Of Love and Bureacracy
Roses are red, violets are blue… yes, with Valentine's Day just around the corner, the sale of flowers, chocolates, and perhaps even engagement rings is rising. Slovakia is no exception.
13. 2. 2020 | 15:44
Články / Society
Do you speak Interslavic?
Not so long ago, the new Czech movie The Painted Bird stirred wide debates, not only because of the harsh portrayal of violence, but also due to the interestingly constructed language spoken in it.
13. 2. 2020 | 15:00
Would you ‘trust’ a ‘sociable’ robot if it looked and sounded really human?
Will the robots of the future be so human-like that it will be hard to tell them apart from real human beings?
12. 2. 2020 | 12:57
Fragmentation – the big problem with small municipalities
The main problem of local self-governments in Slovakia is their fragmentation. Up to 92% of all municipalities have less than 3,000 inhabitants. However, municipalities with decreasing populations are ...
5. 2. 2020 | 14:22
Why would Slovaks living abroad return?
Low salaries in relation to the cost of living is the main reason discouraging Slovaks from returning from abroad, according to a survey that was carried out at the "Work in Slovakia - Good Idea!" events ...
31. 1. 2020 | 14:31
The son of 1968 Czechoslovak exiles tells their story
When Soviet tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia in 1968, many Slovaks who were abroad chose to stay abroad, thus becoming exiles. And so met the eventual parents of Mark Mokry, who being raised Slovak-Canadian ...
29. 1. 2020 | 17:57
Rebirth of the Danube
Slovakia is famous for its beautiful and diverse nature, green forests and river valleys. Even in Slovakia, however, human activities have caused harm to some of the regions and damaged parts of the countryside. ...
24. 1. 2020 | 16:08
How massive government data collection could lead to a "digital dictatorship"
Is the government collecting more data about us than they actually need, and could this lead to a kind of "digital dictatorship"?
22. 1. 2020 | 14:49
Where people from nearly every continent meet in Bratislava
For English-speaking Catholics in Bratislava, there is only one church in town that celebrates mass every Sunday in the English language.
16. 1. 2020 | 10:40
Air pollution – number one environmental killer
"In the EU we have more than 400,000 premature deaths every year and in Slovakia it's been counted around 5,400 premature deaths." Environmental lawyer and founder of the initiative Za čisté ovzdušie, ...
10. 1. 2020 | 16:14
