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Miscellaneous / / February 19, 2022
Finding out if the vape epidemic will come, and looking at the pictures of the space-expensive telescope.
While the Winter Olympics are underway in Beijing, we're giving away gold medals for the best articles this week. Gathered our champions in fascination and cognition.
Editorial news
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news of the week
The giant space telescope "James Webb" sent the first photos to Earth. The device captured the star HD 84406 and did not forget to take a selfie. You can see the footage in our material.
Recall that "James Webb" is the most expensive and large-scale project in the history of space observations, about $ 10 billion was invested in it. The telescope replaced the Hubble, while its power is 100 times higher than that of its predecessor.
History of the week
Will there be an epidemic of vaping? Can cancer patients and asthmatics be vaccinated? When will the pandemic end? Epidemiologist, oncologist, professor at the European University at St. Petersburg Anton Barchuk was given important questions about the coronavirus, vaccinations, dangerous epidemics and the peculiarities of his profession.
Article of the Week
If one of your friends says that in Russia they don’t know how to make a normal movie, just show them our article weeks. In it, film critic Alexei Khromov collected 30 best domestic films. The list includes hits by Balabanov and Zvyagintsev, an absurdist comedy by Roman Karimov and a drama based on a novel by Renata Litvinova.
Comment of the week
Sometimes you don’t even feel like finishing a great bottle of wine. The hand does not rise to pour out the remnants of the drink, and it is impossible to quickly come up with a use for them.
This week we talked about a simple but non-obvious way solve this problem. Although some of our readers, it seems, have never come across it.
The best of our Instagram
“I was frapped by the behavior of this money-grubber!” Failed to understand the meaning of this sentence? Then take a look at our Instagram. There we collected nine unusual words, the meaning of which is known only to erudite people.
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More interesting
- Judge people by their playlist? You are doing the right thing! Scientists from the University of Cambridge have found that musical preferences are much more dependent on personal traits than on country or culture. What character do lovers of Ed Sheeran and David Bowie have, read in this material.
- You can rely on the results of scientific research, but it is better not to trust the photos in online stores. This proves our funny compilation unsuccessful online purchases.
- We think that after unpacking all these goods, cortisol in the blood of buyers jumped. Tellinghow high levels of the stress hormone harm the body and what can be done to lower it.
- Taking care of yourself and avoiding stressful situations is important. But we forget about it when our loved ones are in trouble and need our help. asked psychologists, how not to fall into despair, saving others.
- Let's move on to our favorite myths. This time we learned whether it is worth believing in popular tales about microwaves. For example, the fact that microwave ovens help protect against surveillance and destroy the DNA of food.
- We figured out the microwaves, now you can read about spices. Collected top the strangest and rarest condiments in the world. Among them is a mixture with crushed beetles and a product of the digestion of sperm whales.
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A hedonist with a huge passion for food. I baked my first biscuit at the age of five, since then I cook every day and get real pleasure from it. I am fond of intellectual games, with great interest I study scientific works on history and medicine and at the same time follow pop culture, fashion and beauty trends.