Natalia Ivlieva "To have or to be." To the problem of irrational behavior It has long been noticed: we often do what, in principle, could not do it. Sometimes this is condemned (for example, the workaholism of the son), sometimes approved (workaholism of a subordinate). In both examples, it is assumed that the workaholic does not know or does not want to know someone else's opinion about his workaholism.

EHT radio telescope network (collage: In fact, they are located at different points in the globe). ESO.org Boris Stern Andrey Lobanov We continue to discuss the results of the event of the horizon of events (Event Horizon Telescope, Eht) in a black hole in the center of our galaxy (previous note: [ 1 ]). This time is a look from the inside: a member of the EHT team Andrey Lobanov , scientific. sore. The Institute of Radio Astronomy of the Max Planck Society answers the questions of Boris Stern .

Pixabay.com Maxim Borisov. Photo by I. Nightingale Currently, the existence of 5030 non -) planets in 3772 systems has been confirmed, another 8974 candidates are awaiting confirmation. It is expected that with the commissioning of the next generation instruments, such as the James Webb space telescope, the number and variety of confirmed exoplanets will grow exponentially.

In general terms, we know the history of the universe, its age and stage of evolution. But do we represent the future of the universe well? It turns out that we do not know the features of the contents of the universe well enough to answer this question. The main substance that determines the future is dark energy. It is dominant: its share is approximately 70% of the energy density of the universe. What is dark energy?

Alexander Markov We continue a series of publications dedicated to the origin of life on Earth. Recently, the results of the study were published in the journal Nature [ 1 ], possibly spilling light on how billions of years ago RNA molecules learned to construct proteins. Biologist Alexander Markov answers the questions of Boris Stern . -Last time, it was about the very beginning of the emergence of life: how the RNA-Mir appeared and how the Darwin evolution started.

The end of May and the beginning of June will be marked not only by the explosions of shells and bombs, but also by the General Meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences. On the one hand, this is a completely ordinary matter: academicians gather twice a year. On the other hand, it’s ordinary, but not quite: this time there are elections at the Academy, academicians and corresponding members will choose their own kind.

Irina Fufaeva " You are a bot !" - says the commentator outraged by the interlocutor on the social network, at the same time not meaning that he has a piece of software code, and not a living person. Until recently, the word bot in Internet diaders meant an exclusively artificially created interlocutor or account on social networks, “robot”, from English. BOT , reduction from Czech. Robot .

Irina Levontina There is such an amazing phenomenon - a children's subculture. These are stories, jokes, poems, expressions and words that live in a children's environment, especially kindergarten or junior, have been transmitted from the kindergarten to the kindergarten, almost without going beyond this environment: adults usually do not hear this, and the children themselves forget with age.

Evgeny Berkovich In 1933 A year with Hitler’s advent of a normal life for Albert Einstein, the scientific work continued in any conditions. Having lost his work and housing in Germany, he temporarily settled in the Belgian resort town of Le-Kok, from where he wrote to his close friend Maurice Solovin on May 19, 1933: “Despite all the turmoil and interference, I, together with my scientist, managed to write elegant work, which I am very happy” [1, p. 554] .

Dear editors! Shells are torn, machine guns are cracking, but Russian companies are not afraid of them. However, the end of May and early June will be marked not only by explosions of shells and bombs, but also by the general meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences. On the one hand, this is quite ordinary: academics gather twice a year. On the other hand, ordinary, but not quite: this time the elections, academics and memberships will choose their own kinds at the academy.

Love of sums Half a life ago, in a stack of books for hospital reading, a detective Josephine Tai “Daughter of the Time” was found, in which, along the Borkhesov recipe, the police inspector, who also lying in the hospital, flips through everything fiction and solves the characters of people unknown to him in portraits. Among them are Richard III, Shakespearean villain, hunchback, fraternal and detailed, the last in the doomed dynasty of the York.

Alexander Poddyakov Is the overcoming of difficulties that arose unintentional, from overcoming the difficulties, which, according to a person, are created by someone on purpose-including for him?

Olga Ermakova Portal "Autograph. The twentieth century ”continues the cycle of publications devoted to the sources of the text: manuscripts, diaries, letters, as well as official sources - transcripts, protocols and questionnaires. This year, the workshop “Profession - Keeper” was opened in the Higher School of Economics as part of the course “Cultural and Intellectual Heritage”.

Alexander Meshcheryakov By the way, in my happy childhood, we shot a dacha in the village near Moscow. Not far from our Halup, behind the cobblestone road, respectfully called the "highway", the hill circled. A brick hospital stagnated at his flat peak, where Chekhov healed. A cemetery rested behind the hospital. From the hospital was carried by medicines and lying flesh. Buszins raged nearby.

Alexander Rechkin From the school bench we know about the great ancient Chinese civilization. There, in the east, they invented a compass, paper, gunpowder and much more. And how were things with robots and machine guns in China? Are the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom lagged behind the Greeks and Romans, Hindus and Arabs in this area? Continuation. Previous series are published in the TRV-HOWN No. 330 , 332 , 334 , 336 , 339 , 353 .