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• ITMO Graduate and UbiQD’s Senior Director of Physics Nikolay Makarov: A Scientist’s Interests Must Always Be In Flux

  …ere was one huge upside: five Russian stores nearby which sold a variety of tasty things quite cheap. You don’t appreciate that in Russia, but after Montana it was a pleasant discovery. And what came next for you? I found work at the Los Alamos National Lab. In the US, there are three types of places that do research: universities, private companies, and na…

  14.05.2020

• Scientists Report on Crucial Reduction of Indian Lion Genome Diversity

  … explanation why the cave lions have ignored their closest relatives. Possibly, there was some sort of an obstacle that is yet to be detected. The scientists have also discovered that lion ancestors which used to live in Central and Western Africa diverged from the ancestors of subspecies that used to inhabit Northern Africa, and now inhabit India, about 70,00…

  14.05.2020

• AI vs. Nanotechnology: ITMO Scientists on What Tech to Expect in the Near Future

  …armful effect on our health. There is also the issue of using such powerful technology; according to George Zograf, the situation is similar to what happened after the discovery of the nuclear reaction. On the one hand, nuclear technology could be a powerful energy source; and on the other, it could wipe an entire city off the face of the Earth. Take the story…

  13.05.2020

• Scientists Use Lasers and Gold Particles to Turn Titanium Oxide Into Nanocomposite for Photocatalysts

  …Some time ago, scientists and engineers created a number of special materials capable of accelerating chemical processes when exposed to light. This discovery has a great implications for industry – such materials can be used in a wide variety of devices, from air purifiers to fuel cells.  These materials function in the following way: electron vacancies (or space…

  12.05.2020

• ITMakeup: Beauty, Self-Acceptance and Online Makeup Tutorials

  …urses and play a little Kahoot quiz.  Do you think you’ve managed to effectively transition your club to an online format? Were there any unexpected challenges or pleasant discoveries? And are there any more livestreams on the way? Olga: I think we’re doing well online. Naturally, it is quite a complicated transition, and we had to reschedule a lot of plans. Ou…

  12.05.2020

• What Is Stress and How to Cope With It During Self-Isolation

  …lly beneficial for adults, too. Games like bouts-rimés, rhyming, and puzzles stimulate our brains. Creativity, on the other hand, is a way to satisfy our need for novelty and discovery. Creative activities can bring lots of positive emotions, even if you’ve never been into arts, thinking that it’s only for the gifted ones.  Full lecture is available here (in Russi…

  07.05.2020

• Anna Gelfand on Life at Home During a Pandemic

  … home has become a new part of my life, since objectively I’m not getting enough physical activity. If anything, I began to call my family and friends more often. Have you discovered any new cooking recipes? It seems that everything you cook in the oven turns out delicious and at the same time quite healthy, so I try to bake fish or meat with vegetables in diff…

  07.05.2020

• This Stay-at-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: Self-Care

  …. Three days, May 8-10, packed to the brim with live performances from hundreds of rather off-the-beaten-track artists – what a chance to unwind to the beat and possibly even discover your next favorite musician. It's a rejuvenating experience to energize you for the week ahead – definitely not something to be missed.…

  06.05.2020

• How to Support Local Businesses in St. Petersburg

  …onosova 9 campus, is offering several great options right now: no-expiration date gift cards, cheap month-long stays with breakfast, laundry, and cleaning included, and a 30% discount on bookings for summer 2020. Out Cinema Out Cinema on Kovenskiy Pereulok 14 is a film lover’s paradise: a lowkey venue where you can watch cult classics and obscure new releas…

  05.05.2020

• U.S. Fulbright Scholar Victoria Alexander on St. Petersburg, Isolation and Nabokov’s Connection to Evolution

  … distinction between quantitative and qualitative approaches is somewhat of a false distinction.  In class we have been talking about the way complex systems science seeks to discover relatively objective mathematical descriptions of the qualities involved in, for example, group behavior, emergent phenomena, and evolutionary processes.  It’s very important to use bot…

  05.05.2020