Grigory Ryzhakov's Blog, page 17
May 13, 2012
Are You Afraid of Dying?
The Dance of Death by Michael Wolgemut (1493) Death is a part of us. We are programmed to die; this program on the level of our organism is called phenoptosis (in biological terms). Each of our cells contains the whole … Continue reading →
May 7, 2012
A Secret Behind the Collider
About two years ago, CERN’s the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) research programme had finally started. Since then, the Earth has not been devoured by an LHC-generated black hole as many feared or hoped. Also, the programme has not yielded any … Continue reading →
April 29, 2012
Why Do YOU Read and I Write?
Time for a silly blog post (actually, it’s an experiment to test if I’m capable of writing just about anything). You most certainly have Internet since you are here, maybe you also have a gigantic flat screen television, you can … Continue reading →
April 24, 2012
Go against the Current: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
Last weekend I went to see this film starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt and Kristin Scott Thomas. I confess I haven’t read the book, but I had a good feeling about the movie after watching its trailer. I wasn’t disappointed. … Continue reading →
April 17, 2012
Short Fiction – A format of the future?
A short story can tell a lot about the writer’s calibre I never quite understood why short stories and novellas sell less than novels. Just think about it. You are about to read something written by an unfamiliar author. Are … Continue reading →
April 11, 2012
Gagarin – 12 April 1961- Following Your Dreams
Yuri Gagarin is our pride. But what do we know about him apart from the fact that he was the first man to fly to the space 51 year ago? What kind of man he was? Yuri was born in … Continue reading →
April 7, 2012
Easter. Ascend and Renew.
First blogger’s rule – Don’t write about religion and politics unless it’s your speciality or you want to alienate people. I would make an amendment to that rule: write as much as you want but just stay positive and respect … Continue reading →
April 2, 2012
Changing Nature: Synthetic Biology, GM and Ecology
The transgenic venomous wasps from the Hunger Games film/book are not just a fantasy anymore. It’s our present. The modern bio techniques allow for genetic modification (GM) of virtually any type of organism or a virus. It all started half … Continue reading →
March 25, 2012
Dr Fearnot or How I learned to love failure
I grew up in a small port town in the Far East of Russia. Like any other Soviet boy I was brought up on heroic films and had big aspirations. Many other boys dreamed of becoming cosmonauts, while I wanted … Continue reading →
March 20, 2012
John Carter: Is there life on Mars?
© 2011 Disney. JOHN CARTER ERB, Inc.John Carter and two fiercest blog trolls Okay, you may think that this is so bad. Yet another derivative sci-fi flick trying to dazzle the audience with 3D. You probably expect me to … Continue reading →
