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Student Spotlight: Zana Sherwani, Iraqi Kurdistan
… you been to any of the sights in St. Petersburg? I have been to the Hermitage and a few other museums. I love museums! The city itself is no less than a museum with its rich collection of architectural specimens. I like roaming around in the city, mesmerized by its beauty and grandeur. What are your hobbies? I like hiking. I used to go hiking in the mo…
20.01.2022
Physicist Tatiana Orlova On New Materials for Soft Robotics and Working in Europe
…f guest chiral molecules in soft condensed media – so mainly liquid crystals. For the admixture, we used provitamin D, which can be found in the human skin; it’s what starts the production of vitamin D when subjected to sunshine. Together with my research supervisor, we wanted to develop a liquid crystal sensor to test how effective artificial and natural light sourc…
20.01.2022
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 22-23, 2022
$3,000 for a Special Kid’s Drawing: How ITMO Student Uses NFT Auctions for Charity
…or at ITMO, where we could work on our own projects guided by experienced mentors. I collaborated with Olga Remneva. I specialize in 3D graphics and back then really into online auctions and NFTs. At the same time, I’ve long been thinking about doing a project related to inclusivity – and I realized I could combine the two topics into one good idea. Daniil…
19.01.2022
Crocodile Tears, Plant Afterlife, and Mystic Science: What to See at the Paranature Institute Exhibition
…it’s all heading,” tells us Khristina Ots. “Of course, there are nuances. After all, these works have a life of their own: they change constantly and require special conditions to function throughout their exhibition, especially when it comes to bioart. That leads some to wonder why they would want to buy them – and that’s an issue everywhere, not just in Russia. It …
18.01.2022
ITMO.EduStars Winner Daria Chirva: Students Should Be Engaged, Not Forced To Learn
…facilitate the process of decision-making, we cannot but face the ethical part of their use. How to consider responsibility and self-sufficiency? What role does AI play in this interaction? All these issues should be addressed and I can think of no one better suited for this than philosophers. Students, sadly, don’t feel the difference between efficient, ethical,…
18.01.2022
Getting Through Winter: Seasonal Affective Disorder
…in northern regions: for example, about 9.2% of the Alaskan population seem to have it. It has to do with lack of sunlight that disrupts the normal body clock and affects the production of hormones like melatonin (responsible for sleep) and serotonin (responsible for mood). According to WebMD, people with SAD typically feel like sleeping for longer than usual …
18.01.2022
Must-Know YouTubers in Russia
…s or lectures. Based on Equals Three (=3), a popular show made by the American YouTuber Ray William Johnson, +100500 consists of funny compilations of videos from the internet and reactions to amusing situations from its irreplaceable host Maksim Golopolosov. Another show often mentioned in conjunction with +100500 is This is Хорошо, w…
17.01.2022
ITMO Researchers Develop New Method of Magnetite Nanoparticle Synthesis
…ed stage. But this solution has a strong effect on the particles’ biocompatibility. One advantage of the new synthetic method developed by researchers from ITMO is that all of the reactions involve simple substances and result in a clean crystalline product that doesn’t require ultrasound processing. |s=1,center| Applications Magnetite nanoparticles are used…
14.01.2022
Anton Syutkin On Teaching Philosophy at a Technical University
… sometimes meeting my colleagues in person. Plus, I’m teaching courses for ITMO students. What is your thesis topic? In a nutshell, it’s about modern dialectics, about the connection between ontology – the way we understand the being – and real life. The title of my thesis and my research interests intersect. I write articles in the field too but in the near…
14.01.2022