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Over 400 Scientists from All Over the World to Discuss Key Trends in Nanophotonics and Metamaterials at METANANO 2019
…pler University Linz (Austria). According to Prof. Rastelli, conferences such as this is a great opportunity to not only connect with colleagues from adjacent fields but also discover a wide range of new fields and topical problems. “I have heard about METANANO before and was glad to accept the invitation to participate in this year’s event. My first impres…
16.07.2019
ITMO Master’s Student on Internship in Israel and a New Cancer Treatment Method
…ying in Israel? I really like it. It’s summer all the time, and they have a whopping four seas. What’s more, students have it good here: there are lots of free events and discounts. The only thing that can be difficult to adapt to is some aspects of the locals’ behavior. For one, people are not so willing to give up their places on public transport, don’t make th…
15.07.2019
ITMO University at World Conference of Science Journalists
…record number of participants and membership in the Federation of Science Journalists Compared to the World Conference of Science Journalists held two years ago in San Francisco, where Russia was represented by just two specialists, this year a total of 18 Russian experts went to Lausanne. Among them are members of the Association of Communicators in Education and…
12.07.2019
The Planets by Prof Brian Cox: The Actual Best
…excerpts from Prof Brian’s lectures and shows, as well as that of other prominent scientists. And he does a very cool podcast called The Infinite Monkey Cage, a sister to BBC Discovery and The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry, all of which are amazing if you’re into sciency stuff but also happen to be a layperson that has squandered their precious youth on the wro…
12.07.2019
Places to See: Cathedrals, Churches, and Temples of St. Petersburg
International Journalists on Russian Science and Future of the Science Communication Community
…tunities that can let you know what’s happening abroad. For one, this is my second time going to Russia as part of a professional study visit. Activities such as this help us discover new subjects and fields. On the whole, it’s only rational to look for new opportunities in collaboration with those who have completely different experiences. By accumulating such knowl…
09.07.2019
International Competitions, Research, and Conferences: the First Year of ITMO.STARS
…to the knowledge and skills I’ve acquired here. I’m glad to know that I was right not only in my choice of university but my choice of the subject area, too. Ilya Glebov – discovered a major vulnerability in the VK social network In his first year at ITMO: switched to a tuition-free position and became a regular participant of Capture the Flag competitions …
08.07.2019
Third Forum of Science Communicators: Responsibility and Challenges in Science Journalism
…cies’ incorrect actions resulted in faulty charges. Phonetic voice analysis is a method that has been in use since the 1970s; though still popular, it is largely outdated. We discovered that only a few experts today use modern methods of voice analysis. It is the data we published that helped free an innocent person from prison. It wasn’t published in a scientific jo…
02.07.2019
Data Science for Culture, Toxicity, and New Perception of Time: Researchers of New Media Discuss Trends in Digital World
…irokov. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “toxicity” is the main word of 2018. At the same time, it's hard to find the pretext for the formation of this term in the discourse of social and cultural sciences. Therefore, the researchers decided to learn why “toxicity” became the word of the year. They decided to use data analysis to learn when toxicity tra…
28.06.2019
St. Petersburg to Get a Unified Human Capital Development Platform