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METANANO-2016: Danish Scientist on Reasons for Investing in Science
…ons, rich with "live" money. This leads to modernization of computer graphics, AR technologies, to a great increase in computational speed. Scientists work on creating neural networks, so that computations will be made at the same speeds as that of neurons in the human brain. And the first area of application of this new way of organizing computations will be gaming …
07.09.2016
E-participation: UN Expert on E-Government and Civic Consciousness
…ernment processes. One can "help" the government make decisions and regulate social processes not only with the help of voting and complaints, but also with petitions, social networks, webinars and other similar means. "I believe that everyone understands now that the legitimacy of the decisions made by the government can no longer be substituted only by the fac…
07.09.2016
Unreal Fest: Latest VR and AR technologies on the Russian Market
… our demo is that using VR, people get into an existing Indian temple where we did our research during the Kumbh Mela festival. During the festival, the flow of people ranges between 50 to 100 million. Using VR-goggles, one can get into the temple, explore the territory and navigate the flows of people, and the other can play the role of a crowd-manager: monitor the …
06.09.2016
Evolution Instead of a Revolution: How Media has Changed with the Coming of New Technologies
…additional functions to work with it. The content itself is primal from the point of earning money. Those who create content own most of the market. Also, the relationship between social networks and the conventional media are becoming more and more tense, as people find it easier to read everything on Facebook rather than search for…
06.09.2016
METANANO-2016 has started in Anapa, Russia
The Shock of the New — Latest Developments in St. Petersburg Theater. Part 1
…ens with an onstage suicide and ends in the most unusual fashion with Lady Macbeth wriggling, writhing and pulsating to the music of Michael Jackson. Everything that comes in between is no less surreal — demented witches wailing Russian chansons; blood-soaked banquets with bears; a tropical storm of car-tyres raining down on the stage. The only drawback is the prepon…
02.09.2016
Smart Transport for Smart People: the New Fare System Is tested in Saint Petersburg
…elp planning trips, detect fare jumpers and monitor the vehicle's condition. "The development of modern technologies greatly affects our lives and the intercommunication between people, business and government - transport included. The introduction of such systems as Uber, "Yandex.Taxi", GetTaxi led to taxi becoming the only type of transport that has considerab…
31.08.2016
From Steam Engines to Tablets: Armando Walter Colombo Talks about Cyber-Physical Systems in Modern Industry
…esn’t meet the requirements of modern industries. To develop flexible and mobile information and communications industrial systems, one needs to organize seamless interaction between engines and control systems. “Every industrial revolution was caused by industrial novelties. Consequently these revolutions provoked changes in other areas. If you try looking for …
30.08.2016
Go Outside for Free: September Events in St. Petersburg
…t. Here are some tools to help you plan your jam-packed free September. Learn about concerts, workshops, exhibitions labeled with "for free" on special communities in social network Vkontakte and online event schedules. Kudago.com is the largest platform offering all kinds of events in Moscow and St. Petersburg. One can also find a list of free of charge only activi…
29.08.2016
ITMO Student Shares About her Summer School Abroad: “Awesome, Gripping and Truly International”
…r School offers its’ newcomers a chanceto learn new things and at the same time become a part of an international atmosphere. “That’s what we had! I experienced international networking in the full sense of the word. I met students from European countries, Latin America and Vietnam.” The intensive program made students keep to a particular schedule and become better …
26.08.2016