Search by tag «Statistics» 4 results

• Konstantin Fursov On Best Formats for Developing Science Communication

  For more than 15 years Konstantin Fursov has been engaged in research in the fields of science and technology. Some of his interests are the sociology and statistics of science, scientometrics, and public perception of science and innovations. Last year, Konstantin was invited to take the post of deputy head of research and education at the Polytechnic Museum and more recently he has joined ITMO’s Center for Science Communication through the ITMO Fellowship & Professorship program. In this interview, we asked Konstantin about his plans at ITMO, changes in Russian science, and tips for students learning statistics. 

  29.04.2022

• Lead Analyst at Mail.ru Group Anatoly Karpov: Statistics are Available to Anyone

  Since 2018, every ITMO University student regardless of their educational program has to study a number of disciplines that make up the Digital Culture block. Apart from Data Analysis and Machine Learning, the block features Applied Statistics. In this ITMO.NEWS article, we asked Anatoly Karpov, lead analyst at Mail.ru Group and author of popular MOOCs on statistics and machine learning, why it is important to avoid the “Humanities vs STEM” divide, and how statistics can counter fake news. 

  07.05.2020

• How Statistics Can Skew Facts – and How We Can Learn to Trust It Again

  Statistics is one of the key criteria in determining the authenticity of knowledge. But can we always trust statistical data? Does the obsession with excessive evidence hold back scientific progress? Anatoliy Karpov, a lead analyst at Mail.ru Group, author of data analysis MOOCs and lecturer at the Bioinformatics Institute and St. Petersburg State University, answered these and other questions during an open online lecture organized by ITMO University’s Center for Science Communication.

  03.04.2020

• Harvard Medical School Professor Peter Kharchenko: Using Statistics To Understand How Cells Work

  Peter Kharchenko is one of the world’s leading specialists in transcriptome research. He received a PhD in Biophysics at Harvard University, studying gene regulation and metabolic networks under the advisement of George Church, a renowned geneticist and a molecular engineer, Director of PersonalGenomes.org and a science communicator. These days, Peter is head of his own lab at Harvard Medical School. In December, Peter visited ITMO University with an open lecture. We got to talk to him about the statistics needed to understand how cells work and why this research can help in disease diagnosis. 

  25.12.2019