In deep hypnotic sleep, a person completely obeys the will of the hypnotist … Stop! There are two fundamental mistakes in this short phrase
The heyday of high-tech entrepreneurship, garage craftsmen who have become billionaires, startups, startups, startups … All this excites the imagination, forcing us to forget that here, too, the dark sides of human nature are manifested. Here are four stories of talented masters to show off
I would like to continue the development of the topic raised at IA REX by Mikhail Beglov
The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Saturday, May 16, gave clarifications on the interpretation of "inaction of citizens in the case of coronavirus", for which administrative liability is provided. Inaction, according to the authors of the commentary, includes the concealment of information by a citizen from the regulatory authorities about his arrival from abroad, refusal to call a doctor in case of any deterioration in his health
Let's make a reservation right away, the topics listed below are not officially prohibited in most countries, bloggers and small niche media write about these topics. Discussion of these topics in large, state-controlled and multinational corporations media is strictly prohibited. Let's try to break this taboo and create a fairly exhaustive list of topics that are not accepted to be discussed in the media
Excerpts from a conversation with Alexander Usanin, the head of the For the Benefit of Peace Prize, which is awarded to individuals and organizations for humanism in art and social activities. The competition is aimed at supporting and popularizing works of art, as well as Internet portals focused on the physical, spiritual and moral improvement of society
Every person has heard that there are such "bins of the Motherland". And although everyone at an intuitive level roughly represents what it is and why it is needed, few people know the juicy details about this mysterious place
The rapid development of technology that occurred during the 20th century could well
Many already know that all over Russia there is a wave of requests from parents demanding to cancel the concert of this or that "famous rap artist". In most cases, regional authorities, having familiarized themselves with the lyrics of songs containing obscene language and drug propaganda, meet the demands of the public and either introduce an age limit of "18+" or cancel the artist's performance
It is no secret that the pharmaceutical business is one of the most profitable today. What methods are used by wholesale companies supplying drugs to the market to achieve their lucrative goals, one can only guess. Ksenia Palchun translated the text of the investigation of the American journalist Eric Ira
Between 100,000 and 200,000 people die from pills every year in the United States. The number of people taking medications for depression is staggering: 270 million prescriptions are prescribed for depression in a population of 317 million. The reason for these strange statistics is simple: antidepressants are addictive
In China, a man who was riding the bus to work died. He was tested for a new type of coronavirus, but the test was negative. But traces of hantavirus were found in the patient's body. When the Chinese media reported this, there was a fuss: we were missing a second pandemic. But really, there is nothing to be afraid of this time
The struggle of conscientious citizens of Russia, in particular, Muscovites, continues for the right to remain human and not labeled with a personal code "bio-objects". A petition against the anti-constitutional PFZ, which gives the regional authorities the right to give citizens any orders in the "high alert" mode
The draft law on the digital profile developed by the Ministry of Digital Industry and the Central Bank will provide total surveillance and "leaking" of Russians' data to third parties
On December 26, the Western world, which believed that Russia with its comprador pseudo-elite, step by step surrendering the country, would no longer rise and it was possible to wipe your feet on it again, as in the 1990s, shuddered. The world saw a successful test of the "Avangard" warhead with a standard launch vehicle UR-100N UTTH
(Results of the all-Russian sociological survey, April - September 2018) Abortion in the Russian Federation continues to maintain a leading place in the regulation of fertility, causes violations of the reproductive health of women, in some cases leads to death and, according to experts, causes economic damage, i.
