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Art, Love and Depression: How Your Brain Controls Your Life
… regions, from the functional state of each neuron, the amount of oxygen and nutrition surrounding it and other biological factors that are nearly impossible to predict or control. There are also special “braking systems” in the brain that prevent particular types of competition from occurring. This concerns, for example, the neurons that are responsible for sending …
13.09.2017
Relocation Tips: Perks of Student Life in St. Petersburg (Part 1)
…tudents transportation cards at a discounted rate. As of September 2017, the monthly rate is 1,035 rubles. This price includes a month of unlimited rides on trams, buses and trolleybuses and 100 subway “rides”. Please note that you cannot use this card in marshrutkas; it is advisable to get a Podorozhnik card for those. There are several ways to apply for your st…
12.09.2017
How IT Technology Saves Lives
…tments is added to a database and is later analyzed). This information is subject to a number of limitations in regards to its conclusiveness, while data collection is not controlled at all. With the increase in number of open state databases, nationwide analysis has become possible. For instance, the State Vital Records Office has been publishing openly accessible m…
12.09.2017
How to Make the Perfect User Interface
…a day, just like it’s impossible to acquire a new skill in four days. To become an expert in interface design, you’d need to spend at least a year in a specialized course or enroll in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program. This course, however, has more of an introductory character – it loads you up on theoretical knowledge which you can digest and put to use later. Acqui…
11.09.2017
RACIRI-2017 Summer School in Sweden
…ification. A particularly strong effect can be seen during the growth of membranes of nanometer thickness, or the growth of of self-assembled quantum dots, that is, with a controlled concentration and geometric dimensions. “There is an assumption that the surface electric potential changes as a result of the generation of deep level point defects in the band gap…
11.09.2017
Machine Intelligence - Key to New Age of Creativity
… to fix this. We now know how to fix the industry, what mechanics to add to platforms with large audiences,” – he explains. The solution here is machine intelligence. Its role in the new “creative renaissance” is to provide creators with the right audience. Online platforms with large userbases are a great source of Big Data for such intelligence to learn from. …
08.09.2017
Robot Economics: How Industry 4.0 Will Change Our Life
…s and guests discussed the adoption of robot economics in “smart cities” and management systems for drone fleets, the various blockchain and bitcoin platforms and their future roles. The “smart contract” system developed by Aira was spoken about, too. Participants also touched upon the legal intricacies of developing such fundraising tools as ICO. You can read more a…
07.09.2017
E-Governance: International Conference Just Ended at ITMO U
…What is e-governance? To put it simply, it’s an opportunity to get public services online. E-governance makes it possible not only to enroll children in school and apply for tax deduction from home, but also helps to obtain relevant information that allows you to more efficiently spend the state’s resources in various industries. For example, if the public transport …
06.09.2017
Students at the Crossroads: Making Life Priorities at the Personal Development Center Workshops
…nsider all the integrated diverse influencing factors on a situation, external and internal, individual or collective, manifest or not manifest), attentiveness (ability to control your attention: expand the scope, to focus, to concentrate, to keep, and to switch to others). Each class will be focused on developing one of these particular metaskills. The classe…
06.09.2017
Scientists Achieve Breakthrough in Polariton Laser Technology
… these issues have been solved: in 2013 an electrically pumped polariton laser that could operate at room temperature was demonstrated. The last remaining issue is that of controlling the polarization of the emission. “In a polariton laser, two Bose-Einstein condensates tend to form: one with upward-directed spin polaritons, and another with downward-directed on…
06.09.2017