Extraordinary 2024, November

Why do children ask for the same tale

Why do children ask for the same tale

“Mom, read“Kolobok”to me … For the hundredth time … Today … Well, who has not heard these requests to read my favorite children's book over and over again? At one time, when I was still reading to my eldest daughter, I always tried to dissuade her from this venture and persistently offered to read a new book, because we have a lot of them and all of them are interesting. I believed that it is much more useful to learn new information, to read as much as possible so that the child grows and develops, as they say, by leaps and bounds

Russian folk tales and their role in raising the soul of a child

Russian folk tales and their role in raising the soul of a child

A fairy tale is a universal technique that recreates the moral structure of the sensory-emotional sphere of the soul at the stages of childhood. Unfortunately, this great educational device of the folk epic and culture we

Visiting Santa Claus

Visiting Santa Claus

However, the New Year is coming soon and it is not connected entirely with grandmothers. Of course the grannies will set the table, and the nimble ones will rush to the forest on skis behind a Christmas tree

Why did you go to Kudykina Gora?

Why did you go to Kudykina Gora?

Many of you know from childhood that sometimes when asked, "Where are you heading?" you can get a joking answer: "To Kudykina Mountain!". After that, it becomes clear to you that you do not understand anything, since the person does not want to say about his intentions

We don't listen to music - it listens to us

We don't listen to music - it listens to us

These are the words of the German philosopher and music critic Theodor Adorno. And, indeed, often music, as if listening to our emotional experiences, to our pain, like a brilliant healer, effectively relieves us of suffering. That is why it is important to know about the healing power of sounds, and not only know, but use it for your own good

Craftsmanship or Technology?

Craftsmanship or Technology?

A selection of sculptures that make you wonder about the technology with which they were created

Efimenko's expeditions. Mysterious ancient civilization in the Far Eastern taiga

Efimenko's expeditions. Mysterious ancient civilization in the Far Eastern taiga

In early July 2005, an unusual natural phenomenon happened in the deep taiga. Forty kilometers from the town of Vyazemsky, by the Podkhorenok River, several hectares of forest were tumbled down in the taiga, as if someone had walked with a huge club on the ground, breaking and uprooted age-old trees. As explained in the Far Eastern Regional Center of the EMERCOM of Russia, only a tornado is capable of this

Five amazing stories that break stereotypes

Five amazing stories that break stereotypes

How sheep can help in a super marathon, is it possible to become a champion after a concentration camp, what yoga lessons from self-published books lead to, who will put things in order at home and on the planet - all this in life-affirming stories for the first day of the working week

How fiction defines the future

How fiction defines the future

Works that take place in the future are often viewed as prophecies, and when the future comes, the attitude towards them turns out to be appropriate. "So where are the flying cars?" - with this mournful cry we greeted the new millennium, believing the promises of 20th century science fiction writers, who were very optimistic about the pace of scientific and technological progress

Five trends of our world

Five trends of our world

Ford publishes a report annually that provides an analysis of key trends in consumer sentiment and behavior. The report is based on data from surveys conducted by the company among thousands of residents of different countries

What do women regret after forty years?

What do women regret after forty years?

This research will be more useful to those who are twenty, thirty today. Because I myself am now thirty, and I understand this is the "golden time". Time, after all, is an exhaustible resource, and each age has its own purpose

How twins were separated and raised in families with different incomes

How twins were separated and raised in families with different incomes

In the 1950s and 60s, psychological experiments were carried out, which today are chilling. For example, in the United States, three twin brothers were separated in infancy. Scientists wanted to find out how much upbringing affects a person's character. 19 years later, the brothers, who grew up in different families, learned the truth and met

The hidden life of a harem: the mustachioed wives of Iranian photographer Shah

The hidden life of a harem: the mustachioed wives of Iranian photographer Shah

"If I were a sultan." I would have had many wives. Only the expectation and reality in the Shah's harem are different, as on demotivators on the Internet: instead of slender young beauties, there is an abundance of older fat women with mustaches

