Excerpt from the book "Galilei and Negators of Science" The famous popularizer of science Mario Livio composed a book about Galileo Galilee, his discoveries and the similarity of the fate of scientists at all times. We publish a fragment in which church officials receive the main evidence for the Inquisition Court of Heliocentrism. Mario Livio. Galileo and neglects of science. M.: Alpina Non-Fikshn, 2022. Translation from English by N. Kolpakova.

About the book of Daniel Dennet "Reason from beginning to end" Is it possible to trace the evolution of consciousness by analogy with the evolution of animal species? You can, Daniel Dennet believes if you switch to memeutics from the development of biological forms: both there and there the selection mechanisms act thoughtlessly, but efficiently. The best memes are fixed in social practice, gradually developing the meanings transmitted from generation to generation.

Roman Korolev - about the new novel of Roman Mikhailov The new novel by Roman Mikhailov “Wait for the Summer and look at what it will” came out on paper not so long ago, but already managed to get Andrei Bely award, cause enthusiasm for the worshiping circle of Mikhailovsky readers - and not to cause anything from those who write about literature.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" Reverend Reid Byers of New Jersey explains in his new book the beneficial effects home libraries have on their owners. According to him, orderly rows of books excite the senses, drive away boredom and dull the feeling of adversity. The New York Times writes about this. Reid Byers recently published a book with Oak Knoll Press entitled The Private Library: The History of the Architecture and Furnishing of the Domestic Bookroom. .