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• To Fear or Not to Fear: Psychologist Alexander Palin on the Nature of Phobias

  …fear of objects or situations that provoke anxiety and avoidance. People who suffer from specific phobias have a hard time fighting them on their own. Social phobias are characterized by an intense and persistent fear of being watched and judged by others. These people tend to avoid their relatives, friends, and acquaintances because they fear public humiliation. …

  02.12.2020

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 5-6

  …m for free for the next 365 days)   The spectacular Philip Treacy show is back again – for Erarta’s 10th anniversary this time. Bold ideas, experiments with pallets and materials, hats worn by royalty and celebrities alike – all of this cries “high fashion” and gives off strong The Devil Wears Prada vibes. If you don’t know who he is, Philip Treacy is the world’…

  02.12.2020

• New Citizen Science Project Helps Researchers Find Volunteers

  … find our contact info on the website. We are happy to help them in any format: online meetings, emails, or chat,” says Yana Plekhovich. “Our website also has methodological materials for creating projects from scratch. They are full of the handiest practices, supplemented and adapted for Russian scientists.” Volunteers simply need to register on the website…

  01.12.2020

• Finno-Ugric Spots of St. Petersburg

  …atures on Sadovaya St. 33. It’s a very cosy place where you can find literature in small languages of the Russian Federation, including textbooks and other language learning materials, as well as visit exhibitions, workshops, and lectures. You can find more info about upcoming events on its VK page. Among other local venues with a Finno-Ugric spirit there is the F…

  01.12.2020

• ITMO University Debuts in Five RAEX Subject Rankings

  …reputational surveys. According to the Ilya Kuftiryov, RAEX rankings are quite well-balanced from the methodological standpoint: they feature both objective quantitative criteria (data on Unified State Exam (USE) scores, number of publications, etc.), as well as qualitative assessments like the results of surveys conducted among employers and graduates. “A gr…

  01.12.2020

• ITMO Graduate ‪Andrei Gorodetsky on His Career, European Science, and Work in Different Countries

  …d infrared radiation. It is a relatively young field of science and until the 1990s, there were no efficient controlled sources or receivers of this radiation. Plus, natural materials aren’t able to produce it exclusively. Thus, the field still has room for improvement and new findings. Moreover, our knowledge about microwave and optical waves is not always enough, s…

  01.12.2020

• ITMO Researchers Find Quick and Easy Way to Detect Tick-Borne Encephalitis

  …va, Weini T. Tesfatsion, Stanislav O. Yurchenko, Kostya S. Novoselov, Daria V. Andreeva, Maya Yu. Rubtsova, Mikhail F. Vorovitch, Aydar A. Ishmukhametov, Alex M. Egorov and Ekaterina V. Skorb. «Tick-Borne Encephalitis Electrochemical Detection by Multilayer Perceptron on Liquid–Metal Interface». ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c00954…

  30.11.2020

• Picture of the Week: Fluorescence Microscopy Image of Neuroblastoma

  …ent was carried out by Master’s students Artemii Savin and Anastasiya Kryuchkova as part of a joint project (Experimental Oncology and Immunology and Ceramic and Natural Nanomaterials groups).…

  30.11.2020

• Rukami Fest 2020: ITMO’s TECHNOHISTORY Project Highlights Digital Loneliness and Bacteria Representation in Media

  …l weeks leading up to the festival, the students were introduced to various aspects of microbiome research and studied how the mass media forms the idea of “good” and “bad” bacteria in the common consciousness. “One of our students ended up doing a project on biohacking and how it helps treat certain illnesses or, in the wrong hands, provoke them,” says Daria Ma…

  27.11.2020

• Beneath the Pavement, Not the Beach: First Art & Science Conference on Soil

  …ist himself named this approach neolifism or, in other words, the highest manifestation of the human desire to subdue nature. Neolifism sees the biological world as a raw material that needs to be transformed, improved, and adjusted to meet our needs. Even though people have always strived to get the most from natural resources (here Catts cited as an example the …

  27.11.2020