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The platitude that failure leads to success can be both inaccurate and harmful to society. A new study finds that people tend to overestimate the likelihood of success after failure, which may make them less willing to help others who are facing difficulties. A team of researchers from the business schools of Northwestern, Cornell, Yale…

Pumice is a popular foot care accessory that people have been using for cosmetic purposes for many years. As a rule, it is a small block of white, blue, green, brown, brown or even black. However, many people have no idea what this material is or where it comes from. In fact, pumice is not…

The coldest continent on Earth, as we know, is Antarctica – the temperature here drops below -89.2 degrees Celsius. When people first started visiting it, they were amazed at how cold it was. For example, in his letter to the explorer Ernest Shackleton in September 1902, he spoke about the extreme cold, which led to…

In August 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, which wiped out the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae and Oplontis. A huge amount of ash and stones were thrown into the air, destroying thousands of lives. Excavations at the site of the Vesuvius eruption began in 1740, and since then scientists have learned a lot…

Not only our physical health, but also our emotional state, as well as brain function, depends on the products we consume. For example, some foods can improve your mood, while others can cause depression. Some foods improve memory, while others, on the contrary, worsen mental abilities. A recent study found that people may even experience…

Bird flu, which until recently did not pose a threat to humans, is now becoming an increasingly serious public health problem. The virus began to infect people and spread from mammals, not just birds. But the most unpleasant thing is that it has a high mortality rate, which according to some estimates reaches 60%. It…

All the planets of the solar system are named after the ancient gods. For example, the planet Mars, to which people should go in the next decades, is named after the god of war. Jupiter is the ancient Roman god of the sky, daylight and thunderstorms. Saturn was considered the god of agriculture, Venus the…

Since its debut, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been surrounded by rumors that its creativity has surpassed that of humans. A recent study published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, however, offers a more nuanced look. The authors found that while AI excels at generating rich interpretations of ambiguous images, humans still perceive human-made…

Nowadays, tattoos are one of the main means of self-expression. Anyone can find a tattoo sketch on the Internet or draw it themselves, and then make an appointment with a tattoo artist – for a few thousand rubles you can apply a real work of art to the skin. Sometimes it seems that almost every…

Every person tries to be brave and fights their fears. But in fact, it is impossible to completely get rid of fear, because thanks to it we manage to live in our threatening world. If it were not for fear, we would take too many risks and would hardly be able to live long. But…