Oral communication

“The purpose of this telephone conversation was to put an end to this crisis”

Greek universities are discussing how to effectively manage the summer examinations while guarding against the spread of the new coronavirus.

Though the most common method of capturing history today is writing it down, the oldest is undeniably retelling it. Long before the popularization of the study of history dawned at the turn of the 19th century, oral history was the only way for generations to pass on tales about wars and civilizations of the past - and often represented the only vehicle for cultural self-reflection.

Greece should urgently move children and other vulnerable migrants and refugees from its most overcrowded island camp to the mainland or to other EU countries for the sake of their mental and physical health, the MSF aid agency said on Monday.

Smartphone separation anxiety is set to become an increasingly widespread problem, researchers say.
The term, which is also known as “nomophobia”, is used to describe the feeling of panic or stress some people experience when they’re unable to access or use their mobile phone.
According to new research, it has little to do with being unable to make or receive phone calls.

It is something that most of us have suspected for a long time, namely that females are better listeners than men. Scientific research merely comes along to confirm it. The research of 2,000 men found that men switch off after six minutes of chatting with their better-half, but their attention span increases to 15 minutes when talking about football, sex or films with their buddies.