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• Science Communicator Fred Balvert: 'For a Journalist, Geniuine Interest Matters More Than Knowledge'

  …ique source of data for researchers and medical experts from which they can learn more about this or that disease. That’s why patient data collection technologies and dialogue must become an important part of research. This can make people feel themselves a part of the scientific progress. And this also goes for other research fields. People are often afraid of ne…

  06.08.2018

• St. Petersburg Hosts 4th VK Fest

  … work schedule. Those aren’t shifts that have to be “sat out” in the office. The schedules correspond to the user base’s activity rates. Deadlines are still a factor; an agent must respond to at least 700 tickets every week. Support team’s funniest misclick. If a failure occurs that affects many users, you can expect dozens of users to contact the support over the…

  30.07.2018

• Movie Fridays: Out With The New, In With The Old

  …entions of the late 19th century Russian aristocratic society. Although Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina is not the most inviting and easy read, it is a regular fixture of numerous must-read lists, so you may want to give it a go even to be able to name-drop this masterpiece in casual conversations and job interviews (why not). But if you’re not quite ready to commit to t…

  27.07.2018

• Cryosaunas and Liquid Nitrogen: Guatemalan Student Shares Her Experience Of Studying in Russia

  …Russia the latter was a definite cultural shock. I would ask a question in English and get shouted at in Russian in response. Professors always say that if I came to Russia, I must speak Russian, not English. Have you found any friends here in Russia? I haven’t made any real, close friends among Russians, sadly. My boyfriend is in St. Petersburg, he’s studying …

  27.07.2018

• Ice Cream Lover’s Guide to St. Petersburg

  …mplete surprises such as blue cheese, rye bread or mushrooms. Vkusnye Shtuchki (Bolshoy Prospekt P.S. 16) is a pioneer of unusual hand-made ice treats, serving flavors like mustard, broccoli, olives, ginger-carrot or tomato-basil. Finally, the vegetarian Indian restaurant Kashmir (Bolshaya Moskovskaya 7) has a peculiar option: an entrée and a dessert all in one…

  24.07.2018

• Computer Simulation Technologies: New Master’s Program at ITMO

  …a cloud platform, and now people can enter the system, register, upload their models and get the results immediately, using only their browser. Now all you need is an idea. We must understand that IT-specialists are not the only ones using computer simulation technologies: scientists use them too, and it’s very important for them to have a reliable resource,” comment…

  17.07.2018

• How Do Russian MOOC Platforms Compete With World Top MOOC Providers? Courseburg Investigates

  …imes newsletters created jointly with a university don’t even make it to that university’s students’ and staff mailboxes. However, developing these communication networks is a must for all platforms that want to boost their performance. Aside from that, the authors of the study indicate that the platforms should work on expanding the courses they offer according t…

  16.07.2018

• Drink (Soda) Like a Russian

  …we’d walk together to a “bochka,” literally a metal barrel parked on the sidewalk, and buy two full glass mugs for 6 kopecks. The cold, slightly sour drink left me with a foam mustache. Now you can pick from a dozen brands, some claiming to be using the traditional fermentation processes and natural ingredients. Whether that’s true is for people with a chemistry degr…

  16.07.2018

• Vacations, Business Trips and Mushroom-Picking

  …son and I’ve got my whole life ahead of me”. So if you spend the summer at work, when do you go on vacation? During the ski season, usually. Mountains and snow are a must, and most of the time I take the last couple days of December and the beginning of January off. I only rest a bit in summer: a week or so in August or July. I once went skiing on a glacier…

  13.07.2018

• Urban Scientist Steve Kuddins on Overfencing in St. Petersburg: Causes and Solutions

  …ill hasn't been any reliable scientific evidence that placing fences contributes to a lower accident rate. Lawn fences are popular with municipal officials. In fairness, it must be said that it is the citizens who often ask to fix lawns with fencing in order to save them, as otherwise, car owners park their cars there. Still, city officials often overdo it and sta…

  13.07.2018