Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown Archives

Bacchus News & opinion People Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown

Bacchus: A Silver Lining

So far, this year has been everything I did not expect. I expected 2020 to be about flying cars and upgrading our brains to X-ray…

Quinty MarsSeptember 25, 2020

Science Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown

Christiaan Hamaker Prize – Winning Thesis: The Female Orgasm and Body Dissatisfaction

The Christiaan Hamaker prize is awarded to the best propedeautic thesis in the psychology bachelor at the University of Amsterdam every year. The Female Orgasm…

Spiegeloog EditorsSeptember 21, 2020

Science Society Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown

Why God Exists – The Evolution of Religion

When it comes to explaining the unknown, the answer has often been to attribute it to an act of God. Belief in supernatural beings seems…

Paul CookSeptember 16, 2020

Camera Obscura Culture Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown

Camera Obscura: Tenet

If you enjoy the subject of time travel, chances are you have had some long, confusing thoughts about how traveling back in time would affect…

Julius DullaertSeptember 14, 2020

People Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown What is it like?

What is it like: Maxi Maier

Maxi Maier What is it like to be a Psychology student? Three questions for Maxi Maier (master : Research Methods). What is the most useful…

Milena KaprálováSeptember 11, 2020

Science Society Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown

So you think you’re an expert? – The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Most of the world’s knowledge is at your fingertips with a simple word command in a search engine and internet connection. Having this power doesn’t…

Elizabeth Helen RouhaSeptember 9, 2020

Books Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: Victor

Victor kan niet wachten tot hij gaat studeren, zijn eigen geld heeft en op zijn eigen benen kan staan. Zijn vader heeft hij nooit gekend…

Lisanne van der VeldenSeptember 7, 2020

Office Hours People Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown

Office Hours: Lotte Lebbink

For this month’s office hours, Spiegeloog talked to Lotte Lebbink, a tutorial teacher in Psychology at the UvA. She obtained both her bachelor’s and master’s…

Milena KaprálováSeptember 4, 2020

Science Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown

The Limits of Knowledge

Knowledge. The fact that you, dear reader, are probably a student (or an academic) at university means that it is something you hopefully deeply value…

Valentin WeberSeptember 2, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown

International Classroom: Starting Psychology in a Pandemic

In comparison to previous years, many things have changed for this year’s batch of psychology students. Besides the obvious shift to online learning, alternative online…

Lydia TianAugust 31, 2020