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• At-Home Sports: How to Stay Active While Self-Isolating

  …t. According to Angelina Shulyakovskaya, a manager at KronBars, all classes are designed for students training at beginner level.  “The majority of intermediate and professional level groups have put in place their own training arrangements: the sailing team has launched a series of informative lectures (which previously were held offline as part of regular clas…

  03.04.2020

• How Statistics Can Skew Facts – and How We Can Learn to Trust It Again

  …logists and mathematicians Karl Pearson and Ronald Fisher. They came up with pretty much all of the methodology we use today: the theories of correlation and distribution, decision-making algorithms, and much more. All of statistics answers one general question: if our null hypothesis is correct, then what is the likelihood of acquiring the same results, or even m…

  03.04.2020

• Safe and Social: Video Games to Play in Self-Isolation

  …another NPC (non-player character) but a fellow gamer going through the game beside you makes a ton of difference, also spurring this deeply human feeling of connection, compassion and understanding. Quests with strangers and friends I am ready to bet my trusty Xbox 360 gamepad (yes, we’ve been through a lot together) that almost any gamer would name you a …

  03.04.2020

• Laine Schaublin: Moving to St. Petersburg Was One of the Best Decisions I’ve Ever Made

  …more familiar with the city. I had no real expectations and I promised myself then that I would stay for six months. That was over six years ago and it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Where has this new life and occupation taken you? Ever since I moved to St. Petersburg, I have been making great use of my new central location by traveling all ov…

  02.04.2020

• Me & My Robot: ITMO Roboticists Feature in a Documentary by American Filmmaker Mark Decena

  … do what they do every day.  The documentary was created by Mark Decena – an American director, documentary maker, script writer and producer of feature films and television programs, and a laureate of the Alfred P. Sloan Prize. Decena’s documentary work spans themes of social justice, sustainable design, and the environment.  We’ll add that this year, the …

  02.04.2020

• This Stay-At-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: April 4-5

  …u’re a 3D-printing enthusiast willing to use your skills for the greater good? Either way, this webinar featuring leading experts in the field as well as an open public Q&A session seems like a great opportunity to learn all the latest news from the cutting edge of science, and get a few ideas on how 3D printing might be set to save the world. Virtual Developer Ta…

  01.04.2020

• “I Am a Professional”: Competition Winners on Experience Gained and Opportunities Discovered

  …cult. I had a great team and we were quick to produce results. At the end of the second round, we ended up in second place. On opportunities It was a spontaneous decision to take part in the competition, and I do not regret it. I wasn’t expecting much success, so I couldn’t believe it when, at the end of the second round, I found out that I had the most poi…

  01.04.2020

• ITMO Scientists Propose an Improved Technology for Detecting Ultra-Low Magnetic Fields

  …pitanova, senior research associate at ITMO University’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering.  Existing medical devices which help conduct this research with high precision are large and very expensive. The ITMO University scientists are working on creating cheaper and more compact alternatives. Some time ago, they already published a paper where they describ…

  01.04.2020

• Don’t Panic: How to Keep It Together During a Pandemic

  …oint of impact between two hugely important factors: health and finance. The result is total uncertainty. It extended from coronavirus to issues in the tourist industry, suspension of production, difficulties for small and medium-size businesses, and, in perspective, to the entire freelancing community, which is directly dependent on commissio…

  31.03.2020

• ITMO University’s Accelerator and MTS Launch an Online Program for 5G Developers

  …ries: AR/VR/MR immersive services, games, production and streaming of UHD content, eHealth, automatization of the industrial facilities, and a wide range of the Smart City decisions. Each team can pick a category for their future product. “Our collaboration is about the development of entrepreneurship and technology in St. Petersburg. Today, 5G is a promising te…

  31.03.2020