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Extreme Biology: Animals Can, Can Humans?

Duration: 0:35:52

Today we will be talking about freshwater hydras that are only one centimeter long, huge sperm whales, small mosquitoes and some amphibians with Oleg Gusev, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Head of the Laboratory "Extreme Biology" of the Scientific and Clinical Center for Precision and Regenerative Medicine of Kazan Federal University, Leading Researcher of the RIKEN Institute of Physical and Chemical Research.

Language: Russian
Topics: ScienceBiologyExtreme Biology

Neuromarketing: The Master Key to the Buyer's Brain

Duration: 0:34:54

Neuromarketing is a study of the human brain in order to influence its consumerist habits and consumer behavior . By studying brain activity, uncontrolled human reactions, scientist sees true reaction of the consumer to certain stimuli . While neuromarkseting is actively used by large companies in the world, Latvian consumers have yet to experience these techniques .

Language: Russian
Topics: ScienceNeuromarketingMarketingBrain

Crystals: From Apocalypse to Absolute

Duration: 0:34:29

Oksana Reznichenko: Crystals are the most mysterious objects that scientists around the world are studying with interest . One of the popular scenarios of the apocalypse, written by the famous science fiction writer, a chemist by education, Kurt Vonnegut, is connected precisely with crystals. It is interesting that crystals can not only grow like living organisms, but also reproduce themselves .

Language: Russian
Topics: ScienceChemistryChinaKurt Vonnegut

Thinking process: how does it happen?

Duration: 0:36:39

Thought processes are still a mystery to scientists who study the brain. Sergey Antsupov, a specialist in ancient Indian philosophy, a musician, has been studying cognitive science for more than 10 years . He takes the position such that out of nothing something is created by the divine will .

Language: Russian
Topics: ScienceBrainPsychologyIvan PavlovSergey Aksakovancient Indian philosophy

Life and mysteries of a neutron star

Duration: 0:36:01

Astronomers have been studying neutron stars for decades, but there are still many blind spots in their nature . These are the densest and "gravitationally saturated" objects in the known universe . Their hypergravity is so strong that, for example, only one piece of sugar from the substance of a neutron star will weigh 100 million tons on our planet, which is approximately equal to

Language: Russian
Topics: SpaceScienceHypergravityAstronomy
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