Can the Human Soul Be Weighed?

The book “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown contains a chapter on some amazing experiments. According to the author, our soul is a material substance which can exist outside the body and can have weight. Therefore, it can be weighed. One of the characters in the book, Katherine Solomon, was able to weigh human soul. She placed a dying man (he had donated his body for scientific p...

Time travel paradox is solved

A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) led by Seth Lloyd has analyzed the role of some of the paradoxes and characteristics of real time travel, says the magazine Wired. In science fiction movies and books time travel may be possible by using a time machine or a magic clock. But from the standpoint of physics, such a journey is more than just the devel...

Possible to upload knowledge into the brain!

Recent advances in science and technology can be used to obtain the martial arts skills, learn to drive an aircraft or to speak a foreign language, without leaving home. Researchers from the Boston University and the Computational Neuroscience Laboratories «ATR» (Kyoto, Japan) affirm that the mechanism of “uploading” knowledge in the human brain can be created in the near future. This te...

Do Einstein’s laws of physics prove the existence of ghosts?

Despite the efforts of ghost-hunters around the world and their continuing investigations into abandoned houses, factories, old buildings, cemeteries, etc., which are most often accompanied by proper equipment, we still are not able to say with certainty if there are ghosts. However, according to many ghost hunters, there are allegations of the existence of ghosts in modern physics and p...

Top 10 Things We Believe in Without Proof

Empirical evidence gives us a choice of what to believe, but even when we do not have solid evidence to support the existence of something, we tend to “expand” our faith in certain things. Below you will find Top 10 things we believe in despite the lack of verifiable evidence of their existence. 1. Cryptids Cryptids are creatures whose existence has not been proven by science...

10 reasons to become an optimist

The “half full glass” principle can affect almost every aspect of our lives, whether it is health, career or relationships with other people. There are at least 10 reasons to help you become an optimist and see the world in more positive colors. 1. It is proved that optimists live longer, faster restore their health after a serious illness and are self-confident. 2. Optimists tend to be ...

Davos 2013: extraterrestrial civilizations, human superpowers and immortality

Besides the traditional economic issues, such topics as application of genetic engineering technology, artificial prolongation of human life and existence of extraterrestrial intelligent life were discussed this year at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In the opinion of scientists, in the near future medical science will acquire means to give people superpowers. As far as scientists ar...

Human Brain Can Consciously Change the Temperature of the Body

Singapore scientists made a surprising discovery with the help of monks from Tibet. According to the Science Daily, a conscious increase of the body temperature as a result of meditation was first recorded. The researchers observed the monks during meditation. Despite the temperature of about 25 degrees below zero, their clothes soaked through. But right in front of the astonished scient...

Soul and afterlife do exist, say scientists

The age-old question of humanity: is there life after death seems to be answered. And the answer is yes. Scientists seem to have found the proof to the theory that every human has a soul, which remains alive even after the heart stops. One of the authors of the study anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff disclosed details of the discovery in a TV show in one of the science channels. According...

Astral projection: 12 most frequently asked questions

What is astral projection: some kind of rare magic skill or something that anyone can learn? Is it an illusion of the mind or a real experience? What are its risks and benefits? Astral projection is a phenomenon that concerns many people interested in unexplored human powers and psychic abilities. In the last few years, there has been a growing interest expressed in books, articles, semi...

“Vampire stars” drain matter from neighbors

A research team led by scientists from the University of Amsterdam has observed an impressive cosmic phenomenon. Using the VLT telescope located in Chile, researchers have studied dozens of O-type stars which are located in various stellar clusters in our galaxy. During one of their observations, the scientists identified a binary system in which an O-type star accepted the attack of its...

What happens after death? Near-death experience research

Raymond Moody is a man who first discovered and made research on the near-death experiences. He interviewed patients that had near-death experiences (NDE) and described 9 stages of the “journey to another world”. According to his research, there are nine stages that are common in all near-death experiences. So what happens at each stage? At the first stage is your heart stops...

Can computers compete with human intelligence?

The question whether machines can compete with human intelligence has concerned scientific community since 1950, when Alan Turing published his historical study. The science of artificial intelligence provides a series of challenges that must be overcome before the dream of Turing is realized. If you are put the question: “Which element has the atomic number 27 and precedes “...

The Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy will collide in 4 billion years

The Milky Way and nearby Andromeda galaxy are on a course of frontal collision that will take place in four billion years, according to U.S. scientists who made this announcement after a systematic research using the Hubble telescope. The fact that the two galaxies were in the path that brought them together has been known for decades but there was not enough information on the time and ...

4 weirdest scientific experiments

Elephants under the influence of LSD In 1962 U.S. researchers, exploring their curiosity about what might happen to an elephant under the influence of LSD, proceeded to inject the substance. The dose was certainly more than 3,000 times greater than that in a human. The result: the elephant screamed violently and died within an hour. Scientists just reported that the elephant is highly se...
     

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20 Tips to Make Your Life More Joyful and Easy

2 weeks ago
by Anna in , ,

easy life tipsWhen you are young, life seems so simple and clear. Many things come easily, because you are healthy, full of vitality and future plans. Over time, we begin to complicate simple things. But the truth is that life is still simple. It has not changed, we are those who have changed and made it more difficult.

What happens when we become ‘adults’ and mature?

We begin to prohibit, restrain and suppress ourselves, thereby fitting ourselves into the framework of conventions and constraints. Being children, we did not think what to eat, what to wear, what time to go to bed. We were full of carefree joy, fun, laughter, we were just doing what we liked and what would make us happy.

We think a lot about things we didn’t think before. (more…)

Scientists found how to control time perception

7 months ago
by Anna in ,

time perception
A new understanding of how the human brain processes time could someday allow scientists to manage a personal sense of time. (more…)

4 basic tips on time management

10 months ago
by Anna in ,

time managementThe main argument explaining why time is so precious and important is the fact that once wasted time can never be returned. Therefore, we should plan and use our time wisely, figuring out our priorities.

Here are some guidelines to manage your time more productively. (more…)

Ten tips for time management

1 year ago
by Anna in ,

time managementTime management is necessary for professional and any other activity. The following useful tips will help you take your time under control.

1. Keep records.

One of the most common mistakes of time management is trying to use your memory to keep many details in your mind. It leads to information overload and confusion in your brain. Keeping records, you take control of your projects and tasks, and you become more organized.

2. List of priorities.

Setting priorities and making a priority list helps you focus on the most important things. Evaluate your goals and make a list of priorities, starting with the most important tasks and ending with less important.Thus,you’ll spend most of your time on what is really important for you.

3. Week planning.

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