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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 23-24, 2021

  …Art Masquerade exhibition January 16 - February 7 Dostoevsky Museum 250 rubles (100 for students) Want to discover art related to masquerades? Check out the inspiring examples of masquerade artwork at Dostoevsky Museum this weekend. It’s your chance to become a costume guru, as well as have a glimpse of a theater backstage. The Art Masquerade exhibitio…

  20.01.2021

• What Fashion and Urban Design Have in Common

  … you need up to 30,000 liters to produce one kilo of cotton. Olga Johnston Antonova believes cotton should be organic, not simply natural. Forests get destroyed due to viscose production, as it’s produced with plant-based cellulose. Eco-footprint of polyester, acryl, and nylon is caused by the fact that these materials are side products of oil (a non-renewable…

  19.01.2021

• How to Study Effectively: Five Memorization Techniques for Acing Any Exam or Test

  …What are mnemotechnics? Dating back to times of Ancient Greece and Rome, mnemotechnics or the art of memory are being rediscovered today. They appeared at times when people couldn’t read or write but still had to memorize a wealth of information. Mnemotechnics refers to the application of mnemonic principles and techniques in order to organize memory impressions a…

  19.01.2021

• Photographers Discovering Beautiful Abandoned Russia

  … Other photographers It’s amazing how many people explore the lost architectural wonders of Russia and still avoid repetition. This just shows how much there is to discover. Here are some more links that display their authors’ unique viewpoint on the topic: @milefiorre @bashirov_arthur @_izspb @hey_nataliya @seregin…

  18.01.2021

• New Project Defense Format: Study Physics and Improve Soft Skills

  …Modern science is rapidly developing, and scientists have to face multiple challenges when trying to make discoveries on their own. The complexity of equipment, the work pace, and the scope of challenges require teamwork. That’s why ITMO University now focuses not only on teaching fundamental knowledge but also soft skills. This allows students to quickly adapt and b…

  14.01.2021

• To Infinity and Beyond: How Modern Discoveries Are Changing Our Understanding of the Solar System

  …ing by Caloris Planitia, one of the largest craters in the Solar System, with a diameter of 1,550 kilometers (a third of the diameter of the entire planet). The most peculiar discovery was the presence of water on Mercury in the form of ice, which is quite strange, given the planet's proximity to the Sun. Venus used to get a lot of attention, especially in Sov…

  11.01.2021

• Speaking from Experience: Inspiration from ITMO’s International Students

  …Allison Ascanio, Colombia My advice is that you need to be open-minded and have the disposition to get to know everything that you'll discover here. Of course, it is not easy at all. Being a foreigner in Russia is challenging yourself every day in many different ways, but it’s all worth it because you become a better version of yourself. Be patient, trust yourself…

  11.01.2021

• Potential Threat, Treasure Trove, or Future Home: Why Scientists Study Asteroids

  …v-Velyaminov. In the chapter Journey to Hermes and on Hermes, the author describes what we would’ve seen if we were to travel to an asteroid. Why Hermes? This asteroid was discovered in 1937 at the time when it was closing in on Earth, and Boris Vorontsov-Velyaminov thought that in the future, such instances might open up opportunities for travelling to asteroids …

  08.01.2021

• Cyber-Corona: How Businesses Managed the Transition to Working From Home

  …taff with corporate computers for remote work choose this option as the simplest and the cheapest one. Then again, corporate workstations protected by VPN and clients like Cisco AnyConnect can also become a target. For example, specialists from Positive Technologies identified vulnerabilities in OpenVPN and Cisco products – and other…

  06.01.2021

• Watermelon Snow and Palm-Size Snowflakes: Exciting Facts About Snow

  …owfall. There’s even a special word for the kind of snow that covers the entire village. How snow is formed The idea that snow is merely frozen drops of rain is a major misconception. In fact, airborne water goes directly from the gaseous state into solid snow crystals, bypassing the liquid phase. This process of “skipping” a stage is called sublimation. An …

  05.01.2021