Nobel Prize in Physics

Fields Medal winner

Fields Medal winner

Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, Professor of Arctic Ecology

Research director of the G.N. Flyorov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions Academician of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

Russian-American biologist and senior research fellow at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) of the National Institute of Health (NIH)

Professor at Harvard Medical School

Member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Head of the Climate Research Group at the Davos Observatory (Switzerland)

Artificial intelligence replaces humans in the most unexpected fields. It has gone viral in education, medicine, banking, transportation, industry, social services and other areas. Is artificial intelligence a tool, a weapon or a competitor? What happens to an neural network if fake information is fed to it? How to prompt correctly and why do neural networks have their own life experience? On machine learning, artificial intelligence, practical applications of cutting-edge computer technologies and on what awaits us — Alexandr Gasnikov in an interview to Irina Korotkova, CEO of Inconsult in our «Talking science» series.

What if a child has problems with concentration? Archery lessons are good for exercise, recommends Professor Alexander Khramov, chair of the Laboratory for the Study of Tactile Communication created within the mega-grant framework in The Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Под руководством ученого разработан уникальный A method for objectively assessing psychophysiological state of children in the process of education have been developed under the supervision of Prof. Khramov on the basis of results of analysis of bioelectric brain activity data using machine learning technologies.
New achievements in neurotechnology bring hope in battling brain diseases. For instance, understanding how the brains of children suffering from autism work can help such children to adapt to the society. Such research is one more project that Prof. Khramov's team has been working on. On developing various rehabilitation methodologies for children on the autism spectrum and Asperger's syndrome and on the ways neurotechnology transforms medicine - Alexander Khramov in his interview to Iniran Korotova, CEO of Inconsult in the «Talking science» series.

According to Professor Tatyana Minkina, Doctor of Biological Sciences, chair of the Department of Soil Science and Land Evaluation of the D. I. Ivanoskiy Academy of of Biology and Biotechnology of the Southern Federal University, head of the Laboratory of Urban Environment and Climate created within the mega-grant program in Moscow State University, over the years of human activity, more than 2 billion hectares of once fertile soil have been lost. In the context of ensuring food and environmental security, soil «health» becomes especially important. How can we prevent the process of soil degradation? What resource-efficient technologies and technologies are developed in Russia? How to assess the state of the environment of a megapolis? Tatyana Minkina discusses these and many other questions with Irina Korotkova, CEO of Inconsult K in this episode of «Talking science».

On researching objects of cultural heritage, collaboration of physicists, historians, art critics and on why it is necessary to study history – a dialog of Irina Korotkova, CEO of Inconsult K with Yelena Tereschenko, lead research fellow, acting head of the Laboratory of Natural Science Methods for the Humanities of Kurchatov Institute, senior research fellow of the Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of the Federal Research Center «Crystallography and photonics» of the Russian Academy of Sciences, chair of the Laboratory for the Study of Cultural Heritage created at ITMO University within the mega-grant program.

On research in systems biology and computational genomics - an interview by Irina Korotkova, CEO of Inconsult K, with Vsevolod Makeyev, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences chair of the Department of Bioinformatics of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, head of the Laboratory of Statistical Multi-omics and Bioinformatics created in the Ufa Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which was created within the mega-grant program.

On the evolution of artificial intelligence systems, on technologies for automated refueling of drones, on building a successful career in science – Irina Korotkova, CEO of Inconsult K, talks to Alexandr Gorban, director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis and Modeling, professor of applied mathematics at the University of Leicester (United Kingdom), chair of the Laboratory of Advanced Methods of Analysis of Multi-dimensional Data created within the mega-grant program at the Lobachevskiy Nizhniy Novgorod State University Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics .

On studying the dynamics of the effect of greenhouse gases on the climate balance, on the development of knowledge-intensive agriculture and the future of Russian agriculture — an interview of Ivan Vasenev, chair of the Department of Ecology of the Russian State Agrarian University — Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, chair of the Laboratory for Agroecological Monitoring, Ecosystem Modeling and Forecasting created within the mega-grant program, Doctor of Science in Biology, professor. to Irina Korotkova, CEO of Inconsult K.

In «Talking science», questions of Irina Korotkova, CEO of Inconsult K, are answered by Alexandr Neverov, one of the most prominent Russian scientists in behavioral economics — director of the Institute of Psychological and Economical Research, chair of the Laboratory for Economic Behavior of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration created within the mega-grant program, Doctor of Science in Economics

On the importance of correctly interpreting facts and hypotheses, on the significance of a comprehensive approach to the search for the truth, on professional attitude to science, on the development of scientific historical schools in Russian universities and many other topics — a dialogue of Irina Korotkova, CEO of Inconsult K and Sergey Karpov. member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, president of the Faculty of History of Moscow State University, chair of the Department of Middle Age History, chair of the Historical and Archaeological Laboratory For the Advanced Study of the Byzantine Black Sea created within the mega-grant program at Sevastopol State University, Doctor of Science in History.

