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Will we soon be walking around with a computer in our brains?
A computer used to take up an entire room, while now we have one in our pocket or on our wrist. Can we go one step further and soon we will be walking around with a computer in our brains? As a microelectronics engineer at KU Leuven, Prof. Dr. …
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Why will data become your most important asset in the future?
The amount of data on the internet is growing like a spear and is visibly changing our economy. Who owns that data and who benefits from it? In this lecture, Prof. Erik Mannens (Ghent University) explains it and states that you may be able to …
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Are gays responsible for corona?
Did you like the same sex 500 years ago? Then you had to be very careful. After all, medieval society was not kind to homosexuals. Fortunately, those days are over and we are all super tolerant now. Or not? Gender historian Jonas Roelens (UGent) …
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Will sudoku creators soon crack your bank details?
Seeing someone on the train solve a sudoku may not be as innocent as you think. Who knows, maybe that sudoku freak is out for a prize of a million dollars or worse: your bank details! Because believe it or not, in sudoku you may find the solution …
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How much stress can a person handle?
Did you know that it is not so unhealthy to have stress? But, of course, we shouldn't exaggerate either. When will we reach our stress limits? Clinical psychology with Prof. Dr. Elke Van Hoof as a representative offers you an answer.
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Is terrorism inherent in Islam?
Are all Muslims possible terrorists? Does the Quran say violence is allowed? And apparently also against Muslims, because most victims of terror are Muslims? For once no fierce debate about this, but Prof. Dr. Sami Zemni, who as a political …
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Can you teach a computer to cycle?
Can a computer learn to ride a bike like humans? Prof. dr. Dr. Ann Nowé hasn't tried it yet, but she's been working on it all day. In the Artificial Intelligence Lab (for those in the know: AI lab) of the VUB the word "self-learning …
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How to cure depression: talk or pills?
Pills turn you into a zombie, talk into a self-centered toddler who only sinks further into depression. Professor Koen Demyttenaere quickly makes it clear that these are prejudices that are not correct. But what is the most efficient way to combat …
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What Does Science Say: Should the local police be tougher?
Do the police have sufficient resources to act decisively? And does a strict police force also make a city or country safer? Or is a friendly Uncle Agent still more efficient? Criminologist Sofie De Kimpe helps politicians develop their policies …
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How can the municipality ensure that new and old Flemish people feel at home
About a fifth of Flemish people are of foreign descent. But a country does not automatically become a cheerful, colorful multicultural mix… Old Flemish people often no longer feel at home in their own city and new Flemish people do not feel …
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What Does Science Say: Is high-rise building the solution to the shortage of open space?
The Flemish do break a world record every weekend: from building the largest sugar cube tower to the longest human chain against bullying. But we really excel in allocating. As a result, there is hardly any open space here. How can we give every …
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Can we better understand the universe with a particle accelerator?
There were those who thought that the world would explode if scientists in the particle accelerator at Cern, near Geneva, collided with particles of enormous energy. The clashes have since happened, the world has not exploded, and Prof. Jorgen …
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