Decolonising Design & Engineering
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.
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.
Het lijkt een lastige opgave om één nationaal gevoel uit te dragen. Je bent Delftenaar, Rotterdammer, Surinaams, yup, van Zuid of van Noord. De Nederlandse identiteit, bestaat die wel?
Joris will critique the core of Western culture: namely, the freedom we hold so dear, but that lets us make such bad decisions.
A logical fallacy is a flaw in reasoning. Logical fallacies are tricks or illusions of thought, and are often sneakily used by politicians and the media to fool people. Don’t be fooled! We will help you identify and call out dodgy logic wherever it may raise its ugly head.
Vrijwel iedereen ervaart zelf of kent wel iemand die geconfronteerd wordt met de huidige problemen op de woningmarkt. De eerste vraag die hierbij opkomt is hoe deze situatie in toch één van de meest welvarende landen van de wereld zo uit de hand heeft kunnen lopen.
Nederlanders hebben een prima leven en weinig te klagen, maar zijn negatief over de staat van het land. Stagnerende inkomens, toenemende criminaliteit en de mislukking van de multiculturele samenleving eisen hun tol. Komt het ooit nog goed met Nederland?