particles of plastic are found even in

Microplastics are found in polar ice, tap water, beer, honey, salt, sea turtles and mosquitoes. Tea pyramids leave billions of plastic particles in the tea after brewing. Even at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, a plastic bag that would eventually disintegrate into small pieces was found. It turns out that microplastic already affects all world processes

VACCINE SATELLITE V - TOP-10 FACTS

VACCINE SATELLITE V - TOP-10 FACTS

Miracle drug … Russian vaccine against coronavirus "Sputnik V"

FORBIDDEN SOBBY

FORBIDDEN SOBBY

Let's take a look at the chronology of the fight against drunkenness, which, oddly enough, often turned into a fight against sobriety. So let's go

OPINION OF THE PEOPLE IS NOT PROVIDED - 10 inconvenient facts about the amendments

OPINION OF THE PEOPLE IS NOT PROVIDED - 10 inconvenient facts about the amendments

The most important fact, most likely, is already known to every resident of the country - the amendments have in fact already been adopted, as the head of the CEC Ella Pamfilova spoke directly about. But, in addition to this, other interesting, and sometimes very funny, facts are associated with the amendments, most of which you did not know for sure, especially those that will be at the end. So let's go

GESHEFT ON THE CROWN - Madame Arbidol, VIP clinics and the ominous shadow of forced vaccination

GESHEFT ON THE CROWN - Madame Arbidol, VIP clinics and the ominous shadow of forced vaccination

While some are counting the losses caused by the coronavirus to their business, others are rapidly increasing their super profits. The main thing is that outwardly everything looks quite decent - with care for people. In fact: drugs with "unproven efficacy", private covid hospitals for the elite, and terrific COVID-19 testing contracts. And the main thing, of course, is the closeness to power

Behind the scenes of the crown - the terminal phase of capitalism

Behind the scenes of the crown - the terminal phase of capitalism

Presidents and janitors, poor and billionaires, old and young for the third month with enthusiasm, with clear signs of a psychological epidemic, are discussing the topic of COVID-19

"Impurities" in the information field. The term "OK NVD"

"Impurities" in the information field. The term "OK NVD"

Perhaps it was good without the Internet. For he is an accelerator of penetration into the heads of people of "impurities" from the network. If earlier it was a couple of eminent sects, the "MMM" pyramid, which they talked about on TV or in the newspaper, today it is an ocean teeming with piranhas, access to which is open to every house via the Internet

MOD "ALLATRA". PART 4. DEVELOP THE "STATE"

MOD "ALLATRA". PART 4. DEVELOP THE "STATE"

Friends, this is the fourth part devoted to the analytics of the AllatRa IPM. Despite the fact that the participants in the movement scare me with courts, appeals to the Union of Journalists of the Russian Federation, I will release her. Do not forget that in court you can find yourself completely on the wrong side. In the article you will find two opinions-interviews about the AllatRa International Movement +

"GLORY TO RUSSIA" AND ITS FLORAL WORDS

"GLORY TO RUSSIA" AND ITS FLORAL WORDS

Friends, after the TV report was released on REN-TV, the participants of the ALLATRA MOD "bombed" me with their video recording, where they talk about what kind of journalists are not good. After that, a group appeared with a beautiful name and, sorry, dirty language. Which left her wicked comment under him

Global Overpopulation or Earth Equilibrium? Sergey Kapitsa

Global Overpopulation or Earth Equilibrium? Sergey Kapitsa

The famous Russian popularizer of science, author of the model of the numerical growth of humanity Sergey Kapitsa tells about why history is accelerating all the time, whether we are threatened with a demographic catastrophe and how the world will change even during the lifetime of this generation

About the worldwide mess and revolution. Part 1-2

About the worldwide mess and revolution. Part 1-2

Going around. Many have decided that this is a revolution, some consider it a spontaneous movement, the collapse of empires, hellfire devouring itself. How many people, so many opinions, ranging from absolute inspiration to complete depression. What's going on? Very briefly

What's wrong with the genius of all time and one people? Albert Einstein's unkempt biography

What's wrong with the genius of all time and one people? Albert Einstein's unkempt biography

If you say this to children at school, then gullible students, of course, will believe in a kind, uncombed genius. About the same as before they believed in Santa Claus

What is the meaning of human life? The true value of free time

What is the meaning of human life? The true value of free time

We are not machines to think only about work! You are living people with emotions and goals and you all live … or exist - depending on whether you have goals in life or you just float with the flow of life

14 reasons to stop stealing

14 reasons to stop stealing

“Well, of course you can't steal,” a reader will say when he sees the headline calling for abandoning this obvious evil … but meanwhile, almost each of these readers is an active thief, he just does not know about it yet, or does not attach sufficient importance to it

Overpopulation of the Earth: do we need another planet or is it a myth?

Overpopulation of the Earth: do we need another planet or is it a myth?

If today you are, say, 30 years old, then during your life the population of the planet has already “added” another billion twice. When you were ten years old in 1999, the world's population reached six billion. In 2011, when you turned 22, the bar of seven billion people was crossed. Today we are 7.7 billion

US farmers pour their dairy products down the drain

US farmers pour their dairy products down the drain

The owners of American dairy farms are in disaster: quarantine measures imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic have exacerbated an already ongoing decline in demand for their products for more than one year, NBC reports. As emphasized in the channel's material, they cannot simply stop production, and therefore many of them have to literally pour milk into the sewer

Edward Snowden on the connection between coronavirus and total surveillance

Edward Snowden on the connection between coronavirus and total surveillance

Former CIA and NSA agent Edward Snowden believes that the "temporary" tough measures adopted by the governments of many countries under the pretext of limiting the spread of coronavirus may become permanent. One of these measures was, in particular, the US government's proposed tracking of the movements of citizens in order to monitor the spread of the coronavirus

Pontov cult adept brings coronavirus to Armenia, infecting more than 200 people

Pontov cult adept brings coronavirus to Armenia, infecting more than 200 people

The raging coronavirus pandemic, like a spotlight, has highlighted many important issues. One of them sounds like this: if earlier actual show-off was a personal affair of each of their lovers, then from now on it is a socially significant phenomenon. For the simple reason that it threatens the state security of Russia