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• Science Communication Research from American Journalists

  …s and other technologies. Apart from being a fellow of the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship program at MIT, he also won the AAS Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award for his story “How A Lone Hacker Shredded the Myth of Crowdsourcing”. Wayt Gibbs has been working in the field of science journalism for over 25 years. He is currently the executive editor at the In…

  01.06.2018

• English at ITMO: From ABC to ESP

  …already having a very advanced level of English skip the general English classes and enjoy special advanced English classes catered for them on a variety of subjects such as history, speech-writing, and cultural studies. The Foreign Language Training Center also provides 20 students each year an opportunity to take official Cambridge exams and receive certificates…

  29.05.2018

• Startup Funbo Offers Educational Courses in eSports

  …Funbo’s story begins with ITMO’s Future Technologies accelerator. The team applied to the program with an idea of organizing games in which amateurs would be able to play with accomplished cyberathletes (you can read more about it here). At the early stages of their project, the developers polled gamers to learn whether they really wanted a chance to play with profes…

  25.05.2018

• St. Petersburg International Economic Forum: Hi-Tech in IT, Medicine and Economics

  …ikhail Paltsev, head of the Academic Research Center at the Financial University (Moscow). This technology would let people decide who they can grant access to their medical history. The expert has brought up another issue: businesses aren’t interested in investing in preventative measures, such as screening centers. A more profitable investment is, for instance, a p…

  24.05.2018

• Special Summer Schools for High School Students at ITMO

  … June 25-28 Students of grades 9-11, as well as some well-performing 8th graders, preferably with a basic understanding of quantum physics and optics, can learn about the history and nature of laser technology, and new developments in the fields of laser, quantum and optic technologies. “The lecture on color laser marking is actually prepared by the same peop…

  23.05.2018

• Culture of the Future Laboratory: Experts Disclose the Future of Art&Science

  …ho are interested in different kinds of projects: ecological, cultural protection, etc. There will be people with different outlook, different backgrounds. Do you remember the story with the Lakhta Center? There are both people who were against building a skyscraper in the city’s historic center and those who believed that the city shall move onwards and incorporate …

  17.05.2018

• Computer Simulation to Make Cities Cleaner

  …iet times. It’s often not that bad now, as people had formed desire paths which were then paved and integrated into the official path network, but it took ages. I have heard a story about a Soviet town in which land planners deliberately left land fully unpathed, waiting for people to form desire paths, and then paved these paths. But I don’t believe it’s true. I don…

  14.05.2018

• How Citizen Science Helps in “True” Research

  …Julia Lorke, now we have many definitions of citizen science. Each institute and organization has its own vision of the concept.  “For the London Museum of National History with its experts actively interacting with amateur researchers, citizen science means volunteers participating in scientific projects and expanding our knowledge of the natural world thro…

  11.05.2018

• Work on the Plot, Not the Graphics: Making VR-Gaming Mainstream

  …e’s actions. If your route and requirements for every virtual award are predetermined and outlined, you will quickly lose interest in the game. To solve this problem, we add a story to the game, so that you don’t just earn points, but also become a character in a certain narrative. Reaching the final stage becomes so important that you are ready to build new communic…

  10.05.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: May 12-13

  …This week, Russians celebrate the Victory Day. May 9 is always a huge celebration in Russia, as it marks the end of the deadliest war in the nation’s history. To learn more about this holiday and the relevant events, please read our article on the topic. Spring has finally arrived in St. Petersburg, which means that it’s time for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival…

  08.05.2018