There is no reason without logic, and without reason there is no Human. Video lecture is dedicated to the development of logic - one of the key mental functions
Surprisingly, back in 1970, 46 years ago, in the country's central newspaper Pravda, with its millions of circulations, an article was published "What the leaves tell us", refuting the official view of plant biology
"The noise proves nothing. Often the hen that just laid the egg will cackle as if it has taken an asteroid." Mark Twain
The world's first branch of the London Underground, launched in 1861, looked like a child's play in comparison with the Tsarskoye Selo Metro, the first ever electric subway. For the first time, the idea of building an underground was expressed in Russia during the reign of Catherine II
Let's remember what trends in the field of technology dominated during 2016 - Trump's victory in the elections using social networks, the protection of private correspondence in instant messengers, the use of the "right to be forgotten" and many others
By chance, in a stream of news and information, I came across an article in Nature Scientific Reports. It presents data from a survey of 1,500 scientists on the reproducibility of scientific research results
I would like to share the selected quotes of the famous writer and scientist I. Efremov, which are filled with a deep philosophy of life and open a new horizon of understanding. I learned about Ivan Efremov from the book by A. Novykh “Sensei”. To be honest, I was never fond of science fiction, but Efremov's works made a strong impression on me. I strongly advise you to familiarize yourself with at least one of his works, as with the complementary books by A. Novykh
The main mistake of historians is that they introduced the concept of time into their pseudo-science as a physical quantity participating in the process of evolution. In fact, time is just one of the parameters that characterize any process. Second, minute, hour - these are just quantities that measure
In this miniature, we will talk about events that cannot be characterized otherwise than mysticism. The questions raised in it are so scrupulous that if you tend to take what has been said to heart, and most importantly apply facts to yourself, you should not read this miniature
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the official record holder for life expectancy is French citizen Jeanne Kelman. She passed away at the age of 122. However, in the USSR there was a long-liver and older. This is a Talysh by nationality Shirali Muslimov, who lived for 168 years
The human body has many other senses that constantly inform us about the state inside and outside our body. They report hunger or carbon dioxide detection and tell us where our hands and feet are. Without this set of core senses working, so to speak, in the background, we probably wouldn't even survive
Each ancient city can boast of the presence of underground catacombs, drainage systems, tunnels, which were created over many centuries. The Polish city of Lodz was no exception, in which the water and sewage system has been preserved in perfect condition, which is still operating to this day
The structure of the human lymphatic system has long seemed a mystery. It was known to consist of large and small blood vessels, like blood vessels, and lymph nodes
And this applies not only to spiritual people, but also to those who want to succeed financially. Speaking and listening skills are taken very seriously in all business schools. Even in the criminal world, in order to rise in the gangster hierarchy, you need to be able to control the language. They very much realized they quote the Buddha's saying that a word can kill a person
We are building a large-scale colony on Earth, completely isolated from the outside world, planting plants there to generate oxygen, importing livestock and settling eight colonists for two years! A great idea for a scientific experiment to create closed life support systems for possible future colonies on the same Mars. True, there is a serious flaw in this idea - people. They turned out to be one of the main reasons for the failure of the ambitious scientific experiment "Biosphere-2"
Few people know that in our north, in the Lovoozersk tundra, there is a unique and only place on Earth where there are 86 minerals in a mixed state in the rock, of which 12 are generally unknown to science. This plot of 20 square meters is called "Box" and it is located on the bank of the Umboozero, on the territory of the Umboozero mine
If at night you want to kill your neighbors that interfere with your sleep - believe me, the silent world is much worse. This is the conclusion reached by Danish journalist Catherine Croyby. She locked herself in a soundproof room and was able to hold out in it for about an hour. According to the girl, complete silence acts on the brain like a drug
In many cities and towns there is a mysterious world of dungeons hidden from prying eyes
Since the construction of the pyramids, people have implemented ingenious, insane, grandiose architectural and engineering projects. Sometimes for this you have to work in the most unexpected and inhospitable places. Including under water. Fortunately, modern technologies provide the broadest opportunities in the field of construction and repair
