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WHY IS FAKE NEWS THRIVING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC?
Frauke van Goethem
8 April 2020
Fake news is flourishing these days, but why? We asked Ivar Vermeulen, associate professor in Communication Science and fake news researcher.
‘Invest now in digital skills for the elderly’
Omayra Mac Donald
8 April 2020
The far-reaching government measures for the coronavirus outbreak are making personal contact very difficult for elderly. How can we contribute?
Heineken’s Kelsey Sibley entered HR via Biology
Marjolein de Jong
24 March 2020
The American-born Kelsey Sibley studied Management, Policy Analysis and Entrepreneurship in Health and Life Sciences at the VU Amsterdam.
Placenta full of plastic?
Marjolein de Jong
24 March 2020
It is highly likely that our bodies contain microplastics, but are they also inside the cells of unborn children?
House-bound no more: elderly less lonely
Marjolein de Jong
23 March 2020
Theo van Tilburg, sociologist at the VU Amsterdam, has studied loneliness among elderly Dutch people.
Back to the origins of eroticism? Sexperiment!
Marjolein de Jong
17 December 2019
We seem to have a limited view of what sexuality is, according to philosopher Ype de Boer.
'I traded business for television'
Marjolein de Jong
30 October 2019
Sandra Ysbrandy had worked her way up the ladder at Rabobank, however she decided to set a radical new course for her career.
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How theologian Gerko lost his faith
Marjolein de Jong
5 October 2019
Gerko Tempelman attended the Vrije Universiteit to get a degree in theology, but lost his faith along the way.
David van Traa is the director of the Zuidas
Marjolein de Jong
5 September 2019
„People sometimes assume that you’ll only find big business at the Zuidas, but that’s a misunderstanding”, says David van Traa.
'I didn't want to be the token Moroccan'
Marjolein de Jong
14 August 2019
Mustapha Abdellati, the only partner of Moroccan descant working for E&Y Nederland, is putting effort into creating greater workplace diversity.
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