1744. Симова А.С.: Научное изучение научной фантастики в ядерном университете

Issue 1744. May 27, 2026. "The Scientific Study of Science Fiction at a Nuclear University." Why nuclear universities study the history of engineering thought in Russian science fiction, the fantastic works of Faddey Bulgarin and Vladimir Odoevsky, the practical value of studying science fiction for future engineers and scientists, why China has begun to rapidly develop its own science fiction, why in Russia there is such a bias toward the past and such a fear of the fantastic future, how science fiction writers' skills in selecting information are useful for students in learning technical intelligence skills, the work of TRIZ developer Genrikh Altshuller, the Register of Science Fiction Ideas he developed, the juxtaposition of "engineering" and anachronisms in the innovative science fiction of Efremov and the Strugatsky brothers, and creative assignments for students after completing the course—watch and listen to the latest conversation in the "MEPhI. Energy Creation" series. Anastasia Sergeevna Simova, PhD in History and Associate Professor in the Department of History at the Institute of Fundamental Problems of Social Sciences and Humanities at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, is a guest at the Russian Radio University. The episode premiered on May 27, 2026.