Antropogenez.ru is a Russian popular science website about
human evolution. It was launched in 2010 by Alexander Sokolov and
Stanislav Drobyshevsky.
History
Activities
Website authors are unpaid volunteers. Alexander Sokolov, managed to recruit almost all active
Russian
anthropologists The site publishes popular science articles about origins and
evolution of
humankind
Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...
. This website, together with Elementy.ru, popularizes the results of latest research on origins of humans, human
intellect
In the study of the human mind, intellect refers to, describes, and identifies the ability of the human mind to reach correct conclusions about what is true and what is false in reality; and how to solve problems. Derived from the Ancient Gree ...
, and
language.
In March 2014, the website together with State Biological Museum, organized an exhibition ''10 Skulls That Shook The World''. It exhibited precise copies of the most notable
paleoanthropological
Paleoanthropology or paleo-anthropology is a branch of paleontology and anthropology which seeks to understand the early development of anatomically modern humans, a process known as hominization, through the reconstruction of evolutionary kinship ...
finds. A series of lectures by prominent Russian scientists was held on the opening of the exhibition.
Projects
The website implemented a number of projects on cataloging a processing scientific data. An interactive ''Map of Human Ancestors'' was made with ''
Google Maps'' and includes the locations of discoveries of the most important hominid fossils.
Other projects are ''Catalog of Fossils'', an interactive diagram ''
Hominid
The Hominidae (), whose members are known as the great apes or hominids (), are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: '' Pongo'' (the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan); ''Gorilla'' (the east ...
Brain Volume'', and a series of short videos ''Non-Missing Link.'' The purposes of the website sections ''Scientist and Media'' and ''Criticism'' are the protection of scientists’ reputation and publishing the reviews of popular
pseudoscientific
Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method. Pseudoscience is often characterized by contradictory, exaggerated or unfalsifiable claim ...
books.
Since 2016, a popular science forum ''Scientists against Myths'' is organized twice a year in Moscow (in
MISiS university) or St. Petersburg. Its purposes are
popularization of science and debunking
quackery. The same year, ''Antropogenez.ru'' and ''Evolution'' fund created a satiric prize ''Honorary Academician of Lying Academy of Pseudoscience'', which is “awarded” during the forum. In 2021, the pseudo-medicine nominations were split into a separate prize called ''Academy of Preventive Chakra Surgery''.
Awards
* 2017 — prize ''For Loyalty to Science'' (first place in category ''Best Popular Science Project of the Year'' as one of the organizers of ''Scientists against Myths'' forum.
* 2021 — prize ''For Loyalty to Science'' (finalist in category ''Best Popular Science Project of the Year'' as one of the organizers of ''Scientists against Myths'' forum.
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References
Russian websites
Anthropology