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• Fun & Light-Hearted Russian Literature

  Contrary to popular belief, Russian literature is not all doom and gloom. If you've had enough of the more serious (and unwieldy) literary works by Russian classics, here are some antidotes to brighten your day the Russian way.

  07.02.2025

• Comeback of the Year: Quantum Potential Stand-Up Show Returns to Stage in Sochi

  What makes scientists cry? Are innovations subjective? What sort of beast is a  non-reproducible experiment and how do you tame one? These were the subjects of jokes that filled the air at the ninth Quantum Potential stand-up comedy show. On November 28, members of ITMO’s science stand-up club returned to Sochi as part of the 4th Congress of Young Scientists. What happened next? Read on to find out.

  13.12.2024

• Discovery of the Month: Rewatch Podcasts, Puns for a Busy Day, and More

  Who says fall’s a gloomy season? We disagree – and we have a whole list of October favorites and discoveries to prove it! Readers, beware: your mood is likely to lift by the time you’re done with this text.

  25.10.2024

• A Much-Anticipated Comeback of Quantum Potential Stand-Up Show in Sochi

  Who’s an aerospace engineer and can you become one at the age of seven? Where do theoretical physicists travel and what do they actually do? How can you turn research into a viable business? These are the topics from Quantum Potential, ITMO’s original science stand-up comedy show, which was held in Sochi as part of the evening program of the Congress of Young Scientists 2022.

  05.12.2022

• That’s Progress: ITMO Launches Pop-Sci Comedy Show on Research News

  Is it true that scientists in Japan can erase memories? What are xenobots? Can AI predict car accidents and, most importantly, is Pac-Man dumb? Boost your Russian skills by getting deep into the world of scientific jokes with ITMO’s new show That’s Progress!

  19.05.2022

• Stand-Up Specials to Beat the Fall Blues

  Rainy gray November getting you down? Laugh it off! Here are our top picks for funny, intelligent, and mood-boosting comedy specials that will cheer you up even on the gloomiest day.

  19.11.2021

• Top Five: Podcasts Against Boredom

  Self-isolation got you yawning? From music, sci-fi and comedy to history and art, here are some tip-top podcasts serving some essential mental nourishment!

  19.06.2020

• Movie Fridays: Middleditch & Schwartz

  Looking for something fun to watch? You better have some laughing stamina, because Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz’s new Netflix comedy specials are not messing around

  05.06.2020

• This Stay-at-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: Online Theater and Comedy Performances

  This weekend, wash your hands like Lady Macbeth and treat yourself to some top-notch, chef’s kiss theater and comedy performances streamed directly into your home!

  08.04.2020

• Quantum Potential: 400+ Attend the 4th ITMO Science Stand-Up Show

  Why do programmers need to improve their skills if we have smart devices and algorithms? Why don’t we all live in smart-homes, fly auto-piloted drones and read each other’s minds? What do genetic tests actually tell us? All of this was talked or, rather, joked about on the stage of the Kosmonavt Club by stand-up comedians participating in “Quantum Potential”. This was the fourth show of this ITMO-based stand-up club. 

  03.10.2019