6% of Russians do not know what shape our planet actually is. 35% of our fellow citizens are sure that it is the Sun that revolves around the Earth and not vice versa. The number of such people has increased in recent years. What makes people doubt science in the era of spaceflight? What arguments do supporters of a flat Earth make, and how many of these people are on our spherical planet? Pavel Kanygin explores these questions.
00:00 What is the shape of the planet Earth?
01:45 Who proved that the Earth is a sphere?
02:22 Who decided that it is flat after all?
04:39 Flat Earth communities
05:11 How many people think the Earth is flat
06:04 How the author of a movie about a flat Earth won a prestigious TEFI award
06:39 So maybe it really is flat? We explore
08:00 Where did the Flat Earth theory come from?
09:39 What exactly do the Flat Earth supporters believe in?
This video was produced in partnership with TV Rain channel (https://www.youtube.com/@tvrainnewsroom) and The Moscow Times (https://www.themoscowtimes.com).
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