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Potential Threat, Treasure Trove, or Future Home: Why Scientists Study Asteroids
Dmitri Wiebe, head of the Department of Stellar Physics and Evolution of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, talks about how the study of asteroids helps learn more about the past and the future of the Solar System.
08.01.2021
Seven Sins of Our Memory or Why We Forget Things
What do scientists know about the way our memory works? Which part of the brain is responsible for the process of remembering? Is it possible to remember everything or at least not forget the important things? Polina Krivykh, a psychophysiologist, popularizer of neuroscience, and author of the book Where Are My Glasses and Other Stories About Our Memory answers all these questions.
07.01.2021
Greening for Sustainable Development: Highlights from Lectures on Urban Studies
Recently, a series of lectures on urban studies was held at ITMO’s Institute of Design & Urban Studies within the framework of the elective course UN Sustainable Development Goals and Smart and Sustainable Urban Development.
30.12.2020
To Fear or Not to Fear: Psychologist Alexander Palin on the Nature of Phobias
The first step to fighting your fear is to learn more about it. In this ITMO.NEWS article, Alexander Palin, a board certified psychiatrist and therapist, explains how phobias work, where they come from, and whether it is possible to battle them.
02.12.2020
Familiar Things in a New Light: Art & Science Graduate Laura Rodriguez's Open Lecture on BioArt
In late October, the artist Laura Rodriguez gave an open lecture on BioArt at the Yasnaya Polyana coworking space. The event was held as part of ITMO.FAMILY’s alumni engagement program.
12.11.2020
TEDxStPetersburg Speakers on the Future of Education, Quantum Revolution, and Burnout Prevention
TEDxStPetersburg took place on October 30-31 and focused on the topic of living in the rapidly-changing world. Daria Kozlova, ITMO University’s First Vice Rector, was one of the event’s speakers and delivered a talk about the universities of the future.
03.11.2020
Ancient Art & Science, or What Killed the Medusa
ITMO professor Sergei Stafeev recently delivered a lecture in which he spoke about how Greek philosophers succeeded in discovering many of the laws of optics, how these discoveries were reflected in art, and what’s similar about the story of Medusa and one of the Harry Potter books. ITMO.NEWS put down the main ideas.
02.11.2020
Bringing a Young Russian Startup to USA Step-by-Step: Advice & Lifehacks from Investor Mikhail Gavrilov
ITMO Accelerator hosted a talk by Mikhail Gavrilov, vice president of Bank St. Petersburg, an investor, and founder of Fantasy Invest. He gave advice on how to find American investors and explained why startupers need Reddit. Read on for the main outtakes.
30.10.2020
Allergist Olga Zhogoleva on Evidence-Based Medicine and Myths
Allergist Olga Zhogoleva is not only known for her medical practice – she also runs a popular Instagram blog about evidence-based medicine with over 160,000 followers.
29.10.2020
Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg on the Universe’s Expansion and Key Challenges of Modern Physics
How does particle physics help us explore space? What great challenges are scientists still facing? And what are they going to do next? Steven Weinberg, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and science popularizer, addressed all these issues at the NAUKA 0+ Festival.
19.10.2020