Автор: Nikita Aronov
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New Mobilization Begins with Students: Universities and Colleges Lure Them to the Front with Cash, “Lighter” Service, and Threats of Expulsion
Recruitment of students into the Unmanned Aerial Systems Forces (UASF) of the Russian Army is turning into a new wave of mobilization. Four years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense, with the assistance of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, is replenishing troop numbers by drawing on students from colleges…
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“We Live in an Era of Societal Hypercensorship.” Professor Mikhail Yampolsky on the Fragility of Democracy, Postcolonial Studies, and the Limits of AI
How did universities stop being spaces of freedom, politics turn into hatred, and art become a lifestyle? Why has everyone suddenly become obsessed with postcolonial studies, and what is AI still incapable of? And why, amid such tectonic shifts, write books about Ancient Greece? T-Invariant spoke with Mikhail Yampolsky, recipient of the George Gamow Award…
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Next-Generation Skin: How a Tel Aviv Innovation Accelerates Burn Healing
Laboratory-grown skin grafts are already part of the medical toolkit. However, a project from Tel Aviv University, supported by Zimin Institutes, promises a breakthrough in near-authentic skin transplant: dense, elastic, and multi-layered. In experimental mice, hair even grows at the burn site. T-Invariant explores how this technology was developed and how close it is to…
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“Playing a Cat-and-Mouse Game with the International Community”: What Are Iran’s True Nuclear Ambitions?
The recent 12-day Iran-Israel war has reignited discussions about Iran’s nuclear program. Was it ever genuinely peaceful? How significant is Russia’s role in supporting Iran’s nuclear ambitions? Are the Iranians capable of building a bomb right now? T-invariant discussed these questions with Dmitry Kovchegin, author of a publication by the Israel’s Institute for National Security…