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• What Are Medical Humanities and Why Do We Need Them

  …ld relevant? For example, in modern media, the topic of depression, melancholy, and mental disorders is extremely articulated. In particular, women are often labeled hysterical, it has even become a kind of a trope. This is due to a cultural myth that appeared in the 19th century – at that time it was believed that women had a weaker nervous system. The image …

  13.01.2021

• Speed, Drive and Transformation: ITMO's Daria Kozlova on Inspiration for 2021

  …r day I was talking to a professor who said the new auditorium looks too bright. What are your plans for the first work week?  The first thing I will do is go to the cafeteria. We redesigned it to make it a hip place to hang - it’s a perfect environment for generating ideas and working together. I usually get a coleslaw salad and a vegetable soup. Sometimes I o…

  12.01.2021

• Eight ITMO Scientists Receive Presidential Grants

  …enting a strong connection between light and substance in systems that support topologically secured edge states. It unites two cutting-edge fields of study: two-dimensional materials and topological photonics. The main object of research in this project is hybrid quasiparticles – topological exciton-polaritons – that are part of such systems. In these particles, …

  12.01.2021

• New Partnership: ITMO’s Esports Team and CS.MONEY

  …ot experience but logical thinking and understanding of advanced technologies. However, according to the HR manager, they also focus on motivation as a key selection criterion. Those who are far from esports won’t be interested in the product; they will not be passionate about the work and won’t immerse themselves in the environment. Therefore, it’ll be diffic…

  12.01.2021

• ITMO Student Dmitriy Tsarev on Theoretical Physicists, Quantum Physics and Its Similarities With Professional Sports

  …ant amount of various physical attributes – but not only that! The excellent training of athletes is as important as the correctly selected pole, which is made of a suitable material that is both flexible and non-breakable. Also, a jump planned down to the last detail, and, of course, some luck. To do pole vaulting effectively, you need to have a combination of all t…

  11.01.2021

• Speaking from Experience: Inspiration from ITMO’s International Students

  …y. Here, students don’t just learn about technologies, but also the small yet vital tricks of the trade that will help pave the way to success. Many are ambivalent about encountering a new system of education. Speaking from my own experience, I’ll say that all my professors always helped me when I struggled with something. Reach out, and you’ll always find help or ad…

  11.01.2021

• Potential Threat, Treasure Trove, or Future Home: Why Scientists Study Asteroids

  …s is far less specific; one might even say that it’s yet to be firmly established.  This has to do with obvious reasons: asteroids’ spectra don’t have any distinctive characteristics that would’ve helped split them into specific groups. Another essential factor is that asteroids are quite faint objects, and getting quality spectra for them is no easy task. Neve…

  08.01.2021

• Seven Sins of Our Memory or Why We Forget Things

  …niversity professor, studied human memory for many years and eventually formulated the seven sins of our memory. The first sin is transience – that refers to a weakening, deterioration, or loss of a specific memory over time. Once you have learned new information and put the book on the shelf in your internal library you will remember well enough where this book i…

  07.01.2021

• Watermelon Snow and Palm-Size Snowflakes: Exciting Facts About Snow

  …snow back in 2006. In 2002, multi-colored snow fell on Kamchatka; in 2006, people in Colorado encountered unusual “watermelon snow”, which not only exhibited the fruit’s characteristic color, but even smelled and tasted like it. Snow can be green or even purple. The cause for that are special algae which only live in cold conditions and die at temperatures below -…

  05.01.2021

• ITMO Technopark in 2020: Tech Business, New Clubs, and International Cooperation

  …ery beginning, everything went quite smoothly and organically in the end. Many even found some benefits: for example, it became possible to review lecture notes and teaching materials later on, as well as participate in events from anywhere in the world. “In 2020, we found opportunities where others saw problems. This year was a tough one: our friends and re…

  31.12.2020