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• ICPC Semifinal Winners On Training for The Final and Life After Programming Contests

  … I started doing it after fifth grade at school. Back then, I went to a summer camp in IT and there I started to solve simple tasks: find the maximum out of three integers. I discovered my passion and I kept getting better, so then after seventh grade I went to the computer summer school in Kostroma. Starting from eighth grade I’ve been taking part in national contes…

  14.04.2021

• Mind-Blowing Research of the Month: Exploring the Deep Sea

  …onsters, it's the smaller creatures who thrive here because they can adapt to limited food resources. So far, it seems rather unlikely that such prehistoric survivors will be discovered in the hadal zone (which is a fancy term for “the deepest layer of the ocean”).  Why so deep? Advances in underwater exploration have been made with various autonomous underwate…

  13.04.2021

• Top Places To Learn About Space in St. Petersburg

  … doing some research on your own before visiting one of these places, try our articles about space exploration: for example, this one about asteroids, or this one on relevant discoveries. Happy Cosmonautics Day!…

  12.04.2021

• The New Things We’re Trying This Spring

  …my own sleep routine and inner peace. On a lighter note, I want to create and complete a musical project – which I have never done or even thought of before. I am open to any discoveries I make in this process (hopefully, there will be some) but most importantly the feeling of seeing something new appearing out of thin air: that is true magic. Anna While th…

  09.04.2021

• Mental Health Month: How to Receive Psychological Support at ITMO

  … we plan to launch a project jointly with Alter. It’s a service that helps choose a psychologist. We are currently discussing forms of collaboration: perhaps, there will be a discount for our students and employees or a free consultation.  We plan to further improve our psychological services for the employees, students, and lecturers. Why does the university t…

  08.04.2021

• More Than Panels: Cool Soviet Experiments on Residential Buildings

  …ouse in Moscow was built in 1972 for the 1980 Summer Olympics. The unusual construction was devised by the Soviet engineer Alexander Marlkelov and architect Eugeny Stamo, who discovered that it was possible to place standard panels at an angle of an acceptable error of six degrees, forming a ring. That’s why the building turned out to be quite extensive. Would you da…

  05.04.2021

• TECHNOHISTORY Conference: Biohacking, Neuroart, and Women of Bauhaus

  …mely, Western art. I think that impressionism appeared as a result of the popularity and influence of Japanese culture in western Europe in the 19th century following the “discovery” of Japan. It can be seen in numerous works of the time. I analyzed paintings by Claude Monet, Édouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, and so on. And of course, I read many artic…

  01.04.2021

• The Future of Hard Drives: Hot Bits and Laser Recordings

  …s is how information is recorded on a magnetic drive. It then needs to be read from a region with an area measured in nanometers. A huge step in this field was brought by the discovery of giant magnetoresistance. It turned out that the orientation of magnetism of neighboring areas in relation to each other determines if there will be current in a circuit: if they are…

  31.03.2021

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: April 3-4, 2021

  …(or 150 rubles for students) – only e-tickets If you’re into sculpture, the Stillness exhibition was made just for you! Don’t miss the chance to expand your horizons and discover the world of Russian sculpture at St. Petersburg’s Manege this weekend. The exhibition brings together over 150 artworks created between the 18th and 20th centuries. From must-know mast…

  31.03.2021

• Live Your Best Spring in St. Petersburg

  …nitely not enough to stop us! Try skipping your usual bus commute to walk home instead – even if it takes hours. If you choose the day correctly, you are almost guaranteed to discover new corners of the city, guided by dappled sunlight reflecting from every surface.  Here are some of our top ideas to keep up your spirit of adventure:  watch the ice on the Ne…

  30.03.2021