“our results suggest that the post-truth phenomenon is linked to a historical seesaw in the balance between our two fundamental modes of thinking: Reasoning versus intuition. If true, it may well be impossible to reverse the sea change we signal.” https://t.co/Zk5ynVwf7p — Rafael Uehara (@rafael_uehara) January 13, 2022 It was revealed that, starting from the middle of the XIX century and ending in the 1980s, people more often used words related to logical reasoning, such as “therefore”, “determined” and “conclusion”, and less and less often – words denoting inner feelings and subjective beliefs. However, since the 1980s, the trend has gone in the opposite direction. Moreover, scientists have found that in the late 2000s, the trend to replace logical reasoning with arguments based on feelings has greatly accelerated. Presumably, due to the growing popularity of social media. “Whatever the driving forces of this trend, our results show that the phenomenon
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Actress Anastasia Voznesenskaya has died
“It has just become known that Anastasia Voznesenskaya has died,” a representative of the theater told TASS.
The number of coronavirus cases in Russia increased by 12 per day%
Regions are leaders in the number of new cases: Moscow – 5712 (2,075,669 since the beginning of the pandemic), Saint Petersburg — 2708 (873,234), Moscow Region – 1990 (657,855), Nizhny Novgorod region — 743 (235 274), Sverdlovsk region — 536 (204,438). Per day in 739 patients died in Russia, which is one less than yesterday (740). The total number of deaths reached 319,911. 24,952 people recovered during the day, a total of 9,809,300. The regions have begun preparations for the meeting of the omicron strain of coronavirus. As Kommersant found out, up to 2 thousand new cases of coronavirus are expected in the Volgograd region per day and up to 400 patients in intensive care at the same time. Saratov officials expect that the number of cases will be five to six times more than at the peak of the spread of the delta strain. In Buryatia, citizens arriving from abroad
Circumcision of the Lord: traditions, history and meaning of the Christian holiday
Despite the fact that The circumcision of the Lord does not belong to the twelve – the most important – holidays, Orthodox believers attach great importance to it. TASS tells about the event, its historical role and what secret meanings are hidden in it for Christians. The history of the holiday The ancient Jews were supposed to circumcise boys on the eighth day of life as a sign of the union of God with the righteous Abraham and his descendants. It, in fact, replaced the modern rite of baptism at that time and made the child “God’s” and not a pagan. Being the son of a Jewish woman, Christ also had to be circumcised. During the ceremony, the child was named Jesus, which meant Savior. This is stated in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 2:21): “After eight days, when it was necessary to circumcise the Baby, they gave Him the name
The infectious disease specialist of the Ministry of Health called the measurement of antibodies to COVID an empty occupation
The decision to vaccinate based on the measurement of antibodies has no scientific basis, it is an empty exercise, said Vladimir Chulanov, chief freelance specialist in infectious diseases, in an interview with RBC. Earlier, the head of the Gamalei Center, Academician Alexander Ginzburg and his deputy, one of the creators of the Sputnik V vaccine, Denis Logunov, said that the level of antibodies equal to 300 international units (Bau/ml) fully protects against the delta strain of coronavirus. The developers of the vaccine came to this conclusion after a study in which 4 thousand Muscovites participated. Ginzburg explained that people with such a level of antibodies can be “practically unlimited.” Logunov also noted that the level of 300 Bau/ml can be considered sufficient for protection, but to date there is no fixed level of antibodies that could protect against COVID infection with a guarantee. At the same time, the World Health
From February 1, one of the largest indexations of social payments will be carried out: Who will get a raise
Indexation of social benefits is done annually. Usually, the amount of the increase is directly related to inflation. From February 1, 2022, the following payments will be indexed: federal maternity capital, child benefits assigned in accordance with Federal Law No. 81 “On State benefits to citizens with children” (in particular, a one-time allowance in connection with the birth of a child and monthly allowances for a child up to one and a half years), one-time cash payments to disabled people. This was told by the leading lawyer of the “European Legal Service” Svetlana Goldenkova. New pension bonuses: Lawyer told what pensioners should not pay for in 2022 According to her, from February 1, in addition, compensation for the refusal of a set of social services, a one-time burial allowance, payments to citizens exposed to radiation will be increased. Among them are victims of the Chernobyl disaster, from nuclear tests at
Regions are preparing for the arrival of a more contagious strain of coronavirus
In Russia, 698 cases of infection with the omicron strain were officially confirmed on Thursday. In Rospotrebnadzor, Kommersant reported that so far the main distribution centers have been identified in the Moscow region. At the same time, given the situation in European countries and the United States, where in just a few weeks omicron supplanted delta and led to a multiple increase in morbidity rates, Rospotrebnadzor does not exclude an “unfavorable variant of the epidemiological forecast”, in which the number of infections per day may increase to six figures. So far, isolated cases of omicron are detected daily in the regions of Russia. InThe Irkutsk region strain was confirmed in two children from different families. Children, the local Ministry of Health said, are ill in a mild form, adults who have contacted them are examined. InIn the Astrakhan region, infection with the omicron strain has also been confirmed in two
Nazarbayev’s daughter suddenly deleted social media accounts due to geolocation
Facebook Instagrammers now see messages when they try to access her Instagram and Facebook pages: “The owner may have deleted the content or restricted access to it” and “You may have used an invalid link or the page has been deleted.” This happened shortly after Aliya was the first member of her family to comment on the riots in Kazakhstan. However, users noticed that Instagram automatically identified her geolocation as the UAE. Nazarbayeva’s account on Meta’s social networks has been verified, which means that the page really belonged to her. Earlier, The Sunday Telegraph reported that Aliya Nazarbayev was taken out of Kazakhstan $ 300 million, having bought real estate in London, Dubai and a private jet with them in 2006. The impressive expenses became known after a conflict occurred between a relative of the politician and her financial advisers. Mass protests in Kazakhstan broke out on January 2 due to
Robert Kennedy’s killer was left in prison in defiance of human rights activists
“She recently ruled that Sirhan meets the criteria for early release. I disagree,” he said. According to him, Sirhan has not developed a sense of responsibility for what he has done and the worldview necessary for his safe reintegration into society. Robert Kennedy was assassinated on June 5, 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles during the days of triumph — the presidential candidate was celebrating his victory in the primaries in California. The murder came as a shock to Americans who had not yet recovered from the assassination of Robert’s brother – President John F. Kennedy – in 1963. Sirhan was arrested at the scene of the crime with a gun in his hand. At the trial, he claimed that he did not remember anything because of a memory lapse. The man was sentenced to death, but three years later the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Over
Former Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu has died
TOKYO, January 14. /tass/. Former Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu has died at the age of 91. This was reported on Friday by NHK. According to him, the former head of government died on January 9. Kaifu served as premier from August 1989 to November 1991. He became the first head of the Japanese government to approve the sending of units of the Self-Defense Forces abroad. The servicemen were engaged in mine clearance operations after the war in The Persian Gulf.