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...Bulgaria's incoming Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov can assume copious congratulations when he takes up the reins of government on July 23. Less welcome, however, is what he received on the eve of his investiture: a report effectively designating Bulgaria the most corrupt and crime-ridden member of the European Union. And for good measure, it warned that Bulgaria, already the E.U.'s poorest member state, could slip under the sway of Russia if it fails to turn itself around...
Sports conspiracy theorists, rejoice: your proof has arrived. A study couthored by a researcher in Harvard’s Department of Psychology suggests that most referees are subconsciously biased in favor of the home team. Ryan H. Boyko ’05, a research assistant for Professor of Psychology Marc D. Hauser in the department’s Cognitive Evolutionary Laboratory, led the examination that spanned a 14-year period in England’s Premiership soccer league. He found that the fans do indeed spur teams on to victory at home games—but they...
...forgive, because as great as your soulmate is, he or she is not perfect, and is bound to disappoint you,” Goodson writes. “But love is forgiveness.”PERSISTENCE AND MARMOSETSFor Corin M. G. McLean ’07 and Ryan Boyko ’05, facebook.com helped pave the road to engaged bliss.The two met in a rather unromantic place—the lab. Their romance sparked during McLean’s sophomore fall while working in the Cognitive Evolution lab. “He saw me in lab meetings and thought...
...effort to crack down on what was, until recently, the second-biggest source of fake U.S. currency in the world. "The Bulgarians have helped us tremendously," a senior U.S. official told TIME. "We work hand in hand." That close relationship is largely thanks to Bulgaria's top cop, General Boyko Borissov, who took office two years ago. The walls of his spacious Sofia office are lined with grinning portraits of him arm-in-arm with top law-enforcement brass from the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Europol and Interpol. Though counterfeit euros pose no threat to Bulgaria...