Why do ordinary people like scary movies so much? It turns out that this is an opportunity to pretend to survive your fears, to become more confident and even let off steam. And this is really so - you just need to choose an exciting horror movie for yourself, which will make you care for the heroes properly
Places of power have long attracted tourists, travelers and just different people. One of such unusual places on Earth is the megaliths of Mount Kuylyum. I want to tell about him
Many researchers note the presence in Mesoamerica of small ancient artifacts, which by their parameters do not at all fit into the level of technology possessed by the civilizations known to us that lived on these lands
Biochemist by training, Linden Gledhill
A huge request to everyone who dared to read this publication. Read it to the end, otherwise it will not be useful
When they talk about the Middle Ages, the first thing they remember is the knights. In world history, no other era has such a vivid attribute and symbol. Only the pirates of the New Time can compete with the knights in popularity. Unfortunately, the true image of the knight has been rather distorted by romantic literature, as well as by modern mass culture
Diseases of the nervous system, cancer, genetic mutations - all this is awarded to a person by his everyday and, it seems, irreplaceable companion - plastic. This is the conclusion reached by the authors of the first major study on the effects of plastic on the human body, published in early March by the Center for International Environmental Law
Many of us are gradually overcome by the "brain bugs" of modern info-oversaturation: absent-mindedness, mental fatigue, memory impairment and the extinction of creativity
John Arden, a neurophysiologist and a physician with extensive experience, explains how we can use our knowledge of neurophysiology to improve our mood, relieve anxiety and experience joy more often. His advice is based on the latest advances in science and evidence-based medicine. We bring to your attention 20 quotes from the scientist's books
It is difficult to imagine, but even in our highly developed time in all respects, there is a unique settlement on earth, which is hidden in a real cave. Moreover, in this huge shelter, located at an altitude of 1800 meters above sea level, about a hundred people live under one stone vault. What made the villagers retire to such an extent and how did they manage to organize their life?
To understand how, without high technologies, the megaliths of Baalbek were dragged, the great powders of kurnulia once did not help. The second time - also by. And from the third, they realized that the blocks themselves moved from top to bottom
Researchers from the United States report that the north magnetic pole of the Earth is shifting to Russia, or rather, to Taimyr. Its arrival on the peninsula is expected in 30-40 years. Siberians can be envied: the polar lights will become an ordinary sight for them
A lot of articles and videos about the allegedly petrified roots have appeared on the Internet
Fans of the conspiracy theory might assume that after the death of the Dyatlov group, the only survivor was "under the hood" of the special services. In reality, nothing like this happened
In the Uchkuduk region of the Jarakuduk tract
At the end of 2007, the chief engineer of the utility company Consolidated Edison cut the symbolic cable with his own hand, and New York finally switched from DC to AC. So ended the century-old confrontation between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, which went down in history as the "war of currents"
From ancient tales of stone golems to modern science fiction, robots have fascinated the human mind for centuries. Although the term "robot" was first used by Karl Czapek only in 1921, mankind has been trying to create autonomous machines since the 4th century BC
It's hard to imagine, but a century ago, Russian city planners managed to move houses. Moreover, the people living in them discovered the consequences of such "rearrangements" only in the morning, leaving the entrance at the other end of the street! Why did it take so drastically to change Moscow and how it was possible to do it - further in our material
The most significant result of the research of this amazing scientist was the objective evidence he found for the existence of posthumous life. Today, knowledge about this world gives support and consolation to many people, whose relatives and friends have gone forever into the Incomprehensible
The physical processes occurring in the membranes of neurons in the hypersonic range are indicated. It is shown that these processes can serve as a basis for the formation of key elements
On the basis of information obtained over twenty years of experiments on hypnotic progression, the American scientist Bruce Goldberg has established that most of the "saucers" come from other planets and are our contemporaries. But among them there are those who return from our future