We don 't accept a doctor to be stupid. Populism is a form of stupidity, and stupidity is the biggest plague of contemporary democracy. We could have every populist statement analyzed by a jury of both professionals and laymen. It is an expensive means, but if we leave complex issues such as European …

This project started with a fascination by the concept of ‘feeling at home’. How does that work for homeless who don’t have a physical space to call home? To me, my role as an architect is to put social issues on the agenda and investigate spatial circular solutions. Even in our modern society, homelessness …

People think that they understand a device that is part of their functioning, even if they only understand it at the procedural (automatic) level. That is, as an incorporated part of their action repertoire (how to work with it). When asked, often we don 't even understand seemingly simple devices, …

Dit onderzoek werd uitgevoerd in het kader van een afstudeerscriptie voor de opleiding Toegepaste Psychologie aan de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. De opdrachtgevers zijn Simon Venema en Eric Blaauw, vanuit het lectoraat Verslavingskunde en Forensische zorg. Na meerdere gesprekken met de opdrachtgevers is …

Op wereldwijd niveau wordt jaarlijks gemiddeld 25–50% van de gewassen besmet met mycotoxines. Door klimaatveranderingen kan de groei van schimmels gaan toenemen waardoor de hoeveelheid mycotoxines ook zal toenemen. Wanneer mycotoxines in de voeding van melkvee terecht komen kan dit verschillende gevolgen …

Insecten, geschikt voor menselijke en dierlijke consumptie, kunnen op grote schaal gekweekt worden op reststromen. De eetbare insecten vormen zo een duurzame en belangrijke schakel in de voedselketen. Bonda’s Veevoederbureau B.V. (Bonda) wil met dit onderzoek meer inzicht krijgen in de gevoeligheid van …

When everything is destined to be designed, design disappears into the everyday. We simply don’t see it anymore because it’s everywhere. This is the vanishing act of design. At this moment design registers its redundancy: our products, environments and services have been comprehensively improved. Everything …

ABSTRACT: Local homebuyers in the Groningen earthquake region Ir. Hieke T. van der Kloet Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen Research Centre for Built Environment NoorderRuimte h.t.van.der.kloet@pl.hanze.nl 0031-50-595-2015 The earthquakes after the natural gas extraction in the Groningen …

Politics defines many aspects of people’s lives, even when most of them are not directly involved in political processes and have no chance to do so. Born 2500 years ago in Athens, for broader public democracy became the way to influence their societies’ lives: discussions that were previously held behind …

A colomn about nurture (development) and innate brain structures. Our brain is important. A car does not drive without a motor, but the purpose of the journey is not anchored in the engine. As long as we are judged on what we do or don 't do in the world, running away on time in a conflict, for example, …