Evil physics. Why will most of the Universe always be out of reach of humanity?
Ever since the prominent astrophysicist Edwin Hubble discovered in the mid-20s that the universe is not static but is constantly expanding, and the objects whose light reaches us are constantly moving away from us, this has been one of the central themes of modern science. In 1998, two independent projects, the Supernova Cosmology Project and…
An innumerable army. Microorganisms are becoming enemies of humanity amid global warming
All forms of life on the planet have their own important functions to maintain ecosystems and biodiversity, just as in any branched individual organism, all organs and cells perform certain functions to maintain life. If there is a malfunction, such as in a person suffering from an autoimmune disease, the immune system’s regulatory cells…
Technological progress at the cost of ecosystem destruction. How humanity is paying for the extraction of rare earth metals
It is impossible to imagine the modern world, which is rapidly evolving and seems to be accelerating time in its embrace of technological progress, without smartphones, tablets, powerful computers and other electronic gadgets, including high-speed Internet infrastructure and satellite communications. At the same time, there is a large-scale…
Blockchain in space: Spacecoin to create global 5G network — first satellite to be launched on December 21
The Spacecoin project is launching the world’s first decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN), using nanosatellites to provide high-speed internet access in remote regions. This aims to bridge the digital divide and bring global network access to 2.9 billion people. The project is built on the Creditcoin blockchain and is…
«All These Worlds Are Yours» John Willis: an interesting story about the search for life in the Universe. Review by ITC.ua
The search for extraterrestrial life is an important but so far fruitless endeavor. So it is not surprising that a lot of time, money, and research is devoted to this topic. We have recently talked about the book «Oceans outside the Earth» by Kevin Peter Hand from «Bearded Tamarind», and she explored the same question. […]
«Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space» Kevin Peter Hand: a book about the difficulties of searching for extraterrestrial life
The ITC.ua Book Club welcomes readers and fans of literature once again. Today, we are not talking about «fiction» — we are going to talk about the popular science book «Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space» by the famous American astrobiologist and planetary scientist Kevin Peter Hand. It was published […]
«Flights of Fancy. The Biology and Technology of Flight» by Richard Dawkins: Natural and Man-Made Ways to Defy Gravity
Today we are going to review the latest book by Richard Dawkins — a well-known evolutionary biologist and popularizer of science. The book, published in Ukraine by «Laboratoria», is called «Flights of Fancy. The Biology and Technology of Flight». As you can imagine, this is a popular science book. It explains how and why animals […]
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