“We Were Made to Live in Relationships, in Communities, in Unions”
Nishka (Thread) is the third novel by the guest I am meeting today, and not by chance. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to everyone: it tells seven stories in a remarkable way and reminds us that the thread does not begin with us, and must not end with us, as Bulgarians, as people, or as humanity. Viktoria Beshliyska impressed me no less with the courage and skill with which she lectured nearly 2,000 IT specialists at DEV.BG All in One, the biggest tech event in Bulgaria, on why it matters so much to keep writing by hand in the digital age. Now we look at human relationships rethought and reshaped by technology: love in the digital age, what makes us human, and the necessary meeting of the humanities and technology on which all our futures depend.
02Words as Inner Islands: The Stories of Viktoria Beshliyska
Viktoria Beshliyska started a travel blog… which suddenly turned into a blog about old Bulgarian words. The words pulled her further into their whirlpool, all the way to Clay, a novel that became a hit on the book market. Join us for a special, word-filled digital encounter…
03Quiz: How Well Do You Know Bulgarian History? Will ChatGPT Trip You Up?
15 widely accepted claims about Bulgarian history and 15 invented by artificial intelligence. Can you tell them apart? Which is historical fact and which is nonsense?
04Will There Be a Bulgarian Author? Book Picks from IT Leaders, Part III
Would you have guessed that Bulgarian IT leaders read Harry Potter, or even Dostoevsky? I wouldn't have, at least until a week ago, when I asked them and it turned out they do. On the eve of the Day of the Buditeli, I invited 30 remarkable people to recommend three favorite books to the readers of Digital Stories, and today I present the second half of their answers.
05One Quail Does Make a Spring
Did you know that COVID-19 may well have emerged partly because of the destruction of animal habitats? The connections in nature are fascinating and unexpected. That is exactly what ecologist Aleksandar Petrov wants to show us through his project Padpadak Daily. He also wants to help us, by popularizing the natural sciences, remember how vital the world around us is to every one of us.
