Loser spy in Miami: the story of a scientist from Mexico who worked for the Russian FSB

Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, a famous scientist, a citizen of Mexico and a resident of Singapore, led a double game and a double life on two continents and with two families - Mexican and Russian, reports the BBC. He was arrested in February 2020 at the Miami airport...

Mathematician from Ukraine hanged himself in Moscow: he was not allowed to leave Russia after the start of the war

On March 20, mathematician Konstantin Olmezov committed suicide in Moscow. Olmezov is from Donetsk, he moved to Russia to do science - he entered graduate school and became an assistant at the Department of Discrete Mathematics at MIPT. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Konstantin…

Seven years of searching: how a Russian-speaking Jew in the USA invented a vaccine that saved millions of children

Jonas Salk is the man who saved childhood. The mad scientist, fanatic who invented the world's first polio vaccine, believed in his work so much that he vaccinated himself and his three children with the experimental vaccine, reports Isralove. Millions of mothers around the world know this...

'They are peaceful, but it is dangerous': the scientist advises not to seek contact with aliens

All the minds of the world have long thought about whether humanity should contact with alien civilizations. American theoretical physicist Michio Kaku expressed his opinion on this matter. Focus writes about this. The scientist has repeatedly stated that it is only a matter of time before humanity discovers ...

American scientist 5 years did not take a shower: what came of it

Dr. James Gamblin decided to stop showering five years ago. The BBC reported on what came of it. “You get used to it. This is normal,” he says. Gamblin, 37, is a professor at the Yale University School of Public Health and a physician...

Russian scientist working on COVID-19 vaccine found dead

A Russian scientist working on a COVID-19 vaccine was found dead with a knife wound, according to media reports. He fell out of a window in St. Petersburg. The details of the incident were shared by the New York Post. 45-year-old Alexander Kagansky was in his underwear when he fell out of ...

An invitation to a dream: how a scientist from Belarus came to the USA for a year and stayed forever

Nobody needs to explain what Alzheimer's or Parkinson's is. Everyone knows about them. Unfortunately, these ailments are the scourge of humanity. Doctors have not yet learned how to treat them. All therapy is at best aimed at relieving symptoms so that the person at least ...

US kills Chinese scientist who was on the verge of major discovery about coronavirus

The 37-year-old University of Pittsburgh researcher was killed by a man who then committed suicide, according to NBC. Chinese scientist Dr. Bing Liu was found shot to death at his home in Ross Township, near Pittsburgh. Bullets hit the head, neck and limbs, from ...

Google praised: Russian student created a neural network that can detect cancer

Ivan is 21 years old, he develops machine learning for Promobot robots. Vanya, together with his team, created a neural network that determines the likelihood of a cancerous tumor. The work entered the top 1% in the Google competition, says TJournal. How it all began I began to study ...

Stephen Hawking's voice sent to space

The late scientist Stephen Hawking revolutionized the understanding of black holes, and his synthetic, computer-generated voice was sent into space after his funeral. In London, on the territory of Westminster Abbey, on June 15, astrophysicist and popularizer of science Stephen Hawking was buried ashes. With a scientist ...

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