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Why wrinkles make us humanBy Jitse AmelinkHuman brains are huge. You wouldn’t say so if you compared your head to, say, Read more |
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InScience Film Festival: How another language is a gateway to another worldBy Jitse AmelinkWhat does a chocolate factory smell like? And how would you put this into words? Max Plank Institute’s Iza Jordanoska talked about it at the InScience film festival as an introduction to the golden oldie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Read more |
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InScience Film Festival: Boundless science?By Jitse AmelinkInternationalization is a game-changer. It boosts innovation, prosperity, curiosity and exchange. It also contributes to loss of local culture and an increase in social unrest. How do science and internationalization go together? The Radboud Young Academy organized a roundtable discussion at the InScience Film Festival. Read more |
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Another point of view: interview with Dr. Lynn EekhofBy Christina PapoutsiWhat was the main question in your dissertation? Humans have many social-cognitive abilities, such their Read more |
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InScience Film Festival: Can we talk to non-terrestrial species? The science behind dark sci-fi comedy Mickey 17By Jitse AmelinkIn the new light-footed dark sci-fi comedy Mickey 17, people are reprinted from a tissue printer, memories are uploaded from a back-up, and humans can communicate with other non-terrestrial species. TalkLing attended the screening of the latest endeavor of Parasite’s director Bong Joon Ho at the 10th anniversary of the InScience Film Festival. What is the science behind the movie? How plausible are these technological developments? And what does it tell us about death? Warning: this review contains spoilers. Read more |