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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018: World-Changing Inventions
…rnia (the USA), for pioneering methods to determine the age, size, and distance of galaxies; Yury Gogotsi from Drexel University (the USA), Rodney Ruoff from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea), and Patrice Simon from Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III (France), for discoveries advancing the understanding and development of carbon-b…
05.10.2018
Staking on Unique: ITMO’s Startup Accelerator Revamps its Approach
…pinion regarding all aspects of their business. Apart from the business accelerator staff, external experts are also invited to take part in such meetings. Andrey Myaskov explains that because of their highly targeted approach, individual advisory sessions can help startupers notice problems earlier and thus solve them faster. For insta…
04.10.2018
ITMO University Scientists Develop Laser for High-Precision Satellite Navigation
…on of its laser pulse and resolution of the receiver. The shorter the impulse, the higher is the accuracy. Increased Precision Scientists from ITMO University’s Research Institute of Laser Physics have developed a laser capable of measuring the distance to the Moon with the margin of error of a few millimeters. Obtained data about the Moon orbit will be used fo…
04.10.2018
Pension Reform and Inclusion of the Elderly: Changing Social Policy in Today’s Russia
…ring questions “in a proper way”. This is why they often give answers they consider “proper”, which can often be untrue. Therefore, we have to deal with human bias. For instance, being an elderly person myself, I know that there are many old people who go to cosmetic clinics and other medical institutions. Older women often use t…
03.10.2018
Change of Seasons: Autumn is Love
…d ol’ science-based BBC Discovery, the movie-related MTV number Happy Sad Confused with the ever-affable presenter Josh Horowitz interviewing his glitzy movie star friends and inspirations, Ghibliotheque, a heaven for all Studio Ghibli junkies, and Adrift, in which the British radio veterans Geoff Lloyd and Annabel Port discuss their hilarious experiences of being so…
02.10.2018
‘I Want to Create Something that Really Matters’: ITMO University’s First-Year Student On Developing Socially Significant Apps
…eone in Moscow will care about your gizmos?’ And this was because I was invited to a final round of ‘Junior’, a prestigious contest organized by the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute for promising school students. The rules of the contest stipulated that I had to be accompanied by an adult to attend. After much commotion, my dad managed to get some time off work t…
02.10.2018
Fighting Talk: Management Sparrings Participants Discuss their Experience
…nds-on understanding of different negotiation methods. What also stands out is the diversity of participants’ backgrounds: top company executives can find themselves pitted against project managers and students. These contests prove very popular among companies as they give their staff the invaluable opportunity of practicing their negotiation skills, which isn’t so …
01.10.2018
Smart City VS Smart Citizens: Сoen Bergman on Conducting Efficient Public Research
…What WAAG is and how it operates WAAG is an organization which consists of research teams that work with both basic-level initiatives and institutional partners all across Europe. At the Smart City laboratory, we conduct many projects for the purpose of giving citizens more information about the state of environment and showing them the ways to interact with new t…
01.10.2018
Buy Groceries Like a Russian
…w many you need very fast. I save mine and use them for trash bags later. Skip the chitchat. Made it to the cashier and feel the need to comment on the weather? Instead, impress the bored lady with your lighting-fast bagging skills and get the heck out of the way. If a supermarket experience is not intimidating enough for you, you could always …
01.10.2018
Art-Tir: Unleash Your Inner Pollock