On research in the field of regenerative medicine, on nuances of the use of stem cells, on the interaction of Russian scientists with commercial enterprises – Irina Korotkova, CEO of Inconsult K takes an interview with Pyotr Timashyov, director of the Biomedical Science & Technology Park of the First Moscow State Medical University, head of the Laboratory for Clinical Smart Nano-technologies created within the mega-grant program.

On studying, diagnostics, preventing and correcting speech impediments, on the evolution of neural cells, the brain and language from the standpoint of linguistics, on success in science and and many other topics – in an interview of Olga Dragoy, chair of the Center for Language and Brain of HSE University to Irina Korotkova, CEO of Inconsult K.

Sergey Kuksin, one of the most famous mathematicians of the modern times, professor of Paris Diderot University, director of research of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), head of the laboratory «Nonlinear and nonlocal partial differential equations and their applications» created within the mega-grant program at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia – on mathematical problems of the century, Tchaikovsky, on raising young talents – in an interview to Irina Korotkova, CEO of Inconsult K.

Quantum technologies open vast opportunities for business and national security. On the other hand, they create new risks for data encryption and security. Quantum revolution: what to expect in the nearest decades? How the quantum computer will ensure technological sovereignty and who already uses a quantum phone in Russia? These and many other topics were addressed in his video by Sergey P. Kulik Doctor of Science in Physics and Mathematics, professor, scientific supervisor of the Quantum Technology Centre of Moscow State University, chair of the Laboratory «Quantum Engineering of Light» of South Ural State University created within the mega-grant project.

Every human loses 1 kilogram of cells every day. Each one of them has its own functions and upon completing it the cell must go. The pathogenesis of many diseases is related to disruptions of this process. What are the mechanisms of cell death, how after 50 years a single academic work became turned into one of the most rapidly developing domains of biomedicine. We talked about this and many other things with Boris Zhivotoskiy, Doctor of Sciences in Biology, professor of Karolinska Institute, professor of the Moscow State University, chair of the Laboratory for the Research of Apoptosis Mechanisms of the Moscow State University created within the mega-grant project.

Heart diseases has been remaining the leading cause of mortality in the whole world for the past 20 years. What are the causes behind this phenomenon and how the academic community methodically solves problems arising before them? We will discuss this with Professor Konstantin I. Agladze, chair of a laboratory at MONIKI (Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute named after Vladimirsky), chair of the Laboratory of the Biophysics of Excitable Systems at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology created within the mega-grant.

The language diversity is the subject of the most attentive studi by the academia. The influence of culture of the carriers on the features of the language model. How do sequences of articulatory gestures allow to take a glimpse into the past  and what does the future look like for verbal communication. This is what we are going to discuss today with Anna V. Dybo, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, chair of the Laboratory of Linguistic Anthropology created within the mega-grant program at the Tomsk State University.

Modern applied mathematics makes it possible to predict by dozens of parameters the implementation of projects in a variety of fields, from mining to urban construction. Yalchin Efendiev, professor at Texas A&M University, Professor Emeritus of the M. K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University and participant of the megagrant program, talks about how scientists create a digital picture of the world, which then becomes reality.

According to Igor Semiletov, professor at Tomsk Polytechnic University and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, daily methane emissions to the atmosphere in the area of the East Siberian sea shelf already amount to hundreds of kilograms from one square meter of the sea surface. Underwater Arctic permafrost containing methane is intensely degrading, and the dynamics of this degradation do not inspire optimism in scientists.

The times of simple problems in mathematics are over, but computers are coming to aid computational scientists, whose importance will increase in the future. Professor Pavel Plotnikov, head of the Laboratory of Mathematical Hydrodynamics created within the megagrant program at the Voronezh State University, tells about the research in fundamental and applied mathematics, about computer technologies, about how machine learning works.

Evgeny Rozanov is one of the world's most famous researchers of the Earth's ozone layer and related climate change. He participated in the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose report was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. The scientist speaks about the dynamics of the changes in our planet's ozone layer, about the actual factors and risks affecting the climate change, about the possible future of the Arctic, Siberia, and the Krasnodar region.

