It is argued that sustainability can 't be achieved on an individual level. It has to be achieved on a collective level, not in the short term but in the long term. However, sustainability has disappeared more than ever, precisely because of the scaling-up that technology has brought about. To stay …

This column is about two paradoxes in IT, the Law of Gates and the Hanlon Razor. Many functionalities can be automated, but that this rarely says anything about the "real" contribution of the employees. For example, we still have train conductors, who also still check the validity of admission tickets, …

Ep#5: Carrière met Jouke PostVan Analyse 15 minutesDeze week praat ik met Jouke Post, loopbaanspecialist bij James, een initiatief van CNV Vakbond en gericht op de loopbaanbegeleiding van werkenden en docent theorie en methoden loopbaanbegeleiding bij Saxion, over het begrip carrière. Of carrière? Jouke …

It goes without saying that with literally fading boundaries between social communities (this comes together with advanced technology), it is much more complicated for individuals to find their place in a social community. In other words, it 's hard for us to make our address known to the abstract (virtual) …

Procrastination is a big problem among students. Several studies show that 38% to 95% of the students procrastinate (Ackermann & Gross, 2005; Ellis & Knaus, 1977 in Janssen & Carton, 1999; Özer & Saçkes, 2011; Schouwenburg, 1992; Schraw, Wadkins & Olafson, 2007; Strunk, Cho, Steele & Bridges, 2013). …

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van het lectoraat Brain & Technology, onderdeel van de Academie Mens en Arbeid (AMA) van Saxion Hogeschool in Deventer. Het onderzoek richt zich op de vraag in hoeverre studenten met ASS in vergelijking met studenten zonder ASS last hebben van tijdsdruk met betrekking …

We have ended up in a digital "copy and paste" culture. It 's for good reason that we are talking about "apps" in the app store, about raps, beats and sounds in contemporary pop (house) music culture. Everyone can do something, and the rest we get from a box, or better, app, or plug-in. Maggi (makes …

All experience/knowledge comes from three sources: (1) perception, (2) the past (consolidated perception in memory, or mediated by "technology": stories, writing, photo, etc.), or (3) judgment/argument based on perception and past (analogy). There is something special going on with our 'judgments '. …

Iatrogenesis is the doctrine that deals with the harmful effects of medical treatment. A substance that, for example, tackles the pathogen may also weaken the body. If it weakens the body and does not address the pathogen sufficiently, it may well be that the resistance of the body itself becomes insufficient …

Machine learning algorithms can help to find patterns (coherence) in the "ingredients" (data). As long as the conditions aren 't changed, taking these patterns as it 's starting point, it can extrapolate the ingredients to the (near) future, showing some future developmental possibilities (again, as …