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Twitch, Twitter and Depression: Young Researchers Present Their Projects at ITMO University Poster Session
…m YouTube is the high posting speed (the more spectators there are, there more messages there’ll be), short format and local emojis representing popular streamers. Trolling of newcomers and blaming the players for bad performance is the norm for Twitch.tv users. The gaming community is known for its toxicity anyway, and the platform acts like a kind of medium that se…
26.06.2019
ITMO University’s Youth Robotics Team Wins Gold in National Stage of World Robot Olympiad 2019
… head of ITMO University’s Youth Robotics Laboratory. ITMO star team’s (all the participants are champions of international competition in robotics) project represents a new take on a typical school space. The limelight was on the table: a school desk with a lamp. According to the project’s authors, the latter was inspired by the famous desk lamp which adorns t…
26.06.2019
10 Things to Do in St. Petersburg As an International Student
… buildings and courtyards of a historic foundry complete with cafes and artisan stores, this creative space is the perfect place to mix with the local Gen Y crowd. Discover New Holland The garden, the walkways paved with stone and surrounded by a sprawling herb garden, and the lush green lawns with stools and chairs make New Holla…
25.06.2019
White Nights Forum Experts on Combating Pseudoscience in Medicine
…on and judgement. Another problem comes in the form of the question: who is the expert in treatments and science? It would seem that doctors are, but one of the editors of New York Times argues that experts present a threat to the paper and that it would be better to collect different opinions as experts’ opinions often lead readers to the wrong conclusions becau…
25.06.2019
The Scent of VR: New Device by ITMO University Student
…hen entering the action area of certain objects, the user presses the button, and the computer sends a signal to the device, which, in turn, start emitting certain scents. The new case will include various objects for users to interact with,” explains the author of the project. The device comes together with a VR headset and can be used for watching 360° videos…
25.06.2019
Speak like a Russian: Science Words that Made it into Common Speech
Nature Index Rankings: ITMO in Top-10 of Russia’s Best Science Institutions
Leading Expert and IoT Architect Alexander Surkov on Current Trends in Internet of Things
…ition goes hand in hand with the Industry 4.0 concept and the industrial revolution and sheds some light on the global changes the world is facing right now. Implementation of new technologies such as IoT, 3D printing, blockchain, and artificial intelligence systems can change the way business is conducted dramatically and create a significant shift in workforce dema…
24.06.2019
ITMO University Holds Training for Mentors of Regional Quantoriums
… up in different regions all over the country by 2020. But even today, many Russian cities either already have their own Quantorium or will have opened one by the start of the new academic year. Mentors of these centers, which aim at helping children develop their creative and engineering abilities, regularly partake in training sessions to boost their own soft and h…
24.06.2019
6 Tips for a Healthy Summer