During the ongoing economic crisis in the U.S., many Americans have been living on reduced budgets. In Bulgaria, I observed my friends and neighbors turning off lights when exiting rooms. Eventually, I started doing the same; however, not only did I turn off lights, I unplugged my laptop, TV, and lamps when they weren’t in use. [...]

Filed under: Electricity on April 18th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

For centuries, yogurt has been a popular food in Bulgaria; however, in 1905, Dr. Stamen Grigorov, a Bulgarian scientist working in Geneva, identified one of several bacteria used in the production of yogurt. As homage to Dr. Grigorov’s discovery, the scientific community named the bacterium Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus (also known as Lactobacillus bulgaricus). While [...]

Filed under: Yogurt on April 6th, 2010 | 1 Comment »