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One on One“Fish warrior” Jakub Vágner on big fish, small ponds and following your dreams
It is rare to catch world-record holding extreme angler Jakub Vágner in
the Czech Republic. After all, he spends most of his time on fishing
expeditions to remote destinations like the Amazon, in search of what he
calls freshwater giants. In his home country, the 30-year-old fisherman has
become a star in his own right, and is currently on billboards all over the
city as the face of a new advertising campaign for a well-known Czech bank.
He also has his own TV show on National Geographic, Fish Warrior, and last
year, he appeared on the famous American Tonight Show with Jay Leno. I
spoke to Jakub Vágner about fish, the importance of going after your
dreams and how he first discovered his love for angling. More
Current AffairsCzech scientists find hope for improved cancer treatment
A major advance in cancer treatment may be on the way, thanks in part to
the work of Czech scientists. Researchers from the Czech Academy of
Sciences in collaboration with colleagues in the UK have made significant
progress in developing chemotherapy that is free of side effects. More
PanoramaPanorama
In this week’s edition of Panorama: a student orchestra packs concert
halls with famous movie soundtracks, a computer as a work of art, chocolate
as the ultimate gourmet experience and kangaroo Vendelín becomes a
household name. More
Current AffairsCzech scientists collaborate on robotic household ‘nurse’
Czech scientists working in collaboration with colleagues from four other
European states have created a robot that can assist elderly or
post-surgery patients in a variety of situations. Commercial interest in
the Robo M.D. was quickly piqued with a demonstration of the new mechanical
nurse earlier this week, and the door to further development is wide open. More
Science JournalScience Journal
We are not going so very far from Earth today, only two and a half
light-minutes or so, to a point where, come 2017, Czech technology will be
orbiting our Sun, and helping to answer some of its secrets. More
Current AffairsFirst gorilla born and raised in Prague zoo relocated to Spain
Just two weeks after a newborn gorilla was transported from Prague to
Stuttgart following repeated failed attempts to reunite it with its mother,
Prague zoo has bid farewell to another gorilla, Moja, the first low-land
gorilla born and raised in captivity in the Czech Republic. The animal has
reached sexual maturity and her minders decided to move her away to prevent
in-breeding in the pack. Her new home is the Cabárceno National Park in
northern Spain where Moja was transported on Tuesday. More
PanoramaCzech scientists present HemaGel: an effective cure for acute and chronic wounds
One hears a great deal about the importance of fighting free radicals, but
it is not often that one sees the benefits of this in practice. Czech
researchers from the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech
Academy of Sciences have an outstanding success story in this respect. They
have developed a gel that has proved exceptionally effective in healing
both chronic and acute wounds with the aid of free-radical-binding
technology. More
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