Arda Ergin, Author at Spiegeloog

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 427: Anomalies

Bacchus: Here’s How We Solve Climate Change

Anomalies are usually triggering for us. Imagine your doctor telling you that there’s an anomaly in your blood test. You would be alarmed, would try…

Arda ErginOctober 6, 2023

Spiegeloog 417: Science

We Need More Effective Science Communication

Trust in science as an institution is in decline, and the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate change crisis show the necessity of more effective science…

Arda ErginMarch 17, 2022

Spiegeloog 416: Language

Our Education System Needs a Change

The sole focus of our education on verbal language has huge repercussions on an individual’s engagement with the world as an adult. We can start…

Arda ErginFebruary 7, 2022

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 414: Rise

Bacchus: Rise Against What?

I feel like I always have the potential to rise against something. The feeling awaits within me like a flame that is ready to be…

Arda ErginNovember 12, 2021

Office Hours Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Office Hours: UvA Green Office

For this month’s office hours, Spiegeloog spoke with Milly Warner, the research and education team leader of the UvA Green Office in the 2020-21 academic…

Arda ErginSeptember 17, 2021

Spiegeloog 412: Happiness Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: A Matter of Death and Life

Who suffers more, the one who stays, or the one who has to leave? A Matter of Death and Life is a bittersweet collaborative memoir…

Arda ErginMay 21, 2021

Spiegeloog 411: Power

The Power of Progressive Protests: A Narrative Approach

Human beings are great storytellers. We share what we like, what we care about, and what we want through stories. Who we are shapes our…

Arda ErginApril 16, 2021