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• Song of the Month: August 2019

  …stasiia L. For me, summer is all about picnics, nature, friends and good music! You can find it all in the amazing patty-cake version of Taylor Swift and Zayn’s hit I Don’t Wanna Live Forever, performed by a group of wonderfully talented musicians. It’s so summery and beautiful, and very well-done. Just check out for yourself! …

  30.08.2019

• ITMO Staff Develop AR-Solution for WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Opening Ceremony

  …interface was to be simple and accessible so as to allow thousands of people to use it simultaneously without missing out on the show’s most memorable moments. “Users want results in three clicks: install – launch – watch! You need to take into account that users may not be familiar with the technology, may not hear the instructions given before the show, ma…

  30.08.2019

• This Is (Not) Art: Insights into the Origins of Art, Its Connection to Science and the Makings of a Masterpiece

  …hat attempt to explain the rationale behind the emergence of cave art.  The magic hypothesis: humans depicted dead and captured animals ahead of a hunt to attract what they wanted. The social hypothesis: humans left paintings not in the caves where they lived, but where they gathered together with other members of their tribe. The paleopsychology hypothesis:…

  30.08.2019

• Fresh Start: Opportunities for Students at ITMO University

  … online services, you can apply for various official documents such as enrollment certificates, transcripts of records, and many others. Just come to the Student Office if you want to get a place in a dormitory, prolong your student card, apply for academic mobility or want to solve any other student woes you may have – we’re always the…

  29.08.2019

• SciComm at Sirius: ITMO Graduates Help Kids Explore Science and Art

  … research here at Sirius, with the ability to talk about their work in an accessible and fascinating manner. To their schoolmates, friends, teachers, even to their parents. We want kids to know about the many scientific and pop-sci platforms where they can share their projects, to hone their communication skills, to learn how to make presentations and articles, to be…

  29.08.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: August 31-September 1, 2019

  …y interiors of the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines.  Market by the Sea August 31 – September 1, from midday to 10pm Sevkabel Port Free admission Whether you want to buy a nice handmade souvenir for your loved ones, get some fancy clothes, or just wind down a bit, you’ll find it all at the Market by the Sea. Housed at one of the city’s trendiest pub…

  28.08.2019

• How Human Thinking Works and Why It Why It Can Fail Us

  … you calculate mathematically and switch on your logic, you get 5 and 105. But all too often, people are led to the wrong answer by the numbers themselves, which just make you want to answer “10”. Switching to a new system can be difficult. There is also a framing effect, a cognitive bias where people decide on options based on how the task is defined. This can be…

  27.08.2019

• Cognitive Experiments: How Our Brain Works

  …do this as quickly as possible, because researchers take into consideration the speed with which they respond, too. “This experiment has a clear linguistic focus. What we want it to determine is what part of a word – prefix, root or ending – a native speaker looks out for in the first place to quickly establish whether it exists or not. Our international colleag…

  26.08.2019

• ITMO University and University of Lorraine Expand Opportunities for Student and Staff Mobility

  …such criteria as the relevance of a student’s topic, as well as their motivation, willingness to ask questions, and understanding of where they are going and what results they want to achieve so important in the selection stage,” says Alexandre Nominé. As for the criteria for the teaching staff, what matters is their academic results, as well as the relevance of…

  26.08.2019

• International Volunteers at Yagodnoe: Results of the Ecological Raids Camp

  …everyone would do what they like most.  “Actually, it’s really cool when 20 people from different countries come together, spend two weeks with each other, and then don’t want to leave and part ways,” shares Olga Rybkina. “Going forward, I want to create a map and dot the places the locations of people I’ve met thanks to the camp i…

  23.08.2019