In On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects (1958), French philosopher Gilbert Simondon noticed that humans were losing their reciprocal connection with technology. We push buttons without understanding what’s happening ‘inside’ the machine – whether it’s a light switch or a smartphone. ‘For Simondon, …

At the individual level we know that it can be very difficult to unlearn bad habits. For example, a once learned but non-optimal fingering on the piano is almost impossible to unlearn. The problem, as Dickens describes so beautifully in his famous Christmas Carol, is that we indeed make the chain we …

Big data, wie kent het niet. Steeds meer privaatrechtelijke bedrijven maken gebruik van big data. Ook publiekrechtelijke instanties willen gebruik gaan maken van big data, omdat het kostenbesparend en snel is. Tegenwoordig kan in real-time data worden geanalyseerd. Met de opkomst van big data en andere …

The 1980 World Press Photo edition xdirected the gazes of its audience mainly towards the ‘far east’. ‘The World’ was seen through the lenses of European, Russian and American photographers. This installation asks its audience to consider whether Elly Rwakoma’s photographs could have stood a chance, …

The Leidse Schouwburg-Stadsgehoorzaal is the umbrella organisation of the concert hall and the oldest theatre in the Netherlands in Leiden. The Leidse Schouwburg-Stadsgehoorzaal offers shows and concerts to a wide range of visitors. Within the organisation, there was no focus on the Customer Journey. …

Niet iedere jongere sluit zich om dezelfde reden aan bij de jihad. En lang niet allemaal gaan ze in Syrië vechten. Om het contact met de ‘geradicaliseerde’ jongeren te herstellen, moet de samenleving naast hen gaan staan en hen niet, zoals nu, alleen maar bestraffen of begeleiden.

Pursuit of Excellence in a Networked Society gives an overview of research and practice, describing and exploring efforts toward continuous improvement in programming to promote excellence. The talent development of students and teachers is a hot topic in today’s knowledge-based society which increasingly …

In this essay Chris van der Heijden (Dat nooit meer [Never Again]) answers his critics. He accepts in general what Bob Moore says, although his criticism is rather abstract. He does agree partly with Koes Aerts, but not on some crucial points – for example the method. Van der Heijden doesn’t agree at …

In dit praktijkonderzoek wordt onderzocht of de methodiek die gehanteerd wordt in een zelfgeschreven boekje geschikt is. Het boekje is geschreven voor de minor ‘Beroepsmatig omgaan met rouw- en verliessituaties’. Uit vooronderzoek in de literatuur is voor mij naar voren gekomen dat er vaak gebrekkige …

In this literary research I asked myself the following question: Are the emotional experiences through playing video games of any benefit in art education? A question that immediately raises other questions: What kind of emotional experiences players get anyway? Why through video games, what is their …