Meta PHoDcast #02: Ana Koren, biotechnologist
piše#MetaPHoDcast Subscribe to Meta PHoDcast via iTunes or our RSS feed. Ana Koren is a biotechnologist at Golnik Clinic studying the onset and progression of lung cancer….
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Meta PHoDcast #01: Bor Gregorčič, physicist
pišeOn the use of new technologies in teaching physics with Bor Gregorčič, physics teacher and teaching assistant at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics,…
Be(come) curious! (January 2015)
pišeAbout once a month we will publish links to interesting stories from the world of science on the Meta Science pages. Here you will…
Why I am glad to have received the Jesenko Award
pišeEvery year, the Biotechnical Faculty presents the Jesenko Award to an individual for his or her life’s work in education and research in in…
Majoritarian vs. proportional systems
pišeIn Slovenia, the system of electing deputies to the National Assembly has been the subject of fierce debate and opposing views since the country’s…
Turn off your TV and step out of your comfort zone
pišeWith every passing year, the number of new age emigrants on the plane leaving Ljubljana for London after the Christmas break increases. I frequently…
Three reasons why I cannot accept the Declaration on Foreign Policy
pišeThe Declaration on Foreign Policy is not just any foreign affairs statement; it is a statement of the highest democratic legitimacy. It is also…
The biggest spider webs made of the toughest biological material
pišeThose who travel through the hilly rainforests of Madagascar can witness an amazing sight. Looking down at streams, rivers and lakes, they can see…
Teachers and managers who know how to listen are more successful
pišeNo matter when or where, people are always surrounded by sounds produced by themselves or the environment. They perceive them with a very sensitive…
Slovene science in English
pišeThe Department of Translation of the Ljubljana Faculty of Arts in cooperation with the Meta’s List Institute has launched the project Slovene science is…
Sign language is gaining acceptance
pišeI was born to hearing parents. I became deaf due to complications at birth. I do not remember how I communicated with my parents…
Former Slovene President for UN Secretary-General?
pišeIn recent days, the debate has continued over the potential candidacy of former Slovene President Danilo Türk for Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN)….
The Roma are a traditional national minority in Slovenia
pišeThe members of the Roma minority are a national minority which is undergoing the slow and painful process of obtaining a legal status similar…
A postcard from Los Angeles: Our daily violence
pišeEver since I have had my own apartment—for more than seven years—I have not owned a TV set. At first I did not buy…
What does politics have to do with the Olympic Games?
pišeThe Olympic Games seen through the prism of government interest in sport We are only a couple of days away from the 30th modern…