A grandiose Geek Picnic ended in Moscow
The largest European festival of science, technology and art in the open air Geek Picnic ended on Sunday in Moscow. "Geeks", as people who are devoted to innovations are called, from all over the capital and even the outskirts of far and near, gathered in the Kolomenskoye Park. They wanted to see the latest Russian developments and talk to legendary Mythbusters co-host Jamie Heineman.
And there was something to see. For beginners, high-tech enthusiasts, "Evolvector" - domestic robotic and electronic designers was offered. As one of the developers Vasily Demenkov says, the most popular of them is the wheeled robot. You don't just collect it, but also study electronics and programming. “All constructors are safe, because the voltage is 5 volts,” Vasily reassures. It costs 11,800 rubles, and the most affordable set will cost less than 3,000 rubles.
Technology not only could be touched, but also heard about
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Those who wished were offered to take a test for the possibility of developing Alzheimer's disease. “We at MIPT have developed a test that, taking into account the influence of external factors, will show at what age the disease can manifest itself,” explains student Zhenya Zaitseva. Most of those who passed the test during Geek Picnic, alas, have a risk of "catching" Alzheimer at 75-80 years old due to smoking, eating fast food and depression.
But you could cheer yourself up at the stand of St. Petersburg students. The Brainstorm neurostimulator is a portable device that can improve your mood. “If you are irritated and want to become more calm, we take special electrodes, place them on those parts of the head that are responsible for mood, very weak current flows through them, and we seek to improve cognitive functions. Thus, you can still improve memory, increase concentration and even faster learn a foreign language, - said one of the authors of the project Timofey Glinin.
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This is our future
Technology not only could be touched, but also heard about. The upcoming scientific and technical breakthroughs were revealed by the editor-in-chief of the Popular Mechanics magazine Tim Skorenko. “Have you seen The Valley? Fat people flying in orbit and living in virtual reality (VR - approx. "KP") - this is our future, I am 100 percent sure. VR is developing very rapidly, all life activities will go there ", - such an" optimistic "forecast was given by Tim at the lecture. And humanity will not get sick - genetics will jump a few flights of stairs. There will be a major breakthrough in the energy sector as well. Within 50 years, we will move away from the massive use of oil and gas and move to renewable technologies: sun, tides and wind power.
A grandiose Geek Picnic ended in Moscow
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But the work of the second day of the festival froze when the co-host of the popular science TV show "Mythbusters" Jamie Heineman took the stage. Special guest Geek Picnic sometimes even switched to Russian. To the question "Why is the show closing?" He answered with an accent: "Money." Heinemann said that after the program closes, he will invent even more. He has already created drones capable of cutting trees. And right now, Jamie and his team are developing a huge firefighter robot to fight forest fires in California.
"Geeks", as people who are devoted to innovations are called, from all over the capital and even from the outskirts of far and near, gathered in the Kolomenskoye Park
Photo: Arthur Pugach
For a short time, the visitors dispersed around the Park to gather in the evening near the main stage. High voltage Tesla show ended the festival. To the "Imperial March", the sounds of which were born in the huge Tesla Coils and were accompanied by lightning, the "geeks" dispersed to their homes. The 27 thousand spectators who attended the festival over the past weekend were, perhaps, satisfied. If you are not one of them, then Geek Picnic can be accessed on June 25 and 26. But already in St. Petersburg.
Arthur Pugach
