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Minerals in Latvia: peat, oil, gold

Duration: 0:36:18

Doctor of Geology, Associate Professor of the University of Latvia Girts Stinkulis talks about the nature of minerals and what Latvia is rich in this sense . Geology is a rapidly developing science all over the world but our planet has not been studied enough.


Jesuits and words from Latvian lullabies: unexpected discoveries of scientists

Duration: 0:37:38

400 years ago, when the Swedish troops occupied Riga, a large collection of publications significant for the history of Latvian culture was transported to Sweden . Today it is one of the oldest book collections in the Uppsala University Library . Reinis Norkarkls, lecturer at the University of Latvia, Master of Theology, will talk about this publication, about what scientists have learned, today in the program “The Nature of Things”


The phenomenon of culture migration

Duration: 0:35:14

Latvia: Migration of Cultures is the name of the first collection of scientific works devoted to multicultural environment that has emerged on the territory of Latvia since the moment when the first inhabitants began to inhabit it . What is the migration of cultures, what are its causes, types, goals and participants - we talk about this in the program "Nature of Things" with Anita Rozhkalne, Doctor of Philology, leading researcher at the Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia .


Pollen: scientists "train" the device to count it

Duration: 0:39:22

Pollen contains proteins that a person reacts to with the production of immunoglobulin E, which can lead to an allergic reaction . The release of pollen coincides with the time of the greatest turbulence of the atmosphere . In Latvia, pollen allergy may appear as early as February .


The genre of autobiography or Why write about yourself?

Duration: 0:34:59

"The Life of Archpriest Avvakum, written by himself" is the first example of the autobiographical genre in Russian literature . Svetlana Pogodina, Doctor of Philology, Associate Professor at the Department of Russian Studies and Slavic Studies of the University of Latvia, will be on the program of the Latvian Radio 4 “The Nature of


Fuzzy Logic or How Your Washing Machine Works

Duration: 0:35:20

Maris Krastiņš, lecturer at the University of Latvia, mathematician and amateur astronomer, talks about this in the Nature of Things program . What is fuzzy logic, how does it differ from classical or Aristotelian? What changes thanks to this theory?


Language: Russian

When will we learn how to process nuclear fuel?

Duration: 0:35:00

There are too many still incomprehensible, unexplored and, frankly, frightening in the field of nuclear energy . We do not feel it, but it is all around us and can affect our health in a catastrophic way . Agris Auce, PhD, lead researcher at the Institute of Chemical Physics of the University of Latvia .


Language: Russian

Paradigm and paradoxes of physics

Duration: 0:35:00

Physics is the science of the world, in general, but now, according to some scientists, physics is going through ambiguous times . More and more phenomena are being discovered that cannot be explained using the laws known to us . We are talking about this today in the Nature of Things program with theoretical physicist Professor of the University of Latvia Vyacheslav Kashcheev .


Comparative literature: programming to help you

Duration: 0:38:57

Latvian radio4 is talking about comparative literature with Maria Semyonova, Doctor of Philology, lecturer at the University of Latvia . Do you know what connects word clusters and semantic shell? Why is digitality not good without interpretation? And where are the stylistic nuances hidden in text molecules?


State constitution. Is it possible to do without it?

Duration: 0:35:49

Is it possible to do without the main law of the country - the constitution, as we usually understand it? The question seems rhetorical, but practice shows that it is still possible . Contrary to popular belief, the Constitution is not a set of immutable rules and concepts, but legal norms that are constantly being improved .