Various

Various

Artificial intelligence has passed the Turing test

For the first time in the history of computing, a computer program has passed the Turing test, convincing a significant number of people that it is a thinking person.

17.06.2014

Various

Shall we switch the arrows again?

The State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill on the transition to winter time. Seasonal arrow transfers are not planned: it is assumed that on October 26, the Russians will turn the clock back for the only time.

11.06.2014

Various

Feed fly

For Europeans, eating insects will be exotic for a long time. But the breeding of fly larvae as a source of feed protein for livestock instead of the traditionally used fish meal seems to have good prospects.

11.06.2014

Various

What do we think about GMOs?

VTSIOM presents data on whether Russians know what GMOs are, which products contain it and which do not, and which food products our fellow citizens will prefer in the store.

06.06.2014

Various

Smartphone nutritionist

The GoCARB mobile app recognizes food on a plate thanks to photos taken on a smartphone, estimates the amount of carbohydrates in them and automatically calculates the optimal dose of insulin.

06.06.2014

Various

The author of the STAP cells made concessions

After several months of steadfast resistance to accusations of falsification of data and unfair conduct of the experiment, the lead author of two articles in Nature about a new method for obtaining stem cells agreed to withdraw one of them.

05.06.2014

Various

About the demographic pit and supermortality in Russia

Excerpts from the report "In 10 years it will be too late" prepared by the Institute of Scientific and Public Expertise. In the worst case scenario, the population of Russia may decrease to 100 million people already in the early 2040s.

05.06.2014

Various

Bilingualism is not a consequence, but the cause of a clear mind in old age

Learning a second language, even in adulthood, has a positive effect on the brain. This conclusion was reached by scientists from the University of Edinburgh, who studied cognitive functions in 262 people, first at the age of 11, and then when the same people were about 70.

02.06.2014

Various

ISEF: results of the competition

The main prize of $75,000 was awarded to a 15-year-old American schoolboy Nathan Han. He has developed software that studies gene mutations associated with the appearance of breast cancer.

22.05.2014

Various

Challenges of a long life

A long life in very many cases means a long and, alas, extremely difficult, painful, painful old age. It is difficult for a person, for his loved ones and ultimately for the whole society.

21.05.2014

Various

The fuss over retirement age continues

The domestic pension system has already been so "modernized" that neither current nor future pensioners trust it. It would be nice to leave her alone, at least for a while, and do health care, which will increase life expectancy.

20.05.2014

Various

On someone else 's misfortune

The way pharmaceutical companies set prices for medicines is "one of the dirty secrets of the industry," admitted Bernard Munos, a former representative of Lilly's management.

19.05.2014

Various

STAP cells remain in question

A special committee of the RIKEN Institute investigating the scandal around stem STAP cells sees no reason to re-examine "acid cells".

07.05.2014

Various

The Public Chamber talked about the prevention of aging

The round table "Prevention of aging" was held in the Public Chamber of Russia. Its participants noted that the limit of human life is reduced due to various harmful factors, including the lack of prevention of aging.

05.05.2014

Various

Learn to count!

According to VTsIOM, about 78% of Russian citizens feel happy. And that this figure is radically at odds with the data of 2012, obtained by the New Economics Foundation, and 2013, from the World Happiness Report, so VTsIOM is probably more objective :)

30.04.2014

Various

The government of St. Petersburg is satisfied with its concern for the elderly

At yesterday's meeting of the Government of St. Petersburg, the results of the implementation of the program "Improving the quality of life of elderly citizens in St. Petersburg" for 2011-2013 were summed up.

30.04.2014

Various

About healthcare in the USA – without rose-colored glasses

According to the US Secretary of Health and Social Development Mike Leavitt, "We believe that the American system is ineffective today or not as effective as it could be."

30.04.2014

Various

The novelty is different

Among the new drugs entering the market, there are actually very few that are actually new. Synthesis of fundamentally new medicinal substances is a rare phenomenon.

29.04.2014

Various

How to become immortal…

If more and more people reach the age of 100, then a natural question arises: how long are we theoretically able to live at all? And what can it cost us?

28.04.2014

Various

Plastic mesh instead of plaster

In order for the "plaster" to perfectly match the shape of the patient's limb, a 3D scanner is used, and then a product is created using volumetric printing. To stimulate fracture fusion, the bandage is equipped with an ultrasonic wave generator.

25.04.2014