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Science-Pop for All Ages: ITMO Scientists’ How-To
…rithms, but also know biological laws and keep abreast of the latest trends in this field. In the course of our work, we’ve gathered quite a lot of interesting facts, which we wanted to share with others. Dmitriy suggested writing a children’s book with catchy characters, beautiful illustrations, and an exciting plot. That’s how we came up with the idea of a book abo…
25.02.2019
How Researchers Use Big Data to Fight HIV and Addiction
…s not always clear how these rules transform into what we can observe at the higher, population level, but these models allow us to test our theories. For instance, all people want to maximize their happiness. Depending on their abilities and aspirations, they earn and spend money to extract as much personal benefit as they can. On the population level, we can observ…
25.02.2019
Snack Like a Russian
… fruit bars are a hit not just with hungry moms. First of all, in most cases, they’re all fruit, and they’re convenient, and they’re yummy throwback to our own childhoods. Want to really hit it out of the park with the healthy stuff? How about carrot chips with kelp and turmeric? Illegal Drugs Some of the best snacks are probably similar to miniature nuclea…
25.02.2019
Yandex Director of Marketing Andrey Sebrant: We’re Living in the Age of Implementation
… survival: it’s about actually going into the future and not just believing you live in it while going in and out of severe depression. You’ve got to do something if you don’t want to be left behind. How much can AI earn on art? There’s some funny business going on in the fine arts market. The way it operates is very simple: if you wan…
22.02.2019
Forbes Science and Technology Editor on Communicating Research
…her than scientists. They often give lectures, sometimes for free, sometimes in return for a fee. This depends on a scientist's needs, their popularity and relevance. Still, I want to note straight off that businesspeople and scientists who lean towards mysticism are a lot better at wheedling high honoraria. So if you are a serious scientist, this is not the easiest …
22.02.2019
4SPB Hackathon: Machine Learning for Socially Significant Projects
… pick up the food, as well as the products they are looking for. The bot browses through ads and lists the ones that comply with a user's query. In the future, the team wants to come up with a recommendation function: the bot would offer users options based on their most common searches. Another team worked on a case dedicated to the struggle against flypos…
21.02.2019
How to Get a Job in Game Development
…good thing to have because they almost always mean a guaranteed recommendation when applying for a job, but in the end, it all depends on the employer’s interests. If you just want a job to put your foot in the door, then any method will do; there’s no lack of job openings today. If you’d like to choose, there’s plenty of tools at your disposal: from Telegram communi…
21.02.2019
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 23-24
…es and include a tour through the Garden’s truly amazing subtropical route, where you can immerse yourself in a tropical paradise right in the middle of winter! Whether you want to buy a nice handmade souvenir for your loved ones, get some fancy designer clothes, or just wind down a bit, you’ll find it all the Market by the Sea. Housed at one of the city’s trendie…
20.02.2019
Career Guidance Hackathon: Winning Projects
…s. "We are happy with the results, comments Anton Govorov. They show that the students have a high level of training after just three years at the university. We also want to note that in comparison with last year's hackathon, the level of the recent projects was even higher, and there were no poor ones. The students were really passionate about their work, …
20.02.2019
Lectures on International Business and a Medieval Feast: ITMO Master's Student on the Winter School at the Prague University of Finance and Administration
…About the Winter Program I got my Bachelor's degree at ITMO University's Faculty of Photonics and Optical Computing. Since my very first year I understood that I wanted to do more than just physics, and soon got interested in entrepreneurship. I joined a team that solved business cases and included students from Saint Petersburg State University. For four years, w…
20.02.2019