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• Presidential Grant Recipients On Their Award-Winning Research

  …bserved stimulated emission of a colloid solution of noble metals’ nanoparticles couldn’t be reproduced by particular research teams. As for us, we transited from colloids to planar samples, by analogy with microcircuits, and got the desired stimulated emission that is equivalent to laser emission. Now, we are faced with the task of correctly interpreting this phenom…

  15.04.2019

• Gamified Education and Blockchain for IPs: Winners of Potanin Foundation’s Grant Competition

  …tations on the different resolution methods or the metrics used to assess the degree of success. Students are also supervised by teaching staff who can provide advice or explanation, and answer questions online. Completing the course, including the tests, will only require ten hours per week from the students, with ten weeks of studies in total. “The idea of …

  02.04.2019

• Anecdotes: Telling Jokes the Russian Way

  …ich largely has to do with the popularity of a namesake Soviet film series. Most jokes feature Holmes saying "Elementary, my dear Watson!" and providing a seemingly logical explanation to an absurd situation they have found themselves in; mimicking the voice of actor Vasily Livanov who played Holmes is an essential part of the joke. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Wa…

  26.03.2019

• What Are Vernacular Regions and Why Study Them?

  …etersburg parks, streets, squares, embankments and other public spaces. Its citizens and guests can use emoticons to share their perception of different locations and leave explanatory comments. This data is used by Impercity’s analysts to draw emotional maps and compile rankings of places so that people would know where they can go to brighten up their mood, …

  20.03.2019

• ITMO Launches New Specialization in Science Communication in Medicine and Biotechnology

  …t would allow its students to form an advanced understanding of different biomedical fields: genetics, oncology, gerontology, neurosciences (including biological and social explanations of mental health and behavior), regenerative medicine, bioinformatics and others. The expert adds that science communicators in the field of medicine and biotechnologies should…

  15.03.2019

• Awardees of 2018-2019 Potanin Scholarship Reveal Their Winning Hacks

  … our Master’s thesis, as well as two essays on leadership and our future plans. It was important to show how passionate you are about your Master’s topic, and give a cogent explanation why you chose what you chose. I don’t think that the topic per se had that great a role in winning; above all else, you had to convince the judges that what you’re doing is topical. …

  07.03.2019

• Evolutionary Biologist David Seaborg: Science Enriches Our Lives with Fantastic Ideas and Discoveries

  …lutionary biologist, so it is easy for me to see that Darwin's theory of evolution, is interesting and exciting, but we need to convey this. One way to convey it is through explanation. But people aren't all intellect; people are emotional, too. So every year on Darwin Day, which is celebrated now all over the world, I dress up as Charles Darwin and give my lecture o…

  04.03.2019

• Yandex Director of Marketing Andrey Sebrant: We’re Living in the Age of Implementation

  …ced and highly competitive companies. What’s needed are new ways to make the structures within companies more horizontal. Two MIT economics professors provide a very lively explanation about the fusion of machine learning, platform economics and companies that work as fast as a startup. The book leads us to a sort of conclusion. When we talk about the internal str…

  22.02.2019

• Forbes Science and Technology Editor on Communicating Research

  …y the way, you it's a good idea to do the same when writing to a grant committee or your colleagues. Just remember that you first write the essence in short, and then offer explanations. It's always good to have a short summary of your achievement in order to save both your and your colleagues' time. Why you shouldn’t send your story to just everyone Rememb…

  22.02.2019

• 'All We Have to Do is Work Harder': Head of ITMO's Science and Technology Foresight on Bett-2019