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• 5 Things You Need to Know Now

  …First "embryo" from stem cells. Scientists at the University of Cambridge have managed to create a structure resembling a mouse embryo in culture, using two types of stem cells — the body's 'master cells' - and a 3D scaffold on which they can grow. Understanding the very early stages of embryo development is of interest because this knowledge may help explain why mor…

  06.03.2017

• Social Media Algorithm Says Trump "Tweets Like a Bachelor"

  …ng who Trump is, but who runs his social media." The study was reported at the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence in San Francisco. In a rare fit of attention to scientific work, the findings were reported by a variety of mainstream media around the world, from the British Daily Mail and Independent, to Science News and Ne…

  06.03.2017

• City of the Stolovaya — a Culinary Journey Through St. Petersburg’s Greatest Dining Phenomenon

  …troot and, wait for it, Japanese nori! The soups are just as marvelous: sweet Indian daal and silky spinach. Juices are squeezed on the spot, including tangy grapefruit and conscience-salving carrot. Plus there is a fantastic selection of relatively healthy sugar-reduced sweets and tarts. As long as you don’t mind being served by cool kids with tattoos and piercings,…

  03.03.2017

• Gamification: How to Learn the Periodic Table While Playing Battleship

• Russia Is Better Protected Against Creationism than the USA

  …er intelligent entity is an integral part of most religions. All such worldviews are united by this idea of creation, or Creationism. The concept itself does not conflict with science, as the question of one’s faith and belief is a personal one. Yet, attempts to introduce it into the school curricula pose danger to the whole system of scie

  02.03.2017

• Society or Scientists: Who Needs Science Communication More?

  …What is science communication? Andrey: Discussions on whether science communication is relevant or not are popular both in Europe and Russia. The problem is that it is very difficult to define this phenomenon and reckon it among only one field. Is science communication part of sociology of Science Communication Center and Russian Venture Company's "Communications Laboratory" project with support from the GS Group holding. Its first day was dedicated to such theoretical aspects as the social background of the popular science phenomena; during the second day, the speakers focused o…

  02.03.2017

• Daria Kozlova, ITMO’s Vice Rector for International Relations, Receives "Saint Petersburg’s Influential Women — 2017" Award

  …r ITMO, but for Saint Petersburg as a whole. Last year, ITMO got UNESCO's gold medal for creating a "unique university environment", as well as 56th position in THE's Computer Science ranking. "The university underwent many internal changes, which led to significant results and international recognition. Also, being located in Saint Petersburg, ITMO becomes an i…

  02.03.2017

• Like Doesn’t Cure Like: Homeopathy and Its Fake Medications

  …ith those of the human bodies. One other explanation is that there are gravitational waves that resonate with the Gravity of Earth. According to the Memorandum of the Pseudoscientific Nature of Homeopathy, one mole of any substance contains 6.02×1023 molecules (Avogadro's number). If one constantly dilutes a single-mole solution of a homeopathic medication (1 mol/…

  01.03.2017

• VR for Medicine: from Placebo to Robotic Exoskeletons

  … situation. VR-based treatment can be combined with talk therapy. The method may seem cruel, but in fact, it teaches how to control oneself and avoid panic attacks. Source: ScientificAmerican. VR for diagnostics One other application of VR is early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. For this purpose scientists from Tomsk Poly…

  28.02.2017