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• ITMO University in 2018: A Year in Review

  …world. Meanwhile, ITMO University’s new Digital Humanities Lab has already shown its potential with an award-winning project developed in collaboration with the Gulag History Museum. Degree Power After being granted the right to grant PhD degrees, this year ITMO developed a transparent system for high-quality thesis defense and instigated a new approach …

  18.12.2018

• Andrei Maiboroda, Writer and Entrepreneur: If You Work a Lot, You Are Destined to Succeed

  …great, you did it. Business is also like that: you just have to make it. Survive the first three years, and everything will be fine. Tell us the most incredible success story you’ve encountered. Well, I signed a non-disclosure agreement, so I can't call any names. Still, the most impressive success story that we've been witnes…

  18.12.2018

• Musicians: Nature or Nurture? Science Journalist Asya Kazantseva Explains

  …l Mozart effect article, the study showed that the people who listened to Mozart showed better spatial testing results. But it also uncovered that reading a Stephen King short story had the same positive effect. The key to this finding could be that when people sit in silence or listen to something boring, the fatigue they feel causes them to underperform during the …

  17.12.2018

• Movie Chitter-Chatter: Pride and Prejudice

  …eness aka The Worst Female Actor On The Planet. I know. It’s like, at least he tried with his facial expressions, though he only managed to scrape three. She… is a whole other story. D’you know, I feel that we’re being too hard on her. She has: a snarling duck face, a smirking duck face, an offended duck face, and a duck-face duck face. You have to cut her som…

  14.12.2018

• On the Origin of Memes: Meme Scientist Explains Post-Irony and Future of Internet Culture

  …er criterion is effort: sometimes, groups of users will attempt to “force” a meme into the collective conscious. Relevance matters, too: a Lentach-made meme about a “Beautiful story with a sad ending” on the occasion of the Russian football team’s loss at the World Cup managed to get 18,000 likes and 2,000 shares in very little time, all due to how close to home it s…

  13.12.2018

• Techies Tell: Best Podcasts for Data Aficionados

  …nters Jeannette and Curtis invite guests from all walks of life to talk about how our everyday is affected by data. How can machine learning and big data help restore family history? What will happen if you combine the Internet of Things and data science? Give the podcast a listen to find out! Partially Derivative  Every week, experienced technology and data sc…

  13.12.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 15-16

  …Do you like giving and receiving Christmas gifts? Want to learn more about this lovely tradition? Starting this Friday, December 14, the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, which is located in the Peter and Paul Fortress, hosts the Christmas and New Year Gifts Exhibition. Explore old Christmas-tree decorations, ornaments, candies, cards, sleds, skis, and c…

  12.12.2018

• SURF Stanford US-Russia Forum: Science Communication and Diplomacy

  … joint research. SURF’s main goals are: to encourage cooperation and dialogue between American and Russian students across many fields, including science, economy, politics, history, entrepreneurship, and others; and to promote ideas aimed at improving the US-Russia relations and contribute to the dialogue between political stakeholders, academics and experts. As …

  10.12.2018

• The Hermitage: Getting the Full Picture

  …n seven years to see them all. Art is long, life is short, eh? Such a rich seam of art is a fruit of the collector’s effort by the Russian monarchs and aristocracy. The story began with the hoarding zeal of Peter the Great, who was partial to snatching an odd artefact here and there, but it was Catherine the Great, a self-proclaimed patroness of arts, who real…

  07.12.2018

• Education Anew: Motivation, Development, and Careers in the Digital Age

  …s you’re working towards a common goal with, this gives a great boost to your motivation. You need to look for ways that make the whole process fun. Maria O.: It’s the same story as with happiness: you can’t force a person to be happy, it’s a matter of whether they themselves want it or not. The main question to ask yourself here is, how much do I need it, and for…

  06.12.2018