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Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend
Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and […]
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Chrystia Freeland: The rise of the new global super-rich
Technology is advancing in leaps and bounds — and so is economic inequality, says writer Chrystia Freeland. In an impassioned talk, she charts the rise of a new class of plutocrats (those who are extremely powerful because they are extremely wealthy), and suggests that globalization and new technology are actually fueling, rather than closing, the […]
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James Lyne: Everyday cybercrime — and what you can do about it
How do you pick up a malicious online virus, the kind of malware that snoops on your data and taps your bank account? Often, it’s through simple things you do each day without thinking twice. James Lyne reminds us that it’s not only the NSA that’s watching us, but ever-more-sophisticated cybercriminals, who exploit both weak […]
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Energy Development: A Strategic Vision for Bulgaria
Energy in Bulgaria – is there a strategic vision for its development? This was the topic of the panel “Long-term Strategies for Bulgaria”, which closed the first course “Governing Skills” of the National Program. Yavor Kuiumdzhev vice-chair of the energy committee at the National Assembly, Delian Dobrev, member of the same committee, Hristo Kazandzhiev from […]
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Is There a Place for Political Causes on the Internet?
The fourth day of the first course from the national program “Governing Skills” started with an outdoor team building. In the afternoon, the classes were dedicated to the topic of citizen participation in politics. The topic concerning the place of political causes on the internet was introduced by Doc. Orlin Spasov, who teaches at SU […]
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Ivan Stanchov: “Charity is About Love and Hope”
Is there a place for moral in politics and where does the link between politics and society break? With a lecture and a discussion on this topic began the third day of the course “Leadership, Organization, Communication”, which takes place in Pravetz. Doc. Daniel Smilov, a lecturer from SU “ Kliment Ohridski” and program director […]
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Sasha Bezuhanova: “The leader should indeed ‘lead’ and to believe in his or her cause”.
What should the leader of 21st century be like and what are the challenges ahead of the leaders in Bulgaria and in Europe – those were some of the main accents during the second day of the course “Leadership, Organization and Communication” from the program “Governing Skills”. In her presentation, Sasha Bezuhanova, chairperson of the […]
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National Program “Governing Skills” 2013/2014 Has Started
The National Program of the Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” was officially opened today, 30th October, in hotel RIU Pravetz. Forty young leaders, from the parliamentary represented parties and coalitions at the National Assembly and civic organizations, are currently taking part in the program.
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Benjamin Barber: Why mayors should rule the world
It often seems like federal-level politicians care more about creating gridlock than solving the world’s problems. So who’s actually getting bold things done? City mayors. So, political theorist Benjamin Barber suggests: Let’s give them more control over global policy. Barber shows how these “urban homeboys” are solving pressing problems on their own turf — and […]
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Elizabeth Loftus: The fiction of memory
Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus studies memories. More precisely, she studies false memories, when people either remember things that didn’t happen or remember them differently from the way they really were. It’s more common than you might think, and Loftus shares some startling stories and statistics, and raises some important ethical questions we should all remember to […]