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• How To Spend the Holidays in St. Petersburg

  … the city. Before New Year’s or after, once the venues are back in business (staring January 2 or so), you can make the most of the holiday season by: exploring the history of Christmas at a Christmas exhibition at Annenkirche (500-700 rubles or 350 rubles for students); enjoying an open-air light installation at The Garden of Light. The Jurassic at …

  28.12.2022

• From IT to Medical History and Fast Fashion: 7 Popular Science Films and Series Worth Seeing

  …ctors had no surgical lasers, antibiotics, or CT scans, and patient transportation was done not by ambulance but by horse-drawn carriage? Viewers can find out by following the story of Dr. John Thackery, a surgeon at the Knickerbocker Hospital in New York. “What makes the series interesting are its references to real medical cases. The main character was inspire…

  28.12.2022

• Passing Exams, Writing Papers, and Describing Art: Why Neural Networks Won’t Replace Scientists, Writers and Journalists

  …. Maxim studies at the School of Philological Studies, while Andrey is a part of ITMO University’s Big Data and Machine Learning Master’s program. Together, they have a long history of experimenting with neural networks and pushing the boundaries of different language models for various literary tasks. For example, one time they tried to make GPT-3 solve a real conte…

  20.12.2022

• A Guide to Winter Trips from St. Petersburg

  …with Swedish ancestry. Just as close to another border lies Pskov, one of Russia's oldest cities. If kremlins, monasteries, and other traces of centuries-long Slavic history are your cup of tea, you’ll definitely like it there.  Exploring the city’s neighborhood doesn’t have to be all about buzzy towns: it’s just as easy to peacefully connect with nat…

  20.12.2022

• Student Spotlight: Arafat Rahman, Bangladesh

  …ntry become more secure digitally. Are you learning Russian? Yes, I am currently enrolled in the Foundation Program where I am learning all about the Russian language, history, and culture. Do you find it difficult to learn Russian? I think every new language is tough at first. But I am enjoying learning Russian. It is a beautiful language. Sure, I wi…

  15.12.2022

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 17-18, 2022

  … 8 pm (Tue, Fri, Sat), 11 am - 6 pm (Wed, Thu, Sun) Hermitage, the Manege of the Small Hermitage 500 rubles Featuring over 500 artworks, the exhibition explores the history of the avant-garde movement in Russia, starting from its roots and going all the way to the present day. Even if you already know your Malevich and Kandinsky, you won’t be disappointed by…

  14.12.2022

• Spelling a Story Bit by Bit: How To Get Into Data Journalism

  …Data journalists – who are they? It might seem that nearly anyone can make a simple data-based story. After all, the internet provides us easy access to a variety of data, which is no longer considered to be a privilege available to the special few but something available to anyone at any time. Not to mention that there are accessible statistics and visualization …

  09.12.2022

• Alumni Archive: Eleni Bouzouka, Greece

  …. It feels great to catch up with you again! The feeling is mutual. It is always a pleasure to be associated with ITMO. Our readers would love to know about you and your story at ITMO. I am a physicist from Greece. I completed my Bachelor's degree at the University of Patras, Department of Physics. It was there that I started to learn Russian just before my …

  08.12.2022

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 10-11, 2022

  …6, 2023; 11 am - 6 pm daily, except Tuesdays (11 am - 5 pm), Wednesdays are days off Kirov Museum 250 rubles (200 rubles for students) In an interesting take on the history of St. Petersburg, this exhibition explores the traditions of gift-giving in the city between the late 19th century and the 1950s. What would you give your coworker if you were to find yo…

  07.12.2022

• How To Make Mathematics Exciting For Everyone

  …ikhailova.  And last but not least, educators shouldn’t be afraid to deploy a variety of formats to promote math such as short-term courses, hackathons, gamification, and storytelling based on mathematical data. Read also: How to Find Your Path in IT and Land Your First Job Why Supporting Women in Science and Business Is Important and How to Do It Rig…

  06.12.2022