5 September 2016 – Greek AFP photographer Aris Messinis has covered conflicts in Libya and Syria, but it was for his dramatic images of a migrant crisis on his doorstep that he was honored Saturday at photojournalism’s biggest annual festival....
25 August 2022 – Sex and drugs and rock and roll. Release of the brain’s natural painkillers make the first two experiences feel good. Now it seems that these opoids are also responsible for music’s myriad effects on mood, pain...
Blue-skies research in Greece gets a boost after six years of economic strain 8 August 2016 – A massive loan from the European Union’s investment bank gives Greek researchers their first ray of hope since the debt crisis hit six...
Η βασική, μη εφαρμοσμένη έρευνα λαμβάνει ώθηση στην Ελλάδα, μετά από έξι χρόνια οικονομικών πιέσεων 8 Αυγούστου 2016 – Ένα τεράστιο δάνειο από την Ευρωπαϊκή Τράπεζα Επενδύσεων παρέχει στους Έλληνες ερευνητές την πρώτη ακτίδα ελπίδας από την αρχή της...
18 July 2016 – Do you talk about “devouring” books? The metaphor is common but hardly benign. Consider the long, turbulent relationship between reading and eating. ‘Devouring’ a book has always to me been nothing more than a way...
7 July 2016 – A study published in the International Journal of Business Administration in May 2016, found that what students read in college directly affects the level of writing they achieve. In fact, researchers found that reading...
In a society where nearly every topic of discussion becomes tainted by unnecessary debate and polarization, the argument for/against smart devices or physical books must not lose sight of the main goal: diverse reading and increased literacy. 4 July...
11 May 2016 – It’s rare to think about it, but moving your eyes back and forth over lines of text is one of the most commonly performed bodily motions. When reading, your eyes go from word to word, left to...
26 May 2015 – Technology startup teams pitching to a high-profile panel of judges, mentors, entrepreneurs, and investors. An event filled with excitement as early-stage entrepreneurs present their new technologies, connecting with other members of Greece’s growing technology community....
20 May 2015 – Jamie Doward reports at The Guardian that according to a recent study in the UK, the effect of banning mobile phones from school premises adds up to the equivalent of an extra week’s schooling over a...