This article is dedicated to the modern interpretation of discussion, which is one of the main types of scientific and cognitive activity. The theoretical foundations of the discussion, its role in the formation of scientific knowledge and its influence on the development of critical thinking are considered. Particular attention is paid to the comparative analysis of various approaches to organizing scientific discussions, including the use of traditional forms and digital technologies. The cognitive, methodological, and communicative aspects of discussion, as well as their influence on interdisciplinary research, are analyzed. The author emphasizes the need to improve the methods of conducting discussions in the context of digitalization of science.

This article talks about the image of snakes and dragons, which are important among the images expressed in thousands of seals and amulets found during archaeological excavations in the area of Ancient Bactria, especially in Northern Afghanistan, and about the different mythological concepts between these images.

The article analyzes the phenological views and knowledge used by the Turkic peoples in traditional types of economy, in particular, agriculture, animal husbandry and horticulture, various calendars created on the basis of knowledge collected as a result of observing celestial and natural phenomena, the role and significance of phenological knowledge in agriculture.

In the article, it is emphasized that today's geographical situation was different before, the current view of nature will not remain like this forever, everything in the world is constantly changing and moving based on the principles of dialectics, nothing and events cannot remain unchanged in one state, this process applies to everything.

The article is devoted to the methodological problems of studying digital social reality and digital everyday life. In modern society, digital technologies mediate the whole complex of social relations, linking the state, organizations, individuals into the most complex technical object. The new technological paradigm, integrating convergent technologies, will radically transform the landscape of human physicality, everyday life and creativity. The transition to the Internet of Things and the practice of human self-improvement become a challenge for anthropological methods of determining the essence and boundaries of the human. Using new digital technologies for everyday problems, individuals in a digital society routinely use the former, expanding and modifying the range of their applicability, laid down by the developer, through the accumulation and distribution of social experience, overcoming technological alienation.

This article provides a comparative analysis of the views of the farmers of the Surkhan-Sherabad oasis on the customs and rituals associated with sowing and planting crops, on the fact that both old and young villages actively participated in these rites, and old people and elders of the village in the center of the ceremonies were the face of Babadehkhan. Of course, these participants worked in full accordance with the traditions of their ancestors. Magical (magik) pictures associated with the patron saint of fertility were also performed. As in other regions of Central Asia, here, too, the production of “is” in the name of Babadekhkhan, the lubrication of ox horns, plows and parts of the yoke with oil “is” is performed by a believer, a nobleman and an old man. , and every year in early spring, “The ceremony of sprinkling the mother wheat is given by comparative analysis.

This article describes the history of the inclusion of objects of material cultural heritage of Uzbekistan in the UNESCO list. In this regard, conclusions are drawn about the work carried out in our country.