Research lead by  Anatoly Snigirev is aimed at developing and improving X-ray optical elements and devices for scientific facilities of the "Megasciences" class. The scientist speaks about the results of his work, the components of a successful scientific career, and the prospects of Russian research in the field of optics.

What is the difference between a synchrotron and a collider? In what way is the Siberian Ring Photon Source (SKIF) superior to other Megasciences facilities? Who will work in the Russian science of the future? These and other questions are answered by the chief researcher of the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor at the Novosibirsk State University, head of the Laboratory of Synchrotron Radiation Detectors created within the megagrant program at the Tomsk State University.

What guides leading scientists doing research in mathematics? What is "pure" mathematics and how justified is this definition? What goals in science can be achieved through "greedy" approximations? Vladimir Temlyakov, a professor at the University of South Carolina, and the V.A. Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a leading researcher at the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics and the Center for Basic Research at the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the head of the laboratory "Multivariate Approximation and Applications" created at the Lomonosov Moscow State University within the megagrant program, talks about this and much more.

The search for new information signal carriers that would make it possible to process and transmit information at frequencies hundreds of times higher than those of modern microprocessors is one of the key tasks that physicists dealing with micromagnetism are working on. What does the creation of meander films mean for the Russian electronics industry? What are the leading Russian scientists working on today in the field of metamaterials? How are ideas born in science? Sergey Nikitov, director of the Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Radioelectronics, head of the laboratory "Metamaterials," created within the megagrant program at the N. G. Chernyshevsky Saratov National Research State University, talks about this.

The development of neurocomputer interfaces, i. e. systems of information exchange between the brain and the computer, is largely aimed at combating severe diseases. Parkinson's disease, ischemic stroke, musculoskeletal disorders. New results are accumulated and new prospects emerge in overcoming these and other severe ailments thanks to the efforts of scientists. How do neurointerfaces work? Which ones are more effective - invasive or non-invasive? How to decipher the signals of the human brain? Is it possible to learn to control human behavior? Professor Mikhail Lebedev, scientific director of the Center for Bioelectrical Interfaces created under the megagrant program at the Higher School of Economics, and director of the V. Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Neurorehabilitation at Skoltech, reflects on these and other questions.

Professor Emeritus of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Evgeny Lomakin talks about the properties of modern and advanced materials, methods and parameters for determining their qualities, the uniqueness of Russian scientific experience, and dedication to science.

Professor and Director of the N. N. Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences Dmitry Funk is sure that professional and high-quality study of the origin, development and existence of various peoples in natural and cultural environments can solve a variety of problems. But these studies require of scientists an extremely accurate approach to the organization of research work and to the use of its results. The scientist talks about ethnology, anthropology, the history of the relations between scientists and members of various ethnic groups living in Russia.

Professor, head of the N.I. Uraltsev Spin Optics Laboratory at the St. Petersburg State University created within the mega-grants program, head of the Polaritonics Group at the Russian Quantum Center, professor at the University of Southampton (UK) and the first Russian scientist to win the prestigious international Quantum Devices Award, is sure that Russian science will be able compete in quantum physics and quantum computing with such IT industry giants as Google and IBM

Nikolai Piskunov, Professor of Astronomy at the Institute of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University (Sweden), head of the Laboratory for the Study of Stars with Exoplanets opened within the megagrant program at the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is actively involved in the creation of the world's most powerful Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in Chile Theh scientist talks about the telescope under construction, the methods and prospects for discovering new planets, the future of the Sun and the universe, the chances and meaning of searching for extra-Earth civilizations.

In what direction is science working today to overcome humanity's dependence on neurodegenerative diseases? Which areas of research are the most promising? When will the diagnosis of these diseases cease to be actually a verdict? This is the subject of an interview with Andrey Abramov, a world leading expert, professor at the Institute of Neurology, University College London, and head of an Orel State University laboratory established within the mega-grant program.

The main goal of materials science is not to study already existing materials but to create new ones with predetermined, controllable properties. This is how Professor Dmitry Ivanov, one of the most prominent  contemporary  materials researchers, Director of Research at the French National Science Center and Head of a Laboratory at the Department of Chemistry at Lomonosov Moscow State University, formulates his understanding of this interdisciplinary field of science. How does nature inspire scientists to create new materials? What are adaptive biomimetic structures? What are the qualities of Russian scientists that are valued  in leading scientific countries?

Aging is a topic of reflection and scientific research by biologists, physicians, and philosophers. Vadim Gladyshev, one of the world's most prominent scientists in this field, professor of medicine, head of a laboratory at Harvard University, member of the US National Academy of Sciences, head of the laboratory of systems biology of aging created within the megagran at Lomonosov Moscow State University,  program, talks about aging.