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• ITMO’s Russian Language and Culture Summer School: A Passion for Learning

  …e well-known Russian movie The Irony of Fate. Sam hopes to do his Master’s in Russia one day or come for a shorter program, where he wants to explore Siberia, the Caucasus Mountains and even go as far as Kamchatka!  Teodora Boboc is an avid Russian language learner from Romania and hopes to become a translator in the future. Her interest in studying Russian actual…

  28.07.2020

• Path to Immortality: Old and New Ways to Fight Aging

  …5 times; for comparison, dieting extends life expectancy by 20% to 40%. But not everyone would agree to go on a harsh diet to live longer, as it is just as important to maintain quality of life. In that case, the simplest solution would be to invent a drug that could imitate the effects caused by dieting and a lack of growth hormones. No such pill has been invente…

  27.07.2020

• Scientists Optimize Growing Neurons from Stem Cells Using Machine Learning and Robots

  … of neurons.” The defining feature of the Sheffield – St. Petersburg joint project is that its authors want to employ machine learning and computer vision to find and maintain the optimal conditions for converting, or, scientifically speaking, differentiating stem cells into neurons.  “In itself, selecting specific differentiation factors and the protocol f…

  27.07.2020

• ITMO University’s Work Schedule for July 26 – August 16

  …According to the order, on-site work is required for certain staff members such as the rector, vice rectors, chief accounting officer, heads of Informatization Department and Information Security and Access Department, as well as other staff members whose presence at ITMO is essential for its functioning. All other staff members who can work remotely without hinde…

  27.07.2020

• ‘Free From Sulfates, Phosphates, and Parabens’: What Is Chemophobia and How Is It Tackled at ITMO

  …orking with which is unavoidable for anyone wishing to join, for example, the Ceramic and Natural Nanomaterials lab. But, according to Mikhail Kurushkin, this task is, to a certain degree, already being solved by scientists abroad, which is why ITMO’s researchers decided to tackle a less-researched field.  “The idea of tackling chemophobia came when I remembered…

  24.07.2020

• Campbell’s Law: Why Smart Technologies Don’t Always Make Life Better

  …e. Officials from the Ministry of Education want to understand how well the learning process in a school goes and how it can be improved. In order to achieve this, they use certain indicators. For example, average exam grades, the number of golden medals awarded, and so on. Whether a school will be rewarded or punished depends on these indicators. Basically, the life…

  23.07.2020

• Evolutionary Computations Explained in 9 Simple Questions

  … route, we can always generate a random one: it would be possible to walk the route (therefore making it correct), but it might be too long. Evolutionary algorithms usually contain mechanisms that ensure the viability of solutions. Why? Most interesting tasks are NP-hard, meaning that, from the viewpoint of modern science, the optimal solution cannot …

  23.07.2020

• This Mostly Stay-at-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: Mental Health

  …factors specific to COVID-19 that impact our wellbeing and mental health at various levels. You’ll learn helpful strategies and advice on how to deal with the anxiety and uncertainty of COVID-19, cope with its challenges, and ultimately prepare for life after coronavirus.  To further support you in this time of uncertainty, this cour…

  22.07.2020

• At-Home Lab Experiments: A Look at the Summer SCAMT Workshop Week 2020

  …be declined. Still, it was decided to keep English as the school’s main working language – this was a wish of the participants themselves.  The international aspect was maintained by invited experts – after all, the online format has its own advantages. Delivering talks as part of the program were Mario Pagliaro from the Italian National Research Council, Kirill A…

  22.07.2020

• Cognitive Science: How Memory Works and How to Make Yours Work Better

  … to navigate this stationary library – and then the books (files, CDs, however you prefer to see them) will be at our disposal. While there are still few things we know for certain about memory, we can safely say that this is not the best way to envision the way it’s organized.  One of the alternatives was suggested by Ulric Neisser, one of the founding fathers of…

  21.07.2020