Andrey Vorchik studies happiness, delivers popular science lectures, and believes that science should address social issues as well. In an interview for the Young Scientists of HSE University project, he spoke about how emotions influence decision-making, the Bermuda Triangle formed by the bathroom, refrigerator, and bed, and the ideal formula for education.
Physicist Nina Dzhanayeva, recipient of a Vladimir Potanin Foundation scholarship, focuses her research on nanophotonics. In this interview for the HSE Young Scientists project, she discusses nanowells, scientific intuition, and how physics can help in making frangipane cream puffs.
A team of Russian researchers, including scientists from HSE University–St Petersburg, has developed the first open multimodal dataset containing recordings of brain activity, heart function, and video observations to help researchers understand what happens in the human brain during deep concentration. In the future, the dataset could accelerate the development of neural interfaces, rehabilitation technologies, and AI systems. The article has been published in Scientific Data.
Колпинец Е. В., Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены 2021 Т. 5 С. 118–137
Posting about depression, psychological problems, illnesses, and traumatic experiences has become an organic part of social media along with flawless photos and success stories. Hardships and negative personal experiences have become daily content and a way to establish trusting long-term relationships with the audience. The field of social media, primarily Instagram and YouTube, is far ...
Akhremenko A. S., Petrov A., Жеглов С. А., Политическая наука 2021 № 1 С. 12–45
The development of information and communication technologies and computing power leads to the emergence of additional opportunities for modeling political processes. In the past decades, mathematical models have been developed mainly in a game-theoretic setting; today we witness an expanding stream of research applying agent-based (multi-agent) approach. This trend is quite natural. There have been ...
Nartova-Bochaver S. K., Reznichenko S. I., Maltby J., Frontiers in Psychology 2021 Vol. 11 P. 3762
The correlational study is aimed at validating the Authenticity Scale in Russian culture. Authenticity is considered a trait responsible for a person’s ability to be oneself. It helps people resist environment pressure and prevent self-alienation, which contributes to maintaining psychological wellbeing. The original Authenticity Scale includes three subscales: Authentic Living, Accepting External Influence and Self-Alienation. ...