Voronezh State University When we say the “rector”, we usually imagine a scientist’s husband “over fifty”, but there are exceptions. December 27, 2010 at Voronezh State University will be held elections of the rector; The election conference delegates will have to choose one of the two candidates - the VRSU vice -rector for economic development and innovation of Dmitry Endovitsky (40 years) or the head of the department of genetics, cytology and bioenginery of Vasily Popov (36 years).

Depression is an extremely common, painful illness that manifests itself in many clinical forms, each of which requires careful psychiatric and psychological analysis.

I have a story in my book about how one artist, talking about his difficult life, said with appropriate humility: “Well, that’s my charisma.”

At the beginning of December, ceremonial events related to the presentation of the most prestigious scientific prizes, the Nobel Prizes, took place in Sweden. This year's physics prize winners were Andrei Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, “for revolutionary experiments with the two-dimensional material graphene.” Doctor of Physics and Mathematics , shares his impressions with the readers of TrV-Nauka Mikhail Katsnelson, . Sciences, Professor at Radboud University (Netherlands).

At the time of Jules Verne, there was no extensive popular science literature and the function of popularizing scientific and technical knowledge forced to take on the emergency science fiction. Multi -page descriptions and explanations inhibited the development of action, but the novel of the 19th century was still leisurely and meaningful, but the reader received information that he would not have learned otherwise.

Scientific editor of "Polit.ua" Andrey Portnov, historian, editor-in-chief of the magazine "Ukraine Moderna", about the new decree of Viktor Yanukovych.

Readers of news Internet resources, radio listeners and spectators of television channels are probably used to this kind of reports: according to the Roshydromet or socialized British scientists, the geomagnetic field is calm. At the same time, a steady reflex is formed in the layman, like Pavlov’s dog. Since the calm of the geomagnetic field is reported regularly in the news, it means that his anxiety is a dangerous symptom.

Columns in TrV are written in advance, and I do not know what will happen in my country at the time the newspaper is published. I hope it's nothing. They made some noise, fought, and separated. This is the most likely option, but an impossible and unthinkable thing has already happened: ten thousand thugs raised their hands under the Kremlin walls in a fascist salute, just like in the photographs from Hitler’s Germany, and then went down to the subway to kill those who were different.

Focusing on the personal life of the author is always not a good look, but on the other hand, the author's column involves personal impressions. In this case, personal impressions begin with a statement of grievances - this is even more unpleasant. But there is a second side to this: perhaps many of our troubles largely stem from the fact that we have been taught to be offended? I want to tell readers about one trouble that anyone who deals with publishing houses may encounter.

Photo by Wikimedia At the end of the year, it is customary to draw up lists of the most. Here is the Archaelogy magazine, which is published by the American Archaeological Institute (Archaeological Institute of America), in its issue for January-February 2011, published the next TOP-10 archaeological discoveries of the year. Of course, it must be understood that this list is compiled in the USA, but nevertheless it is worthy of attention. Moreover, in Russia they do not compose such lists.

Pitty postgraduate scholarships are one of the most serious problems in attracting young people to science, and much is said about it.

From December 7 to 9, 2010, the second World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) was held in the capital of Qatar, Doha. More than 1,200 people who have anything to do with educational and teaching activities took part in its work. Plenary and WISE sessions covered a variety of education-related topics, from needed reforms and new approaches to teacher training to education funding and building schools in hard-to-reach areas.

The note by Marat Musin describes two almost opposite programs for the development of spacecraft-closed military development of the X-37V and the private transport ship Dragon. Image of the Dragon spacecraft. From the site www.spacex.com In December 2010, information appeared in the news at once about two spacecraft, which can be called antipodes.

Speech by the jury member of the Enlightener Prize, physics and translator, Doctor of Fiz-Mat. Sciences of Alexei Semikhatov in the author’s version. Speaking about the publication of popular science books; One person explained to me what to make books neat, i.e. To edit them, useless. Because the book, poorly edited or not edited at all, is sold (or not sold) in the same way as carefully edited, but it costs less. Probably that nameless man is right. But I want to remind him of responsibility.

Dear colleagues, for me it is a great honor to declare the winner in the nomination "Humanities". I act here as a member and chairman of the Council of the Dynasty Foundation and would like to tell why the fund established this award. The Dynasty Foundation, as you know, mainly engages in what supports scientists and science. Therefore, it is this prize that is very important for us - just because without these books our work to support Russian and international science is very difficult to do.