Science and mysticism
What and why we are afraid and how brownies started in our houses.
New book from the bestselling author of The Sum of Biotechnology, winner of the Enlightener Award.
What is the scientific solution to demonic possession, how does hypnosis work, is it possible to believe the predictions of fate and astrological predictions, why psychics are often right, who can read minds and why mathematicians simulate the invasion of zombies. Alexander Panchin shows that the laws of physics, biology and psychology are behind most of the oldest fears and prejudices. And if you woke up at night with the feeling that you could not move, and someone was sitting on your chest, then the whole point is not at all in the Scandinavian demon strangler Mara, not in the Slavic brownie and not in the eastern gin, although historically they were considered the culprits of this misfortune. We are talking about the so-called sleep paralysis, which occurs as a result of a sudden awakening during the phase of REM sleep, which at least once in a lifetime experienced one in ten people.
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© A. Litvinova, illustrations, 2018
© A. Bondarenko, decoration, layout, 2018
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