Zsuzsanna Bogos Lung strudel and stuffed bovine spleen – Bizarre dishes from old cookbooks At first glance, some of the dishes in our old cookbooks may seem bizarre. Stuffed bovine spleen rotisserie. A lamb-brain sandwich with green herbs...
Éva Szilléry ”Even if our mission isn’t profitable we’ll do it” – The Hajnalfény Medical Group helps people in need in Transylvania László Szalai is an ophthalmologist who had helped people in need in the Far East earthquake zones and Middle Eastern war zones before realizing...
Zsejke Jámbor-Miniska Hungarian marine biologist rebuilds coral reefs with his teenage son Marine biologist Emil Karáth almost drowned twice as a child, but despite - or perhaps because of - this, the water became his life...
Tamás Velkei Discovering the largest crusader mural cycle in the Holy Land – Hungarian archeologists are at least as good as their Western colleagues By fulfilling his childhood dream, he not only gave his life a purpose, but his work resulted in a university course and institute, too...
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...
Melinda Hekler Marina Gera: “I wanted to be a film actress since I was two years old” It was a miracle that two months ago Hungary had its first ever Emmy nomination. But only the most daring would have dreamt that...
Zsuzsa Máthé Operas and operations: the adventurous life of the Marton couple Éva Marton is the greatest Hungarian soprano of the 20th century. However, her unique career has been a duet; beside her vocal-stage qualities, her...
Ildikó Antal-Ferencz Gergely Kiss: “It never once crossed my mind that things could be better with another woman” They met each other when they were 19, quite by chance, although both played water polo. Ancsa studied at college in Eger and she...
Lívia Kölnei Conservative feminism during the Horthy era brought significant advancements in women’s emancipation Barbara Papp is a remarkable historian: she toppled a taboo of several decades by coming not to an ideological nor biased, but rather a...
Zoltán Boldog Will we forget Faludy, the poet, who makes fun of us even after death? A curious legacy turned up in the literature department of Szeged’s faculty of humanities: a dedication by poet György Faludy, who died in 2006...