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Can you learn a language in your sleep?

Sleep learning was first shown in cartoons which started to interest more and more people that wanted to know if you actually can learn while sleeping. Finally thanks to neuroimaging we know that the brain in some phases of sleep can actually pick up some information. They tested it out on people who wanted to quit smoking and 35% of them actually quit after they mixed the smell of rotten fish with the smell of cigarettes and presented it to them during the time they slept. Then they tested if they can teach people japaneses while sleeping. During the day they played a sound of animal and an image of them to the person learning then when they were sleeping they played the sound of animal and what are they called in japanese and in the morning they played what the animal is called with two images to choose from and they observed that the participants chose the wright picture with their skills rather than luck. That means that it is possible to learn language while sleeping, but they rec...

Just stop oil activists- tomato soup incident

Just stop oil activists are currently trying to stop people from using fossil fuel. They are known for doing a lot of damage while trying to prove what they stand for. Recently that caused a lot of traffic by standing on the road and almost damaging a piece of art worth about 40 million dollars. Three activists- two women, one man( who was recording)-went to National Gallery in London and poured a tomato soup on Vincent Van Gogh painting called "Sunflowers" and then proceeded to glu their hands to the wall while asking the other visitors what is more important life or art. People were shocked and soon the police arrived and arrested them. Fortunately the painting wasn't damaged but the frame was there. I think they are fighting for good reason but the way they are doing it in a bad way. The attention they are getting is not doing them a favor, and I think that even when someone is interested and thinks they are fighting for a good reason, they don't want to join them,...