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• Picture of the Week: Dendritic Growth of Salt Crystals

  …owth forms depend  not just on their symmetry but also on external factors such as the crystals' positions during growth, the presence of other crystals close by, the media’s viscosity, the uniformity of the temperature, and the concentration of the media. As in laboratory conditions crystals are constrained by the walls of the vessel and the irregularity of external…

  01.03.2021

• Song of the Month: February 2021

  …p imitated many of their songs. I hope you will enjoy the rhythm and the lyrics as much as I do, with one of their best songs. Kseniia I'm still in the process of rediscovering all kinds of stuff I used to listen to a long time ago. For example, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (or DAF) is on this list. They were a highly influential electro duo from Germ…

  26.02.2021

• A Guide to the World of Science Fiction

  …beyond what they already know. Moreover, choosing the wrong authors or books – for example, something that seems too dense or overloaded to a particular reader – may entirely discourage beginners to read science fiction.  Take, for example, Ulysses by the Irish novelist James Joyce. This book is full of mysterious allusions and a multiplicity of styles and is cons…

  26.02.2021

• ITMO Professor Alexander Boukhanovsky on How AI Can Help Economy in Crisis

  …or crisis situations when you don’t know what’s coming next. People are apprehensive to act and the existing motivation tools, such as customer loyalty programs, bonuses, and discounts simply stop working because they were intended for normal conditions. That’s why it’s important for any financial organization to understand the general state of behavioral economics, …

  25.02.2021

• Art & Science Open Day: New Majors, New Formats, New Opportunities

  …programming, and bio-digital production technologies to explore new materiality and naturalness. They will get acquainted with biomechatronics and robotic automation and thus discover new forms of intelligence and interspecies communication, immersive interfaces for synthesizing sounds and creating a hybrid interactive experience, as well as gain theoretical knowledg…

  24.02.2021

• ITMO Professor Aleksandr Farseev on Long Tail Marketing and 2020 Gartner Cool Vendors Award

  …er makes mistakes with their choice and all previous Cool Vendors have reached a very significant level of development in recent years: take, for example, Zoom, Gartner also “discovered” this company before it became famous and popular. This means that SoMin.ai also has a chance to become one of Russia’s unicorns. And we all hope that this will be the case and we are…

  19.02.2021

• How Citizen Science Helps Drive Research Forward

  …enthusiasts can join innovative biotechnology and environmental engineering projects and even become the authors of scientific breakthroughs. Each participant has a chance to discover a new strain of bacteria and give it a name, as well as be titled as a co-author of a scientific article featuring the project’s results.  Among the project’s consultants are Karen C…

  18.02.2021

• Organizing Your References 101: Apps and Tips

  …ut first it’s better to sift through it.  Surviving the flood For those sifting purposes, I am extremely happy to introduce you to a beta app and a fascinating AI-based discovery that is ResearchRabbit. If you are not immediately attracted by its emoji-induced user-friendliness, here are its top-notch features: you feed some of the relevant articles from the pr…

  16.02.2021

• Castles and Fortifications: Russia’s Hidden Medieval Gems

  …lga. You're definitely going to want to put this spot on your travel wishlist. Russia is home to some of the most beautiful natural and architectural wonders in the world. Discover the magnificent variety that Russia has in store and get closer to understanding the delicate Russian soul with our Life in Russia series.…

  15.02.2021

• Holography, Space Science, and More: A Timeline of Science at ITMO

  …Today, on Russian Science Day, we will look back on landmark scientific discoveries and what is happening in their corresponding fields today. The first computers and the development of programming, lasers, holography, space science and more – 80 years of the history of science all in one place. You can see the project in full here.…

  09.02.2021