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• Date Like a Russian

  …e important decisions for the family. As the local saying goes, “A man is the head, a woman is the neck.” If there’s such a thing as casual dating, it’s a new concept inspired by Tinder and other online dating services. People don’t generally date several people simultaneously, especially once they’re past the “friends” stage. Good luck if she suspects you o…

  11.02.2019

• Vegetarian & Vegan St. Petersburg: Shops

  … a variety of aromatherapy products like candles and essential oils, if that’s your thing, and make a great destination for buying presents. Plus there are always lots of bargains going on. The only thing worth noting is that their marketing can be a tad too aggressive, so prepare for a gazillion emails pestering you on an almost-daily basis. Not a major fault, but a…

  08.02.2019

• 5 Incredible Facts You Didn’t Know About Music

  … The 74 children participating in the study were divided into three groups: the first received 45-minute piano lessons three times a week; the second received extra reading instruction for the same period of time, and the third received neither intervention. All children were 4 or 5 years old and spoke Mandarin as their native language (the study was conducted at …

  08.02.2019

• Breathing-Checker Belt and Smart Trousers: ITMO Students Explore Health Devices at Tallinn University Winter School

  …g problems in the field of health. At this stage, the participants had to formulate and present ideas they would work on for the remainder of their studies. Having done the brainstorming, the participants moved on to the design stage. This practical part was supported by an extensive theoretical program. During the first week of their being at Tallinn University, …

  08.02.2019

• 10 ITMO University Lecturers Will Intern at University of York in 2019

  …hough these trips focus on different issues, they all have the same objective: to promote knowledge exchange in the field of education. Daria Denisova, a lecturer at ITMO’s Institute of International Development and Partnership, and the Deputy Director of ITMO’s Science Communication Office For me, this internship is an opportunity to hone my skills, broade…

  07.02.2019

• Switching to Kotlin: Books, Courses, and Tips

  …rogramming language compatible with Java and JavaScript. Its features are designed to simplify programmers’ everyday work and help increase productivity. As the staff at JetBrains point out, it combines eloquence, expressiveness, efficiency, and ease of learning. Kotlin has been in development since 2010, with its source code being distributed under the Apache 2 f…

  07.02.2019

• ITMO Scientists Analyzed Gaming Behavior to Predict Players’ Gender

  …. Garnering the data, the researchers used the service Player.me, which allows for comparing users’ Steam accounts with their social media profiles on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. This was needed to search for links between players’ gaming behavior and their demographic characteristics such as age and gender. As a result, the scientists developed a model that …

  07.02.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 9-10

  … posh watches are silent-running? I wouldn’t know, sorry for bad PR that would certainly kick you off the market, Rolex). It’s annual too (with this year's ball being the 14th installment in the series), just to annoy us plebs year in year out. But the music’s great (this year ball’s stars including the virtuoso Italian direttore Massimo Zanetti, breathtaking Geor…

  06.02.2019

• "Patient Sapiens: a Guide to Herbs and Pills": Journalist Andrei Vodovozov on Medicine, Cannabis and Puppies

  …ncentration of the active agents. We can't guarantee that every plant will have the same concentration. This is why we now buy aspirin, as we know for sure that each pill contains 0,5 grams of the active ingredient. In theory, we could go and pick some white willow bark, brew it and use as an antipyretic. Still, its effect will be impossible to control. In some cases…

  06.02.2019

• Getting to Know Russian Literature, Part 2: the 20th Century

  …mind more openly, and was more liberal, to a particular degree. Also, many Soviet sci-fi writers focused on the more philosophical aspects of futurism, which provides quite an insight into how entire generations of people perceived the world around them, and their hopes for the future. As for the notable authors, that would be Aleksey Tolstoy in the early 20th centur…

  05.02.2019