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The Second River. ComputerraOnline Column #1
In a way unexpected even to myself (described a little in the column), I resumed my collaboration with “Computerra,” now in its new, online form. We shall see what comes …
Textbooks. Straight into the Day After Tomorrow. ComputerraOnline Column #2
The textbook of the day after tomorrow will be network-based. We need to be thinking about it already today; already today a network textbook may find a certain demand.
It Started Working!!! (It Seems...)
Dear visitors, you are now seeing the second version of the site. It has moved to another hosting provider, and another person has now taken responsibility for it. The most …
“Ecology” and Liars. ComputerraOnline Column #3
Those who think about morality must solve an extraordinarily difficult task. Of course, one has to reject the rhetoric of “ecological” liars. But under no circumstances must we lose the …
Shabanov (2011) Grey toads, green frogs: love and death in cold water
Year after year, after the spring warmth consumes the winter reserves of snow and ice, an exciting event unfolds in lakes and puddles, rivers and ponds. The breeding of amphibians. …
Why Are There Men and Women? Column in ComputerraOnline #4
At a superficial comparison, the type of reproduction characteristic of humans turns out to be the least advantageous. Why, then, in the course of evolution did organisms with sexual reproduction, …
Super-task for education
{"title":"","summary":"","body":"What I would like to propose is a variant of a social mandate for the education system (or, if you prefer, a variant of a national idea). What to call …
What Does the Viper Fancy? ComputerraOnline Column #6
Have you ever picked wild strawberries? Imagine: you search for berries under the leaves, pick them one by one, and then, once at home, relax and close your eyes... What …
On the differences between sexes. Column in ComputerreOnline #7
The prerogative of dioecious organisms is not sexual selection but sexual dimorphism. Males (and men) are representatives of the sex that, from an evolutionary perspective, is not spared.
On the Immortality of Populations. Column in Computerra Online #9
{ "title": "", "summary": "", "body": "View the history of life on Earth as a branching tree of potentially immortal populations. It is they, populations, that inhabit the Earth, not …
Has the theory of evolution been disproved? 1. Is the choice between evolutionism and creationism scientific?
Recent events reminded me of a series of articles published in the methodological bulletin of the “Osnova” publishing house. They are, of course, already quite old: the first three were …
Has the theory of evolution been disproved? 2. Variability of scientific knowledge — a flaw or a virtue?
Part 2. Variability of scientific knowledge – a drawback or an advantage? (Is the theory of evolution disproved? Part 2. Variability of scientific knowledge – a drawback or an advantage? …