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• That’s Progress: ITMO Launches Pop-Sci Comedy Show on Research News

  Is it true that scientists in Japan can erase memories? What are xenobots? Can AI predict car accidents and, most importantly, is Pac-Man dumb? Boost your Russian skills by getting deep into the world of scientific jokes with ITMO’s new show That’s Progress!

  19.05.2022

• What to Read, Watch and Listen to on the Winter Holidays

  The holiday season is a great time to not only feast and party, but also to do the things you haven’t had the time for during the year. Finally, you can read the books that don’t have to do with your work or studies, watch that movie or series that everyone is talking about, or try a new podcast to liven up your daily stroll or treadmill session. We want to share our own list of things to read and watch so you can consider them for your New Year plans.

  04.01.2022

• ITMO University’s Pop-Sci Magazine NewTone Receives Award for Loyalty to Science

  On November 28, an official ceremony was held at the Kremlin to celebrate winners of the 7th annual For Loyalty to Science Award. The third prize in the nomination Best Periodical on Science was presented to the team of the magazine NewTone, established by ITMO University in 2011.

  29.11.2021

• Contest-Winning ITMO Master’s Student on Making Science Popular

  We caught up with Dauddin Daudi, a recently-enrolled student of the Chemistry of Applied Materials Master’s program. Before coming to ITMO, he worked on a number of projects and was twice named a winner of the national contest My Country – My Russia. Speaking to ITMO.NEWS, he elaborated on the projects that brought him success and explained why he abandoned a career in the oil industry to study spiderwebs – and why science needs to be popularized not only among the public, but among scientists, too.

  14.10.2021

• From Evidence-Based Medicine to Neuroscience: Nine Most Popular Books on Health

  If you want to better understand your own body and improve your health literacy, here are nine excellent books on medicine for all tastes.

  29.06.2021

• For Commitment to Science: Applications Open for National Academic Prize by Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education

  The Ministry of Science and Higher Education’s prize “For Commitment to Science” recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the promotion of scientific knowledge. The award is open to journalists and media specialists, as well as students, science communicators, museum staff, exhibition curators, and other public figures.

  27.04.2021

• Break Down by Atoms: Obsession-Free Eco-Lifestyle and Space Explorations

  Every month, the Break Down by Atoms popular science talk show by the Informational Center for Atomic Energy brings together all kinds of people who enjoy exploring the world of science. As always, several experts from entirely different fields give short talks on a common topic – the first event in 2021 was dedicated to balance.

  26.01.2021

• To Infinity and Beyond: How Modern Discoveries Are Changing Our Understanding of the Solar System

  We are used to viewing the Solar System as something well-known – all of us learn the planets and their classification at school – but over the past 30 years many discoveries have been made that changed the way we think about the closest astronomical objects to Earth. The discovery of a new class of dwarf planets, Pluto’s denunciation, the launch of New Horizons and  Voyager, which reached the edge of heliopause to find the Kuiper belt and the scattered disc, water found on Mars and the Moon – all of these milestones demonstrate the limits of our knowledge and point at an abundance of future discoveries.   

  11.01.2021

• 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

• Optical Computers Explained: Will They Replace the Regular Kind?

  Modern computers are becoming increasingly more power-hungry and their performance doesn’t always meet our needs. Some say that optical computers could be the solution. ITMO University professor Ivan Iorsh spoke to ITMO.NEWS to help us learn what they are.

  25.11.2020