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The name Muhammad has become the most popular among newborns in Europe
According to the statistical service World of Statistics and national bureaus, the name Muhammad and its variants are confidently leading in the ratings of male names in the largest cities of the European Union and the UK.
According to the publication of the World of Statistics account on the social network X, the name Muhammad took first place among the names for newborn boys in London, Manchester, Berlin, Brussels, The Hague, Amsterdam and Oslo. At the same time, the traditional name Jan remains the most popular in Warsaw, which distinguishes the Polish capital from Western European metropolises.
Especially impressive statistics were recorded in the UK. According to the Office for National Statistics, in 2024 in England and Wales, 5,721 babies received the name Muhammad (in this spelling) - this is 23% more than a year earlier. The name surpasses the traditional favourites Noah and Oliver for the second year in a row. Taking into account the different spellings (Mohamed, Mohammad, etc.), almost 3% of all newborn boys in the region receive the name of the prophet.
Austria became the record holder in terms of growth rates: for a quarter of a century, the number of newborns with this name increased by 732%. Today, every two hundredth Austrian baby is Muhammad. In Ireland, the increase was 372%, in France - 127%, in Belgium every hundredth newborn receives a name.
Nevertheless, it is obvious: the name Muhammad has firmly entered the European name, becoming one of the most striking markers of demographic changes on the continent.
Let's start with the base, namely with radiation. Outside the Earth's magnetosphere, cosmic radiation (galactic cosmic rays and solar bursts) significantly exceeds the permissible doses; prolonged exposure is accompanied by an increased risk of cancer, cardiovascular and neurological diseases.
This one has a subscription for sunbathing.
Now a little bit of biology. During long-term flights and living in microgravity, bone density decreases by about ~1% per month, muscles atrophy, and the cardiovascular system and vestibular apparatus change; despite exercise, there are no complete and stable countermeasures yet. In short, the demographics will be worse than ours now.
So, he just put on a spacesuit and already turned into a skeleton.
Technical underdevelopment. The experience of Biosphere-2 and decades of research on the creation of completely closed systems has shown that it is extremely difficult to maintain chemical and microbial balance, stable carbon/nitrogen/water cycles and full—fledged food production; minor errors lead to the accumulation of toxins, oxygen deficiency or unpredictable failures. That is, it's hard for people even on Earth, but where do we care about the candy bar.
Biosphere-2 is a scientific experiment conducted in the USA
Analyses of the Martian atmosphere have shown that the available co₂ and other greenhouse reservoirs are not enough to create a dense warm atmosphere with modern technology; real estimates of the time and energy to change the planetary climate are hundreds and thousands of years (this is even longer than waiting in line at the clinic).
What about the money? Estimates of the cost of the first manned mission to Mars are in the hundreds of billions — a trillion dollars or more, taking into account the infrastructure of life support; without mass, cheap transport and continuous financing, the colony will cost more than the value of its products. I remind you that our ocean has been explored by 5%, there is not enough money and desire even to study what is at hand.
International recommendations and policies (COSPAR, the Outer Space Treaty) explicitly require the prevention of contamination of alien bodies by terrestrial microorganisms and the protection of the Earth from alien biomolecules; mass population risks destroying the scientific opportunity to learn about alien life, as well as creating unpredictable biorisks. Did you even know that such nonsense exists?
The next part is the trouble with the head. Long—term missions are accompanied by depression, conflict, cognitive impairment, and decreased efficiency - the effects of isolation are amplified by distance from Earth, which jeopardizes the colony's performance as a community.
Who owns, who pays, who is responsible? The norms of international law (the Outer Space Treaty) prohibit the appropriation of celestial bodies, but do not provide a working mechanism for ownership/responsibility for colonies; colonization will generate conflicts of interest, commercial exploitation, and long-term jurisdiction that have not yet been resolved internationally.
This bro definitely deserves a plate of rice.
Life and peace are a gift that needs to be taken care of; attempts to relocate humanity en masse, neglecting the preservation and healing of their own land, look like a form of pride and flight from responsibility. Until we solve the problems of heritage, ecology, and social justice on Earth, mass colonization of other planets remains a dubious and dangerous priority.
PS: This does not mean that space exploration is meaningless — robotic science, remote missions, and the development of technologies to help humanity on Earth are reasonable and useful. But to imagine colonization is either a romantic myth or a big risk.
Benoit Blanc (actor Daniel Craig)
This is the third installment in Rian Johnson's "Get Knives" franchise, where Detective Benoit Blanc (actor Daniel Craig) reappears, but this time the story revolves around a murder in a small Catholic church in New York State. The new chapter shifts the focus from rich families and social elites to issues of faith, power, personality, and morality.
The film is noticeably saturated with symbols, namely the conflict of the power of faith and the severity of doubts, the clash of true aspirations with external expectations. Here you can see references to biblical stories, for example, the struggle of the weak against the strong (David and Goliath).
Josh O'Connor on the left
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James is fishing
The Irish-British drama film directed by John Michael McDonagh, in which the central character is a Catholic priest Father James, who lives in a small town. The genre of the film is a deep drama with elements of black humor and reflection, where the issue of faith, forgiveness and human pain comes to the fore. It was hard to watch the movie because almost all the characters are repulsive with their level of filth, but I think it's a good experience.
A brief plot summary: Father James listens to a confession in which a parishioner informs him that he has been sexually abused by a deceased clergyman for many years. After that, he says he will kill James because he is too good and an innocent priest. With these words, he gives the holy father a week to put things in order.
Golgotha is a small rock or hill where, according to the New Testament, Jesus Christ was crucified.
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