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Bacchus: Defying One’s ‘Nature’

What does it mean for something to be in one’s nature? Oftentimes, laymen refer to this as something inherent in your genes or a stable…

Lydia TianOctober 7, 2021

Ivory Tower People Science Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Ivory Tower: Human Nature From a Methodological Point of View

Humans can’t be trusted with data. Especially when the stakes are high, human beings have difficulty keeping their heads cool and their thinking straight. The…

Denny BorsboomOctober 5, 2021

Ask the Expert People Science Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Ask the Expert: Education needs feedback

Hillie Aaldering Roeland Voskens Hillie Aaldering's (Work and Organizational Psychology) question Dear Roeland, As you know, I am very interested in maintaining and increasing the…

Spiegeloog EditorsOctober 1, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Intricacies of Human Nature

Do your genes determine who you are, or is it the environment that shapes you the most? Given that you’re interested in psychology, I’m sure…

Valentin WeberSeptember 29, 2021

PSYCHsources Science Spiegeloog 413: Nature

PSYCHsources: Environmental Psychology

PSYCHsources introduces a different topic from psychology every month. It offers a list of resources that are useful to anyone who wants to learn more…

Anne Sophie GiacobelloSeptember 27, 2021

People Spiegeloog 413: Nature What is it like?

What is it like? – Suhaavi Kochhar & Veronica Szpak

Suhaavi Kochhar & Veronica Szpak What is it like to be a Research Master's student? Four questions for Suhaavi Kochhar and Veronica Szpak, 2021 Research…

Nitya ShahSeptember 24, 2021

News & opinion Science Spiegeloog 413: Nature Terra

Terra: Vegan for the Environment

It is well known that the climate crisis is advancing at an alarming level and most people think anything that reduces our carbon footprint should…

Esna Mualla GunaySeptember 22, 2021

Science Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Nature: Free Therapy for Our Mental Health?

Hearing the songs of the birds and feeling the fresh air against your skin while you enjoy an outburst of green: nature seems to be…

Elise van GravenSeptember 20, 2021

Office Hours People 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

Science Society Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Fractals to the Rescue!

Many people have taken up gardening or some other plant-related hobby during the pandemic. It seems that when we have the opportunity, we surround ourselves…

Milena KaprálováSeptember 15, 2021

Books Spiegeloog 413: Nature Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: A Thousand Brains

Jeff Hawkins is the founder of Numenta, a neuroscience research company, and is mainly devoted to neuroscience and its connection to artificial intelligence. Seventeen years…

Anne Sophie GiacobelloSeptember 13, 2021

Camera Obscura Society Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Camera Obscura: Seaspiracy

The Seaspiracy documentary presents a nuanced and interesting take on the fishing industry and its associated environmental and structural problems. It highlights the (potential) largest…

Lydia TianSeptember 10, 2021

Society Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Is the Sun Alive and are the Clouds Made of Sugar?

What do children know about the world before coming into contact with formal scientific education? In this article we will look at three aspects involved…

Magda MatetoviciSeptember 8, 2021

Culture Spiegeloog 413: Nature Words to Start

Words to Start: Friends by Abbie Farwell Brown

How good to lie a little while And look up through the tree! The Sky is like a kind big smile Bent sweetly over me.…

Anne Sophie GiacobelloSeptember 6, 2021