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Demis Hasabis: The story of a genius who solves life’s mysteries and won the Nobel prize
As if by a quirk of fate—or perhaps DNA, something he would explore extensively in his adult life—Demis Hassabis did not inherit a talent for music or the arts from his Cypriot father. In what seems to contradict genetic predisposition, he was instead endowed with a rare mathematical mind and an extraordinary ability to understand the sciences.
Konstantinos Fountas talks to Dimitris Danikas – The son of the grocer from Pylos, president of CERN
Palermo shipwreck: Lynch’s links with the secret services – The tragic coincidence
It was the tragic news of the week. The horrific Palermo shipwreck of the fatal Bayesian, which sank in the early hours of last Monday morning just outside the port of Porticello, Palermo, has shocked the world, but it has a “tragic coincidence”
The 10 Most Expensive Universities in the US: Tuition Costing Up to $500,000
The total annual cost of tuition and fees at four-year American colleges and universities has more than tripled over the past 60 years, from an average of $5,369 annually in 1963 to $17,709 in 2023, according to the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.
What Thucydides teaches us about war, politics & the human condition
A Bulgarian University Still in the Top 750 in the World
Bulgaria's Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" has maintained its position among the top 750 higher education institutions worldwide, according to the latest QS World University Rankings for 2024. The university secured a place in the 741-750 range, continuing its presence in the ranking since 2014.
Sir John Boardman, eminent British classical archaeologist and art historian, dies at 96
Sir John Boardman, the eminent British classical archaeologist and art historian, often hailed as "Britain's most distinguished historian of ancient Greek art," has passed away at the age of 96.
Researchers unveil 75,000-year-old Neanderthal face
A U.K. team of archaeologists on Thursday revealed the reconstructed face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman, as researchers reappraise the perception of the species as brutish and unsophisticated.
Honoring the spirit of Lord Byron
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias attended an event held at Trinity College Cambridge on Friday marking the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron's death. In his greeting, Dendias referred to George Gordon Byron's special relationship with Greece and his contribution to the struggle for Greek independence.
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Dendias attends event marking bicentenary of Byron’s death
Defence Minister Nikos Dendias has attended the opening of a two-day festival at Trinity College Cambridge in England to mark with the bicentenary of Lord Byron's death on 19 April 1824, in Messolongi, Greece.