How does alcohol affect the most important things: the brain and sex? Alcohol is part of our rituals, holidays, social relationships. And at the same time, we want to make our relationship with alcohol healthier. In the new issue of Editorial.Science, Sasha Kalyuzhnyuk will figure out how to drink so as not to regret it? Does alcohol actually make us tell the truth? When does alcohol betray us? And have scientists finally come close to creating alcohol without negative consequences? Support Editorial.Science: ???? from Russia - via the Boosty service: https://boosty.to/rnauka ???? from abroad - via the "Sponsorship" function on YouTube: / @r_nauka Follow new issues and more. materials in social networks Editorial.Science: ???? https://t.me/redakciya_nauka ???? https://vk.com/public213756852 ???? Sasha Kalyuzhnyuk's blog https://bit.ly/3P8G6kQ Timestamps: 0:00 New Year's address by Alexander Kalyuzhnyuk, President of Editorial.Science 1:14 Main questions of the issue 3:03 Mindfulness and alcohol 3:24 Drowning sorrows in wine - why is it a myth? 4:25 Why do we overdo it 5:43 "Another Round": the scientific basis of the film 8:30 Alcohol surfing and Ballmer peak: does alcohol really help creativity? 12:46 Does the environment influence the tendency to drink? 13:11 Why do we drink when we feel bad? 16:27 What do drunk people buy on the Internet? 16:57 Alcohol as a truth serum: should you believe drunk confessions? 18:49 Alcohol and neurobiology: turn on the "reptilian brain"! 19:57 Why do shy, anxious and emotional people drink a lot? 20:41 Why do all the people in the bar seem cute? 23:39 Alcohol and unprotected sex 24:58 Does alcohol really make people passionate lovers: libido, orgasm 26:25 Why is it important to learn to talk to your partner about feelings and desires? 27:31 Why does everyone drink at weddings and funerals? 30:56 Alcohol and diplomacy 32:13 Alcohol addiction test 33:10 5 stages of brutalization: how did they try to limit drunkenness in the 19th century? 33:30 Is it possible to motivate a person to quit drinking? 35:24 How pills for alcoholics were invented and why they don’t help 36:24 Psychotherapy and addiction treatment 37:01 12-step and smart recovery programs: what’s the difference 38:20 The HALT rule: how to avoid a breakdown 39:25 Eco-friendly alcohol: new marketing strategies 41:42 Don’t drink, but taste: an app for monitoring intoxication 42:30 The trend for gluten-free vodka 42:56 Millennials are tired of drinking: alcohol-free bars 43:45 Alcohol-free versions of alcoholic drinks 45:30 Attitudes towards alcohol in different generations 47:19 Experiments with synthetic alcohol #alcohol #science #editorialscience This is the channel “Editorial.Science”. Here we will break down scientific concepts into simple language, teach you to question yourself and the world, and always remain curious. We have always taught you to draw your own conclusions, and today it is more important than ever to maintain critical thinking. Science teaches us to doubt and not to accept hypotheses without sufficient evidence.