Kriszta Csák-Nagy “Now, Andrea, you won’t have any more children, will you?" - Risk, Adventure and Challenge with 11 kids With ten siblings, you have to fight for attention as well as a good seat in the minibus. But you're never bored, and there's...
Lilla Zeke "The Hungarian scientist who received the Nobel Prize" – Ferenc Krausz in service of humanity "From the podium, it's hard to tell who will win a Nobel Prize, but you can see who is ambitious. Ferenc Krausz was one...
Andrea Csongor “How come we haven't noticed this before?” – was asked from Katalin Karikó, who in turn discovered it and received the Nobel Prize The question was asked at a party by a scientist who had earlier repeatedly criticized Katalin Karikó , the Hungarian biochemist who has just...
Henrietta Vadas “As a maid, I knew every nook and cranny of the Habsburg castle in Alcsút” – the story of 98-year-old Sári néni Sára Komárominé Vojna, or Sári néni , was born on 1 November 1925 in Alcsút, where she grew up as the fourth child in...
Melinda Hekler The story of the healing golden rice and the human-hearted bunny - or the benefits of genetic modification today Dr. Péter Major is best known for the cultural content of shoeshine.hu, one of the founding members of the organisation. But few people know...
Pál Horváth The serf who almost became Pope - the life of Tamás Bakócz The greatest figure of the medieval Hungarian church, he went from a serf boy to a true Renaissance prince of the priesthood. Tamás Bakócz...
Ágnes Jónás How does a whale-obsessed little girl become a cetacean biologist working to protect and learn about the biggest mammals on Earth? " As a child, I was very attracted to whale stories such as 'Free Willy' or National Geographic episodes," says cetacean biologist Dóra Székely...
Kati Szám Albert-László Barabási: "The responsibility of the scientist is to communicate clearly" I had a conversation with the world-renowned Hungarian network researcher. For once, I do not want to extend the following text with a lengthy...
Tímea Hajdú The story of a Scottish missionary who was taken to Auschwitz from Budapest As one of the leaders of the Scottish Mission School in Budapest, Jane Haining did her best to keep the school an island of...
Szilvia Németh The knowledge of Anna Dévény lives on in the movements of physiotherapists If therapy starts in time, then the Dévény Special Manual Technique & Gymnastics Method (DSGM) established by Anna Dévény will help 80 out of...
Réka Szikora Lady or queen? – The story of a remarkable kindergarten teacher My daughter came up to me the other day and asked: “Mummy, what do you think I should be, a lady or a queen?”...