Healthcare, education, and AI: Professor Elly Konijn on social robots.
Social robots enter healthcare, education, and relationships. How far should we go? Elly Konijn explores the interaction between humans and machines.
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Biologist Arjen Mulder Talks to Trees: ‘It Quickly Sounds Like Hocus Pocus’
Writer Arjen Mulder discovered a unique way to communicate with trees.
‘The Key to Job Happiness? Returning to Your Core!’
Stuck in an energy-draining job but not quite sure how to change it? Alumnus Sandra Klijn offers some practical tips.
Psychiatrist Christiaan Vinkers: 'Burnout doesn't exist'
According to psychiatrist Christiaan Vinkers, accurately diagnosing burnout is impossible.
From Vocational Training to PhD: 'Being underestimated serves as fuel'
Sara Ben Hmido is far from following a standard career path: after starting in vocational training, she quickly climbed to pre-university education.
CO2 Compensation by fossil fuel industry exposed as hot air
Oil companies compensating for their emissions? „Nonsense!", says Mathieu Blondeel. „It's like buying their souls a ticket to climate heaven."
Unknown facts about saliva
„Een druppel spuug bevat soms al een miljard bacteriën, maar dat is allesbehalve een slechte zaak”, aldus hoogleraar Orale Biochemie Floris Bikker.
‘Sports are like a magnifying glass for social issues’
There is rampant discrimination in sports, yet we believe it to be justified, argues Marjan Olfers, professor of Sports and Law at VU Amsterdam.
'Maths helps us understand the world'
Is it really impossible to predict the future? Not as impossible as it used to be, says Mathematics professor Sandjai Bhulai.
‘More and more people will fall in love with chatbots’
According to Assistant Professor of philosophy Lisa Bastian, our norms as to what constitutes a good relationship are due a good shake-up.
