Jared Diamond. Photo Aude from the Wikipedia website When the scientist invades someone else's science of science, he risks becoming a laughing stock for there as an local specialists (as happened, for example, with some mathematicians that were quite respected in the professional community, who decided to “improve” historical chronology).

On June 8, the long list for the 2010 Enlightener Prize in the field of popular science literature was announced. It included 25 books sent by both central and regional publishing houses, as well as those presented by the award’s organizing committee, the founder of the Dynasty Foundation Dmitry Zimin, members of the foundation’s board and the Club of Scientific Journalists. In total, more than 90 applications were submitted.

I love biology very much, because speculation using its conceptual apparatus allows you to justify anything. Hamburgers and cola are an ideal diet because the brain needs protein, cholesterol, salt and sugar. Alcohol should be consumed because it prevents the development of depression, and it should be combined with nicotine to prevent the blood vessels from dilating too much.

Notes in the margins in connection with the collection of signatures for a letter to the President The collection of signatures continues for a letter to the President, which speaks of the unreasonableness of state policy in the field of science, the need to preserve the leading scientific funds - the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the Russian Humanitarian Foundation - and a significant increase in their funding, as well as the unsuitability of the legislation regulating public

A festschrift, a collection in honor of someone, reflects the respect and gratitude of its authors to a colleague, friend, ally, and therefore, by definition, is always “a collection of motley chapters.” The purpose of such a book as a whole is its very existence; If the Festschrift is also interesting to read not only for its participants and recipients, then this is already an event and a special success. One such book will be discussed.

Last week , bloggers interested in science watched with interest the development of the scandal in the LiveJournal of the famous evolutionist scientist and popularizer of science Alexander Markov. He was invited to the program “Oil Painting” as an expert. The program was dedicated to Darwinism and attitudes towards it in society.

Room announcements The issue is dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Igorevich Arnold (06/12/1937–06/03/2010) Membranes and giant telescopes Sergey Popov and Mikhail Burtsev talk about the latest Kavli Prize winners – page 3 ChGK and all, all, all Tina Kandelaki suggests looking for scientific geniuses using TV games. Could there be any benefit from such suggestions? The dispute is led by Sergey Popov and Alexey Paevsky - pp.

Articles in HTML: 12/21/2010 PDF: TrV No. 25 (69N) for 2010: Man and Corporation Announcement of the issue Man and the Corporation (page 1) The issue opens with a story about the problems Alexey Krushelnitsky encountered after his publications about Akademintorg. The problem was solved (to a large extent due to...

Consciousness, thinking and memory, which make up our personality, arise from the exchange of messages between brain cells. To communicate with each other, neurons form special contacts called synapses. The neuron transmitting the signal, when activated, releases chemicals into the synaptic cleft - neurotransmitters, which encode a message for the receiving neuron.

About 30 years ago it was believed that the most interesting, the most important thing for lexicology was to describe abstract words. As for the specific vocabulary, well, there’s no systematic, beautiful, strict interpretation there. And now science is turning its face to specific words. And here many problems arise, one of which is the problem of a passing nature. Recently I read an analysis of some dictionary errors written by the famous linguist V.I.

Rice. 1. According to modern ideas, the Earth was formed with the accretion of the planetesimals of the chondritic composition. As a result of their collision, as well as the arising gravitational warming up, our planet passed the stage of the Magmatic Ocean.

Dear editors! One thing that has made me very happy lately is the unfolding symphony of the state and civil society. How does it usually happen with us? The authorities are beating the tambourine, blowing the trumpets invitingly, but the people are silent - watching football with beer or digging up potatoes at the dacha. Not so - now.

The exhibition "Expo-Hunger Europe 2010" (Milset Expo-Science Europe 2010) will be held from June 27 to July 4, 2010 in Moscow, at the ATC (Pavilion No. 75). Exhibitions " Expo-Nausa" (Milset Expo-Sciences) are specialized events for youth from 12 to 25 years old, engaged in scientific and technical creativity. Young researchers, inventors, designers get the opportunity to present the results of their activities, exchange experience, and get an assessment of qualified experts.

"He taught, but never taught" The woeful news of the death of Vladimir Igorevich Arnold was unexpected. Despite the troubles that pursued him in recent years, the stock of vitality in him seemed to be more than in all of us - numerous students - combined. Arriving annually to the Dubninsky summer school to talk about mathematics with high school students, he easily crossed the Volga back and where Dubna flows into it.

V. Arnold. Photo by S. Tretyakova At least since 2002, the list of the most cited Russian scientists was headed by the unchanging three leaders: V.I. Arnold, V.L. Ginzburg, I.M. Gelfand. For less than one year, we have lost all three. Now the loss is completely unexpected and therefore especially heavy - Vladimir Igorevich Arnold was full of energy and plans until the last days. Many people, even far from modern mathematics, felt the power and charm of this legendary scientist.