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Does time exist in reality or is it a product of human perception? This question has puzzled scientific minds for a while. The Perimeter Institute in Ontario, Canada, is a research center dedicated to studying the underlying concepts of Physics. A prominent personality of the Foundation, Lee Smolin, one of…
Normally, I don’t post articles like this, but these pictures really astonished me, so I decided to share them with the readers of my blog who love optical illusions and are fond of the paranormal. A private collector from Spain has a unique collection of old paintings with a stereo…
Here is a short list of the best mind-blowing movies that open your mind and alter your perception of reality. 1. "Fight Club” (1999) The film was based on the book of the same name by Chuck Palahnuik. It refers to a consumer society imposed on false values, the dependence…
Are you looking for some food for thought? Here are five of the most interesting scientific paradoxes: 1. The drinker's paradox This paradox is best to be reflected upon on Friday evening at a bar, which can create the appropriate mood. It goes as follows: "In any pub, there is…
Last year's most popular Google search was the question: “What is Love?” And the Guardian newspaper asked five "experts" to answer it. A physicist, a psychotherapist, a philosopher, an author of romantic novels, and a nun gave their answer to the question, What is love? from their personal perspective of the…
American scientists led by Richard Novatson conducted quite an interesting but also relevant study which explored the impact of the Internet on human wellbeing. The participants aimed to answer the question, what would your life be like with no Internet? The study involved 4,000 people (50%-50% of men and women)…
The reality is not as obvious and simple as we like to think. Some of the things that we accept as true and take at face value are notoriously wrong. Scientists and philosophers have made every effort to change our common perceptions of it. The 10 examples below will show…
Does free will exist? For centuries, thinkers have been trying to find the answer to this question. Now, experts from Harvard claim to have ‘captured’ the exact moment when the brain decides to perform an action or desire. This moment is not the same as the one when we think…