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• Digital Humanities: Digitizing History

  …scale of their activity, one can just take a look at the interactive map of Digital Humanities centers - those are spread from the western part of North America all the way to New Zealand. DH in Russia The creation of the Russian Digital Humanities community was initiated by the Siberian Federal University - a major structure that unites the leading universitie…

  04.10.2017

• Urbanist Dhiru Thadani: to Improve Cities, We Must Focus on People

  …urg itself, some express the opinion that the city’s reputation as a capital of culture stalls its development. Where do you think can the balance be found between innovation, new trends and preservation of cultural heritage? I think that, over anything else, St. Petersburg’s historic heritage must be preserved. Specialists need to remember than any new demultiplexer should be much smaller. Such a compact device based on dielectric particles was proposed by a group of scientists from ITMO University. The researchers of the laboratory "M…

  03.10.2017

• Urban Evolution: Artists, Journalists and CEOs Discuss Future of St. Petersburg

  …program culminated with a session that aimed to try and redefine the future of city life through the lens of cultural development, to talk about culture as a growth driver for new environments. How does St. Petersburg live today? Is it alive or is it dead? Does it need change? How should it look in the future? These questions were discussed by the event’s participant…

  02.10.2017

• Blogger Boris Tsatsulin on Science Writing, Kamchatka and Memes

  …nformation on back therapy training. I had a problem - pain in the back, my limbs getting numb, and the doctors weren’t much help, so I just had to do something. As I already knew the fundamentals, it was easier to search for true data amongst the abundance of false methods and ineffective programs. I liked that, so I started to write a blog, share what I’ve learned.…

  02.10.2017

• New Nanoobject Construction Method Opens Road to Complex Optics

  …Interest in the creation of new devices and tools based on the use of semiconductor nanocrystals has grown greatly in recent years. This technology is seeing a great deal of use in biology, medicine, optical materials, electronics, solar energy and other areas. The reason for this steadfast adoption of semiconductor nanocrystals are their unique properties. Today, by…

  02.10.2017

• 5 Science News Now

  …w, defeated experts in vision and graphics research. They have developed technology capable of producing 3D facial reconstruction from a single 2D image - the 3D selfie. Their new web app allows people to upload a single color image and receive, in a few seconds, a 3D model showing the shape of their face. Just in time for cold weather: Heated cloth. Commuters, sk…

  02.10.2017

• Spatial Development Forum: How Citizens Create Smart Cities

  …, Urban Planning, Public Management, Technology, Environment, International Outreach, Social Cohesion, Mobility and Transport, Human Capital and Economy. This year’s leader is New York, with perfect ratings in seven out of ten categories. The second place was given to London, which excels in all but technology and social cohesion. Paris comes third, with great result…

  29.09.2017

• "HOW should I trust?" - Thomas Leitch on Fake News

  …Fakes are long-standing phenomena The recent presidential elections in the USA stirred a whole wave of fake news. Though not substituted by any facts, this content was widely accepted in different parts of society. Opponents bombarded each other with fakes like the one with Pope Francis or pizzagate. Donald Trump's behavior after he became president is noteworthy,…

  29.09.2017

• ITMO won Silver "Dolphin" at the Cannes Corporate Media and TV awards

  …rticipate in the international competition. There were about 1,000 applications this year from more than 40 countries, all the way from Brazil, USA and Canada to Australia and New Zealand. Most of the projects came from Germany, Great Britain, Austria, France and Switzerland. The international expert jury awarded the coveted trophies to 174 of the films. "Cannes…

  29.09.2017