Maternal energy of a woman

Maternal energy of a woman

The woman is like a battery. Because the main thing she works with is energy. She accumulates it, transforms it, spends it. And so on without stopping. Energy is different, and each is stored in a separate compartment. Here a woman collects sexual energy, and here - the lunar energy, here - the energy of the Earth, here - the energy of Water

Scientists have discovered the similarity of the offspring with the first sexual partner of the female

Scientists have discovered the similarity of the offspring with the first sexual partner of the female

For the first time, biologists have demonstrated that a child is similar to the mother's previous sexual partner - at least in flies. This is almost the first fact that testifies in favor of telegony

Esther and March 8. history of the holiday

Esther and March 8. history of the holiday

What is behind the tradition of celebrating March 8? Why is she so tenacious, despite the fact that she comes from the time that the authorities usually scold? What beliefs, associations, thoughts and hopes were associated with this date in those days when the celebration of March 8 was not a tradition, but a novelty?

Are the ossuaries the result of a disaster?

Are the ossuaries the result of a disaster?

Ossuary is a SECONDARY storage site for bones. Relatives were carefully buried in compliance with all formalities, and after a while they were dragged out of their graves and dumped in a disorderly heap - without any respect for gender, age and birth

An ecologically exemplary city

An ecologically exemplary city

What can a city-wide financial economy lead to? The Brazilian city of Curitiba has developed a model of successful functioning and development, having learned to solve a wide range of problems: from transport and economic to social and environmental

The bodily and spiritual energy of a person

The bodily and spiritual energy of a person

Today we are increasingly faced with a crisis of personal energy. This energy crisis manifests itself as chronic fatigue and decreased performance. Low energy levels make us unable to achieve our goals and cope with difficult circumstances. Lack of energy is a major barrier to well-being

Capitalism with a human face in the Italian countryside?

Capitalism with a human face in the Italian countryside?

Workday until 5:30 pm, ban on email on weekends and own theater - billionaire Brunello Cucinelli made the Italian village of Solomeo a symbol of capitalism with a human face

How to sleep properly?

How to sleep properly?

On February 13, 1972, Michelle Siffre climbed into a cave in southwestern Texas. He spent the next six months in it, never having seen daylight in those days. Siffre was not crazy, but a French scientist and pioneer in the field of chronobiology - the science that studies the work of biological rhythms

The quality of our sleep and the reasons for its disturbance

The quality of our sleep and the reasons for its disturbance

People committed to the material perception of the world around them consider their dreams to be just arbitrary combinations of daytime impressions, which, through a person's subconsciousness working at night, enter our consciousness. But they are so wrong

Paranormal Realignment of Human Consciousness - Robert Monroe

Paranormal Realignment of Human Consciousness - Robert Monroe

Over the years, the Monroe Institute, which was founded and directed by Robert Monroe himself, has conducted numerous studies of out-of-body experiences. Based on the many reports compiled from the stories of travelers, it was possible to draw up a certain picture of the world into which the subjects were immersed

Is meditation good for you?

Is meditation good for you?

“Gurus” who speak of “cosmic” or any other “energies” have a very dim understanding of what they are so confidently talking about. The point is that energy is only a property of matter and cannot exist without the latter! It's like the speed of movement, for example, a car

The concept of the theory of relativity was discovered by a Russian physicist

The concept of the theory of relativity was discovered by a Russian physicist

The famous formula "E = mc2" was first written by the Russian physicist Nikolai Alekseevich Umov and pointed out the dependence of energy on mass "E = kmc2", back in 1873. Long before A. Einstein, he discussed in his works the formula E = kmc2, deduced earlier by Heinrich Schramm, which, according to his assumption, connected the mass and energy density of the hypothetical luminiferous ether. Subsequently, this dependence was strictly derived, without any coefficient k and for all types of matter, by Einstein in cn

Impossible fossils

Impossible fossils

Scientists believe that most of the layers of sediment on the Earth's surface were deposited slowly over millions of years. Most of these layers contain fossilized remains of plants and animals. But there are problematic facts

How the brain works. Part 1. What is sleep for?

How the brain works. Part 1. What is sleep for?

