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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”

Language: Russian
Topics: 400 years agoSwedenRigaLatviaJesuitsIgnatius LoyolaTheology

The global hunger specter: agriscience vs. grim forecasts

Duration: 0:35:12

Scientists say that by 2050 the world's population will grow to about 10 billion . This will lead to an increase in demand for agricultural products by about 50% compared to the current one . By 2030, if proper efforts are not made, more than 600 million people will go hungry . Science must become an aid to farming, says Baltic Agro Armands Brachs .

Language: Russian
Topics: ScienceAgriscience2050

Is artificial intelligence changing human nature?

Duration: 0:35:00

The Nature of Things is a program about everything that surrounds us. Today in the program we are talking about artificial intelligence and man with the doctor of engineering sciences, RTU employee Egons Lavendelis .

Language: Russian
Topics: ScienceEngineeringArtificial intelligence

Symbolism in cultural codes: how does it affect us?

Duration: 0:35:30

The more a person is socialized, the more he absorbs the rules and laws of the society in which he lives, the stronger these symbols, transformed into concepts, act on him and, most likely, control him. Svetlana Stoyan, Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Language: Russian
Topics: the beginning of the 20th centuryJohn the TheologianSvetlana StoyanSociety

Cryptocurrency: our future or..?

Duration: 0:35:00

What is this virtual money system? Why did it appear, how does it work? How is the value of cryptocurrencies determined, what affects it, and who can get rich thanks to it? All or at least some aspects of this, let's face it, is risky business today in the program "Nature of Things"

Language: Russian
Topics: Satoshi NakamotoBitcoinFinance2008House of Cards

Mathematical modeling of epidemics and fakes in science

Duration: 0:34:59

Our world consists of information that you can believe, you can not believe, but you can be skeptical about it, says Dmitry Bocharov. In order to find out the true picture, one must be able to analyze the material, separating the wheat from the chaff. This is, serious, painstaking and lengthy work.

Language: Russian
Topics: Social mediaInformationEpidemics

Homer: Was he real?

Duration: 0:35:02

Igor Surikov: Did Homer exist, or are his epics a falsification? And if he did exist, was he blind and could he have invented the alphabet? The main mystery that worries modern historians is whether Homer really existed? Whether it was written by Homer or not, the epic Iliad will become a matrix for all European literature .

Language: Russian
Topics: LiteratureGreeksAchilles PeleusAchillesHomerMyths of Ancient Greece

Comets and asteroids: eternal wanderers of space and a testing ground for research

Duration: 0:35:00

Asteroids and comets: where do they come from, what determines the trajectory of their flight, and can we sleep peacefully during a meteor shower? Today in the program "Nature of Things" we are talking about this with astronomer Ilgmars Eglitis .

Language: Russian
Topics: AstronomyLithuanian Casimir ObservatoryBolkonsky ObservatoryChelyabinsk

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

Language: Russian
Topics: HumanitiesPhilologyAutobiographyRussian studies

Smoke trap: Latvian scientists have created a safe and ecological filter

Duration: 0:51:54

Scientists from the Riga Technical University are working on a special filter that can be used in private boiler rooms and fireplaces . Vladimir Kirsanov is one of the developers of a new technology that reduces particulate matter in smoke from private boilers by 80% while being energy efficient .

Language: Russian
Topics: TechnologyRiga Polytechnic UniversityVladimir Kirsanov
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