According to the Director General of the World Health Organization
They learned to cope with diseases such as plague, smallpox, cholera, poliomyelitis only in the 19th century
The prospects for completing the construction of the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline have deteriorated significantly. After the poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny in Russia with the Novichok chemical warfare agent, which the FRG government no longer doubts
You've been given access to hundreds of TV shows that we can watch in one sitting, and many do watch them drinking heavily. There are several reasons why binge watching is fun at first and then plunges into emotional overload - and these mechanisms are very similar to how drugs work
The Arab-Israeli conflict has entered a "hot" phase again: hundreds of rockets are fired at Israeli cities from the Gaza Strip, and the Israeli army is launching air strikes at targets that they say are being used by terrorists - there are already many dead and wounded on both sides … We tell you what you need to know about the current confrontation
Enemy troops landed in the Moscow region in the spring of 1992, quickly found a place for a temporary base, settled in the Noginsk region and from there began to make sorties that put the entire capital on the ears
Robotization and automation are already taking up jobs today, and this process will only intensify in the future. What should people who are freed from labor do?
In 1913, on the eve of the First World War, the Fed's banking structure emerged, with the help of which the warring parties were financed
As you know, Mother Russia has two troubles. The first is the presence in society of some not very smart citizens. The second is the famous Russian roads. Advertising them, one could make a mocking banner in the spirit: "They defeated Napoleon and Hitler, and what have you achieved?" And it is unfortunate roads that we like to compare with the "civilized" world, which means it's time to figure out what is the matter and is everything as simple as it seems at first glance
Works of art, expensive furniture, Persian carpets, collectible clothes and shoes, Rolex watches, many huge rooms, luxurious interior and hemp growing in flower pots. All this wealth Alan Yeomans disguised as an ordinary-looking barn on his mother's plot. Everything would be fine if this person had not declared himself bankrupt and was not seen in money laundering, fraud and drug trafficking
From an interview with Vyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The ruler's rash actions lead to dire consequences. Example: the failed pest control campaign of Mao Zedong, with the light hand of which sparrows in China were declared the main enemies of agriculture, and the people in general
For a long time there was no such situation when phenomena in nature caused such contradictory rumors. In 2020, our dictionary was replenished not only with the words "self-isolation" and "zoom", but also "red tide". These words are our new reality. First, let's briefly talk about the most striking environmental problem of recent times
Already, many species are endangered. There are populations of less than 1000 individuals, and some are under 100! Perhaps scientists will still be able to save some animals, but do not forget that the responsibility for preserving the life of animals lies with each of us
A well-known scientist, head of the department for modeling nonlinear processes at the Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Keldysh, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Georgy Malinetskiy tells why instead of a full-fledged education we are offered its imitation - remotely, who and why pulls us into a new barbarism
On the peculiarities of teaching history of the 20th century in Polish history textbooks
The famous teacher Dima Zitser is a practitioner who has been engaged in non-formal education for a quarter of a century. In his pedagogical philosophy, children are not tin soldiers, who clearly need to be taught a set of disciplines and taught to follow the rules. Zitser says that children need to be loved. And loves
In early April, it became known that Russian schools would be offered to introduce into their educational process the program "Everyone is Important", aimed at improving the teacher's qualifications and preventing aggressive behavior of students
While still at school, I stumbled upon the 1947 film "The Countryside Teacher". Then I didn't really understand this film, although my childhood fell into the 90s. At school we were taught by teachers of Soviet hardening
The number of children and adolescents who are characterized by certain manifestations of school and social maladjustment, manifested persistent behavioral disorders, is increasing every year. Today, deviations in the behavior of children arise, according to experts, as a result of the political, socio-economic and environmental instability of society
What if the world gets unbearably hot? Or will a new ice age come? Where do we go? How do we handle it? Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell answers these questions
In 2019, humanity first faced a virus that was destined to cause the first pandemic in a decade and cause tangible damage to the economy. However, the world has repeatedly met with similar, but to some extent more dangerous pathogens. They were similar to COVID-19, but did not provoke a pandemic
Sociological research on the topic of Russian and world metamorphoses in the basic "cell of society"
According to Vladimir Putin, Russia is making the necessary efforts to defend against cyber threats. Earlier, the Security Council of the Russian Federation warned about the coming era of digital terrorism, the scale of the consequences of which will be comparable to the use of weapons of mass destruction