Ever since studying anatomy in high school, most of us know that our brains are made up of neurons, and the main mental activity takes place in the cerebral cortex. At the same time, we were told something about the cerebral hemispheres, the cerebellum and other components

The mysteries of radio signals without a source of origin

The mysteries of radio signals without a source of origin

The ether is full of mysterious radio signals. Some come to us from space, others have a natural or man-made source on Earth. However, the origin of some of the signals is not tracked

Castes in India: Features of Society

Castes in India: Features of Society

Indian society is divided into estates called castes. This division took place many thousands of years ago and has survived to this day. Hindus believe that, following the rules established in their caste, in the next life you can be born a representative of a slightly higher and revered caste, take a much better position in society

A look from 1930 into the distant 21st century

A look from 1930 into the distant 21st century

In 1930, the Soviet magazine Vokrug Sveta presented how humanity would live in 2000. The appearance of the Internet was predicted very accurately, after which the paper seal will die off, and banks will make payments on the network

7 planes of unusual shape, which are easy to mistake for UFOs

7 planes of unusual shape, which are easy to mistake for UFOs

From the very day when a person first took to the air, he did not stop for a day in his search for new and more and more perfect forms and structures. Every year, engineers from all over the planet created new aircraft. Sometimes they got something that, it would seem, would not be able to fly

UFO research: military intelligence is hiding the truth by order of the government

UFO research: military intelligence is hiding the truth by order of the government

The first discussion of the "UFO problem" at the Soviet-American summit was an unprecedented fact not only in relations between the two great powers, but in the history of all mankind. Gorbachev decided to carefully consider this issue. Returning to Moscow after negotiations, he ordered to prepare for him a report on the state of research on the "UFO problem" in the USSR. After a while they brought him a folder

The technological level of the northern gods in the Mahabharata

The technological level of the northern gods in the Mahabharata

The Sanskrit texts that have come down to us contain many amazing mysteries associated primarily with the ancestral home of the Aryans. Here I would like to remind again some of the characteristic features of this ancestral homeland, preserved by the Mahabharata

Mysterious object at the bottom of the Baltic Sea

Mysterious object at the bottom of the Baltic Sea

Have you ever thought about the fact that the depths of our seas and oceans are much less explored than space? This is actually the case. We know a lot about planets and satellites, about meteorites and distant galaxies, but we are practically unaware of what rests in the depths of the sea on our Earth

TOP 8 ocean mysteries from around the world

TOP 8 ocean mysteries from around the world

More than 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by the ocean. Until 2020, people managed to research only about 5% of them. Imagine what might be beyond our reach: depths that we have not yet encountered, or a lost megalodon from prehistoric times. It is also possible that the remains of a long-lost ship, or the lost city of Atlantis, await us there. Maybe something dark and dangerous, who knows?

Dolphinariums: a chronicle of the relationship between an intelligent and an unreasonable race

Dolphinariums: a chronicle of the relationship between an intelligent and an unreasonable race

Dolphinarium performances as entertainment for children and their parents are often found in major cities and resorts. But what is the price of these minutes of childish joy and do we understand what dolphins really are?

Who and where takes water from planet Earth? Part 2

Who and where takes water from planet Earth? Part 2

This material is about a very urgent problem, about the loss of water. After all, everything is secondary in comparison with the loss of water! Loss of water is primary! And it is the loss of water that is directly related to the urgent and urgent threat to the entire economy and the usual life of people. Especially if you take Russia

Who and where takes water from planet Earth? Part 4

Who and where takes water from planet Earth? Part 4

This material is about a very urgent problem, about the loss of water. After all, everything is secondary in comparison with the loss of water! Loss of water is primary! And it is the loss of water that is directly related to the urgent and urgent threat to the entire economy and the usual life of people. Especially if you take Russia

Emotions and health

Emotions and health

How do emotions affect our health? What are emotions anyway? Russian scientists will help us to answer these interesting questions, in particular, academician, world-class surgeon, Fedor Uglov, who described in his book "The Heart of a Surgeon" how rudeness and meanness are connected with heart diseases