Riddles of man 2024, November

Hi Ho, 38, an Asian British who lives in Birkenhead, says he has become a Baretarian for three months now and feeds only on "air energy." Sometimes, he says, he allows himself to eat some mints, but no more

Sometimes we find ourselves in situations where we can barely control our own actions. But in this case we are not talking about emotional outbursts, but about situations when someone is trying to manipulate us

For many centuries, people have wondered if the severed head of a person is capable of maintaining consciousness and thinking. Modern experiments on mammals and numerous eyewitness accounts provide rich material for controversy and discussion

Until the 17th century, no one even imagined that all our spiritual and mental activity takes place in the brain

Perhaps this topic would have waited a long time in the wings, if not for several terrible reports of maniacs who were taken by the gills at … the country's nuclear facilities, as well as in satellite cities in which nuclear power plants operate

What drives our actions? What are the good reasons? Why do we do this or that? In an attempt to understand the motives of their own and others' actions, psychologists write books, successfully defend dissertations and conduct motivational trainings

Researchers from the United States have found that prayer affects the human brain like sex or music. The results of the work of American scientists are presented by the journal Social Neuroscience

Today humanity has only general ideas about intuition. The English language does not even have the Latinized word "intuition", and the English get along with the word "instinct"

Are people capable of predicting events before they happen? Foreboding without warning signals does exist, according to new research.Scientists at Northwestern University analyzed the results of 26 studies published from 1978 to 2010. Study participants experienced significant changes in heart and brain waves, as well as fluctuations in electrical measurements of the skin, up to 10 seconds before experiencing various random stimuli, such as exciting photography

Natalya Petrovna Bekhtereva was convinced that the human brain has the ability to solve any problem.“How to develop not just creativity, but super-abilities of the brain? And most importantly, how to protect a person with superpowers so that he does not have to pay too much for his genius?”

The great Natalya Petrovna Bekhtereva visited the Through the Looking Glass of Science. She looked beyond those limits where it is not given to a person to look

According to the Dunbar number theory, we can maintain about 150 connections at a time. But is this rule true in today's social media world?If you've ever been rejected by someone you liked saying that you can just be friends, you probably answered something like, "I already have enough friends

American scientists have calculated that every year the average body temperature of people drops by 0.004 degrees. From the middle of the 19th century to the present, it has decreased from 37 to 36.6 degrees. Researchers believe the reason for this cooling is the development of hygiene and medicine, which have reduced the intensity of inflammation in human bodies

Quite often, I had to work with people who were convinced that their problems - with health, career, personal life, money, and anything else - were due to induced damage or the evil eye. Some colleagues are rather skeptical about such patients, considering it their duty to urgently convince the person

Arranging for their movie heroes a test in the middle of the open ocean, under the scorching sun and in the snowy mountains, many directors take a real story as the basis of the picture

Journalist Andrei Smirnov spoke about his acquaintance with Vanga. According to him, he first met the legendary clairvoyant in 1983. “I came to her for the first time in 1983. Naturally, she didn't know anything about me

The case of the Scotsman Angus Barbieri (1939-1990) is still a record for the length of fasting and is included in the Guinness Book of Records.It may seem like a myth or urban legend, but it is actually a documented fact. Angus's story was detailed in the Postgraduate Medical Journal in 1973

Although some psychologists and natural scientists are skeptical about psychic abilities, many believe that there is something like that

We are surrounded by electromagnetic waves and other forms of energy that we are not aware of. For example, we know about the presence of Wi-Fi because our computer device connects to it, and not because we physically feel it

One day Laurie Lemon went to the Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville, Florida) to remove the subcutaneous fat that had appeared on her elbow. Lipoma treatments are not considered extraordinary

No, this is not exactly what many understand by it. This is not always superficial logic and not always limited abilities in logic, when a person does not see more than 2-3 elements in the chain of cause-and-effect relationships, and one should not confuse it with the inability to make or understand hints

The conclusions were made on the basis of a large-scale survey and subsequent monitoring of the lives of the participants.Scientists from the University of Michigan conducted a large-scale study in which people over 50 participated. Questioning and follow-up of the volunteers' lives revealed an association between having a purpose in life and a reduced risk of early death

The longer we live in this world, the more often the phenomenon of time amazes and terrifies us. Time generates and kills, we either want to speed up its run, then slow it down, we dream of drowning some events in its dark waters, while others, on the contrary, snatch them out of its clutches, or we powerlessly try to keep them in the eternal present

Aging - a natural part of the life of any living organism, including humans

Many representatives of the animal world, including some species of birds, sea turtles, and some species of bacteria, have a special "navigation system" that allows them to sense and use the Earth's magnetic field as a compass

Scientists have found that a person sees an average of 3 to 6 dreams per night, but 95% of them are forgotten immediately after waking up.We are a little sorry that people are able to remember only a small part of what they have dreamed of

This information makes you think deeply, and even draw conclusions. Our ancestors, the Slavs, before Christianity, strictly observed the RITA Law, the strictest attention in which was paid to the birth and education of a healthy, worthy generation

In the American city of Worcester, Ohio, the couple had been married for 64 years and died on the same day. This is reported by the Daily Mail.Bill Shafrat, 88, died in a nursing home on December 25, 2019, at approximately seven a.m. local time

Having a husband or wife increases the cancer patients' chances of survival. This conclusion was made by American scientists after examining data on 800 thousand people. The results of the study are presented in the journal Cancer, and briefly reported by The Guardian

Every fan of horror films at least once in his life heard that this hobby is unhealthy. Cruelty on the screen can damage the psyche of impressionable natures, and for someone it can become a guide to action

When we have a problem, we try to find a solution. In our time, family life has become a problem. Many women cannot find themselves a man to create a family.When you start wondering about this issue, you will find a fair number of different teachers, coaches, trainers, gurus and other wise people who promise to teach you how to get married

Let's try to understand a little about the concept of "genetic memory". Let us refer to the definition of this term given in the book “Secrets of Hypnosis. Modern view "psychophysiologist and hypnotherapist L.P. Grimaka

We have all noticed more than once that the older we get, the faster time flies: we do not even have time to really live it. Agree, it's hard to believe that 2017 is almost half behind

A group of scientists from the Consortium for the Genetic Study of Anthropometric Traits has revealed the secret of human growth

Man is a weak being. His life is short, and his possibilities are extremely limited. Dangers lurk at every turn. You will not suffer yourself, so someone close. Goals? What are the goals? I would live somehow and okay

A 78-year-old resident of Varanasi, India, has eaten 2 kg of sand a day for 60 years. Despite the unusual diet, Kusma Vati is healthy and has never been to a doctor

Your personality is made up of many details. It is influenced by your genes, your friends, the school you go to, and many other factors. All areas of life play a role in shaping the person you will become

A philosopher from Oxford who, 15 years ago, declared the possibility that we can live in a computer simulation, put forward a new hypothesis - this time about the future of humanity, and it cannot be said that it is optimistic.During his TED talk in Vancouver, Nick Bostrom shared some excerpts and insights from his latest work, The Vulnerable World Hypothesis

Scientists at Bar-Ilan University in Israel have found that sleep promotes DNA repair in cells, which prevents premature aging and the development of cancer. This was reported in a press release on MedicalXpress

Regressive hypnosis - one of the best ways to remember your past life