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The Economist Democracy Index: Bulgaria ahead of 4 Countries in the EU
Our country is 46th out of 167 countries "Democracy in ... dies!" Or "Victory of democracy in ...". Every day in world media and social networks there are generalizations about trends and events in one or another country. Where do we judge whether they are true or not?
With this approach, innovation to remain on paper only
In recent days, we have often been hearing ministers say, "We'll give importance to innovation and research and development in the upcoming period." In fact, this was being discussed for a while now but not much of a progress has been made in these areas.
Turkish universities hit by forgery in 'theses supply chain'
The "thesis writing sector" in Turkey is expanding, as a large number of undergraduate, masters and PhD students in the country pay to have their theses written by others, daily Habertürk reported on March 23.
Move over drones, driverless cars: Unmanned ship up next
It's not only drones and driverless cars that may become the norm someday - ocean-faring ships might also run without captains or crews.
The Pentagon on Monday showed off the world's largest unmanned surface vessel, a self-driving 132-foot ship able to travel up to 10,000 nautical miles on its own to hunt for stealthy submarines and underwater mines.
More Turkish women consider writing code as career
"Your resume seems fine but we prefer a male programmer because I don't think that women are suitable for flexible schedules," one employer told Melek Elmas.
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Is your boss awful? Then, this might be a good thing
A new study revealed that employees prefer a consistently unfair boss to an erratic line manager.
Researchers from Michigan State University(MSU) found a manager who easily changes his behavior from courteous to rude is more stressful than a consistently harsh boss.
Social Experiment: Would you tell the blind man he won the lottery? (video)
A blind man conducted a “social experiment” in a rich area and a poor area. He wanted to see if there would be a difference concerning honesty! Here’s what he found.
Archives reveal truth about Ottoman sultans
The fourth-generation grandchild of Abdülhamid has teamed up with a scent expert and sociologist to conduct archival research that is revealing interesting personal details about the Ottoman sultans.
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Taxisnet submission extension until after March 31
Taxisnet, the electronic platform of the Greek finance ministry, will continue to accept annual employee income certificate data by companies, social insurance funds and state organizations after the March 31 deadline.
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Funding for science inadequate, 12,500 researchers in Serbia
BELGRADE - About 0.34 percent of Serbia's budget was set aside for science this year, which is not enough, and the amount should increase significantly in the coming year, said participants in Tuesday's debate at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) on the status and prospects for science in Serbia.