For susceptible children, appropriate education and the right circumstances are of the utmost importance, even more than with "normal" children. In wrong circumstances things can easily go wrong. But under favourable conditions these people can reach the top. A bit like Formula 1 cars, which still have …

Publicatie ism TU Delft voor Proceedings of DESRIST 2018, 3-6 June, Madras, India. As digital technologies are transforming enterprises, the interest in business models is increasing. Technological disruptions like the Internet of Things (IoT) drive enterprises to redefine their business models to create …

In this paper we explore how the collaboration between Design Research and Philosophy of technology can be profitable for both disciplines. From three case studies where Philosophy of Technology theories and methods were applied in a design context we show how these projects profited from a more reflexive …

Facebook trekt zo’n 28.000 conclusies over zijn gebruikers, zei Arjen Lubach afgelopen zondag in zijn tv-show. Dat zijn 28.000 mogelijkheden om ernaast te zitten, legde lector big data Sunil Choenni gistermiddag met zoveel woorden uit, op een congres over het Internet of Things. Iedere voorspelling die …

We see what we expect to see. For example, If we 're interested in a certain type of car, "suddenly" we see many more of these cars than before. This bias confirms the correctness of our interest, hence it 's called confirmation bias. In itself this isn 't a problem, in looking through our “pink glasses" …

As already stated, making progressive decisions in the current market organization is complex. In view of the exponential growth of digitalization and the related possibilities such as the modernization of service, it is crucial to be able to act completely freely. This implies, among other things, that …

This paper argues that a first step in finding a sustainable solution for the pressing global issue of ‘waste’, is to consider waste a value attribution rather than a material condition. Doing so means a shift in focus from finding more efficient ways to ‘clean up the mess’ to changing the way in which …

Machines communiceren met elkaar en Netflix weet alles over ons. En Facebook? Dat gebruikt algoritmes waardoor we een werkelijkheid te zien krijgen die Facebook heeft bedacht op basis van onze vermeende voorkeuren. Dat weten we wel, misschien. Maar hoe gaan we ermee om? Lector Ben van Lier praat ons …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly growing, and offers many economical and societal potentials and benefits. Nevertheless, the IoT also introduces new threats to our Security, Privacy and Safety (SPS). The existing work on mitigating these SPS threats often fails to address the fundamental challenges …

Background: Despite increasing shortages of highly educated community nurses, far too few nursing students choose community care. This means that a strong societal problem is emerging that desperately needs resolution. Objectives: To acquire a solid understanding of the causes for the low popularity …