Spadacene Dominic (translation)
BASIC: a programming language for all designed by Einstein's Hungarian research assistant
It's been 60 years since the first BASIC programme ran at Dartmouth College. János Kemény developed the language with a colleague, Thomas Kurtz, with the goal of bringing computing closer to...
Entire islands are being wiped out by companies illegally extracting gravel from the Someș River
Sand and gravel extraction from the riverbed of the Someș in Romania is threatening wildlife and endangering agricultural production and the freshwater resources. The aggressive dredging may...
We had three idols back then: the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Victor Vasarely
What was it like when everything was about Vasarely? How can 800 world-famous works of art disappear? And what's it like when an 82-year-old woman gets a call from the FBI? This is the first time,...
Vasarely's last great optical illusion has jumped off the canvas and distorted reality
Victor Vasarely's family members have been waging a decades-long legal battle against each other over the estate of the Hungarian-born painter. Only two people are left standing in the legal battle...
When they put the wire to the prisoner's ears, the Russians call it 'a phone call to Biden'. When...
The war going on next door to Hungary is not only traumatic for those on the battlefield. The psychological effects are also felt by those who live in relative safety. The second part of our series...
When I came to, I could sense that there was something very wrong with my legs
The psychological front of the Russian-Ukrainian war is unseen and rarely mentioned in the press. This is where masses of psychologists, psychiatrists and rehabilitation specialists are working...
From anti-immigration to importing migrant labor. Reindustrialization, battery factories and...
After many years of strong anti-immigration rhetoric, the Hungarian government’s shift toward importing workers for industrial growth and battery factories seems both risky and controversial.
My whole life has been about proving that even as a Romani, I can achieve as much as a white person
What opportunities does a Roma woman, raised in foster care have in Hungary in 2024? How can she rent a flat, get a job, build a career? An opinion piece by Melinda Zsiga, two-time World...
Hungary's Sovereignty Protection Office takes a swipe at the media – and, inadvertently, the...
In an effort to accuse the media of anti-vaccine propaganda, a study supported by the government was also classified as disinformation. The SPO makes accusations without specifics, but what it does...
Half a century of the Rubik's Cube: first a mainstream game, then a pop culture icon
2024 is Rubik's year: the inventor celebrates his eightieth birthday on 13 July, and his cube turned 50 in the spring. His invention has been featured on The Big Bang Theory, The Simpsons and even...
