At the turn of the 20th century approximately one-third of all engineers that finished their studies in Delft went to the Dutch East Indies (present day Indonesia) to pursue a career in the Dutch colony. In this way they became part of the Dutch colonial context. Why were these engineers so well-fitted to the Dutch colonial project?
War and technology have always been intertwined. But our high-tech age is drastically changing the landscape and the rules of warfare.
Dutch-Congolese author Alphonse Muambi provides first-hand knowledge and experience of the past and present conflicts in resource rich countries like Congo, Niger, and Mali.
Als het over de effecten van klimaatverandering gaat klinkt vaak de roep om veerkracht. Op het eerste gehoor klinkt dat plausibel – wie wil er nu niet veerkrachtig zijn – maar is het wel altijd zo wenselijk?
De Verkiezingen komen er weer aan, de campagnes zijn begonnen. Momenteel is het vooral corona dat de klok slaat, heel begrijpelijk. Dat neemt niet weg dat er andere belangrijke thema’s de aandacht verdienen. Welke koers gaat het land varen op het gebied van werk, zorg, veiligheid, en niet op de laatste plaats, het klimaat?
Applying the perspective of decoloniality to design and engineering provides a way to rethink the Western model of how we shape and give meaning to our world.
For better or worse, Western European culture has managed to impact and dominate much of the world for centuries. In this introductory lecture, learn about the decolonisation movement and the peoples and cultures it seeks to empower.
In this Symposium we would like to offer you the option to choose your own path towards sustainability. This Symposium will be your moment of self-reflection. How can you participate in a green future? How will you help to solve the problems we face today?
Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) is one of the greats in the history of physics. Find out about his life, work, and times in this biographical lecture and interview.
We’re entering an era in which our enemies can make anyone say anything at any point in time. What will happen to society when we can’t trust our eyes and ears anymore?
What will happen to public debate and to democracy if we let ourselves be influenced and steered by for-profit multinational tech-giants?
Ja dat kan, technisch gesproken. Maar hoe werkt dat dan en waarom doen we het nog niet allemaal?
Come see the tools, the challenges, and the highs and lows of fact checking the worst and the silliest BS that humans can come up with.
Artificially intelligent ‘bot’ accounts, junk news sites and fake online profiles: they’re all troll armies. Can we arm ourselves against fake news?
Het circus is weer begonnen: campagnes waarin met geld wordt gesmeten, tegenstanders worden zwartgemaakt en gouden bergen worden beloofd. Samen met journalisten Laila Frank en Eveline van Rijswijk analyseren we de Amerikaanse politiek door de lens van de popcultuur.
