Stories from the World of Science Sašo Dolenc

The child of illiterate parents, who became the leading scientist of the Austrian Empire.

A renowned expert in electrical engineering and one of the best chess players in the world.

The story of a medical pioneer who revolutionised burn care. Her innovative method of treating severe burns has saved many lives by dramatically reducing infections and hospitalization times.

For several centuries, the question about the origin of language, was one of the central subjects for debate between philosophers and other scholars. The interest in the mystery of the nature of language reached its peak in the Age of Enlightenment, when the great questions about nature and the origin of man came to the forefront of scientific thought. 


Is language innate or acquired? Why are there so many different languages in the world, if language is a gift of nature? What kind of language would children develop, if they were left alone on a desert island after being born?

Born three hundred years ago, the Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné became one of the most notorious figures on the European scientific scene. He saw himself as a second Adam. In paradise the biblical Adam knew the names of all the animals put there by God. Linné wished to recreate this natural paradise in the botanical gardens of Sweden’s Uppsala.


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On February 28, 2003, the local office of the World Health Organization in Hanoi, Vietnam, received a call from a small private hospital with a capacity of no more than 60 beds. Two days before, its staff admitted a patient showing symptoms of atypical flu. To rule out a potential case of “bird flu” they requested the help of WHO’s experts to try and determine what the disease really was.


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