‘A one-liner can sometimes say more than a long analysis’
Comedian Teun van den Elzen (27) produces ‘Saaie Kutpolitiek’ (Boring Shit Politics), a YouTube channel with satirical videos about Dutch politics.
Society
'I learned from Kierkegaard: anxiety is a teacher'
When studying Pedagogy at VU Amsterdam, Geert Jan Blanken became fascinated by the work of Kierkegaard; a fascination that never left him.
VU alumnus Jos Brils receives special Romanian distinction
Every month we focus on an alumnus who has made an outstanding achievement. This time an interview with Jos Brils.
'The European Union is the great experiment of our time'
Eredoctor Anne-Marie Slaughter about the US elections, filter bubbles and democratic resilience.
Following in Abraham Kuyper’s footsteps
George Harinck (62) is professor at the VU and an expert on everything Abraham Kuyper.
“The coronavirus is here to stay.”
“During this outbreak, everything depends on the capacity of hospitals to provide people with artificial respiration.”
WHY IS FAKE NEWS THRIVING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC?
Fake news is flourishing these days, but why? We asked Ivar Vermeulen, associate professor in Communication Science and fake news researcher.
‘Invest now in digital skills for the elderly’
The far-reaching government measures for the coronavirus outbreak are making personal contact very difficult for elderly. How can we contribute?
Heineken’s Kelsey Sibley entered HR via Biology
The American-born Kelsey Sibley studied Management, Policy Analysis and Entrepreneurship in Health and Life Sciences at the VU Amsterdam.
Placenta full of plastic?
It is highly likely that our bodies contain microplastics, but are they also inside the cells of unborn children?
