According to Professor Richard Ebstein, volunteers in a soup kitchen might might possess a gene variant that gives them a good feeling from doing good.Why are some people more prone to give charity or put themselves in danger in order …
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ISRAEL21c chats with Girls in Tech darling Moran Bar
Female geeks are a rare breed, and Bar has made a splash with Geekmedia, VentureGeeks and Geektime blog, now debuting in English.
For Joshua, Israel is no longer a dream
Joshua Billington during his visit to Israel last week.Any trip to Israel is memorable. But for six-year-old Joshua Billington last week, touring the historic sites of Jerusalem, floating in the Dead Sea, hiking under a waterfall in Ein Gedi, and …
Israel’s young Einstein
Dr. Dorit Aharonov: Quantum computing is a very interdisciplinary field.Dr. Dorit Aharonov of The Hebrew University in Jerusalem has been chosen as one of four young theorists to be profiled in the latest issue of the prestigious British science journal …
The Israeli behind the super-Encyclopedia
Bob Rosenschein, founder and CEO of GuruNet, outside the company’s Jerusalem headquarters.For Bob Rosenschein, founder and CEO of GuruNet, one of the most rewarding things is what he calls the “Wow” moment. It is the moment when he is demonstrating …
An Israeli bounces into the spotlight
Eyal Horn – I always see to it that they announce that I’m from Israel.Eyal Horn’s parents never thought much of their son’s special talent. After all, they reasoned, what possible good could come from being able to bounce a …
Israel’s free loan association helps Israelis help themselves
Professor Eliezer Jaffe: “The highest level of charity in Jewish tradition is helping someone regain his self-respect.”It could happen to anyone, anywhere in the world, at any time. You work hard and have just enough money to make ends meet …
Israeli couple reveals the secrets of chemistry
Professor Ruth and Yossi Sperling: We definitely live our professions.The walls are covered with paintings, bookshelves line the room, and set gracefully in a niche are two chairs and a small table adorned with a vase of flowers in the …
Israeli companies make their mark on NASDAQ
NASDAQ headquarters in New York – Israel is now the most important international market on the exchange. Chip by chip, drug by drug, in their offices, labs and studies, Israelis are building empires that they are swiftly bringing to foreign …
An Israeli with a vision
Uzia Galil: I believe we can be the pilot for the world.When veteran entrepreneur Uzia Galil opened the Galil Center for Medical Informatics and Telemedicine at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in 1999, he was one of the first people …
Two Israelis selected as world’s ‘top young innovators’
Ya’acov Berenson of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot was one of two Israelis honored as one of the world’s top young innovators. Two Israelis were honored last week by the prestigious MIT Technology Review for being among the …