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Neurodiversity and Radboud Employees: Where Do the Opportunities Lie? | Academic Affairs with philosopher Léon de Bruin and orthopedagogue Evelyn Kroesbergen
ADHD, autism, dyslexia, giftedness and high sensitivity neurodiversity is widespread among Radboud University employees. It brings challenges, but also unique talents. Where do the opportunities lie when it comes to neurodiversity at the university?
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Science Weekend @ Radboud University
Take a look inside researchers’ laboratories, carry out experiments yourself, take part in a thought experiment, watch spectacular shows and ask researchers all sorts of questions. Discover how the invisible becomes visible!
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The Manosphere: An Online School of Masculinity | Lecture and discussion with theologian Mariecke van den Berg, communication scholar Anne Sadza, and political scientist Nik Linders
A lot of money, a sculpted body, and an attractive, submissive woman by your side. This is the ideal image of masculinity promoted in the manosphere. What makes the manosphere so appealing?
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AI Unleashed! | Current Affairs Lecture with cybersecurity expert Bart Jacobs
Last weekend, AI agents reportedly attempted to break into several websites, including those of governments. How can this happen? Are we at risk of losing control over AI if we do not take action now? What happens when AI can act autonomously?
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Brain, Belly and Bitterballen | Lecture and conversation with neuroscientist Esther Aarts and philosopher Bas van Woerkum Rooker
Grabbing a bitterbal even when you’re not hungry. Or having a slice of cake and regretting it. At times it feels as if your belly takes over your brain. But perhaps the two are more closely connected than we tend to think.
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Thinking Café – Being Yourself | Philosophy Workshop by Philosopher Cees Leijenhorst
Everyone wants to be themselves, and we admire people who are authentic. We often cringe when someone pretends to be better than they really are. But how do you know whether you are authentic yourself? And is there really such a thing as a true self?
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Roman Past in the Streets of Nijmegen | Lecture and Conversation with Archaeologist Stephan Mols, Historical Geographer Elyze-Storms Smeets, and Architects Marlène van Gassel and Marc van Roosmalen
The foundations of the largest Roman bathhouse in the Netherlands were uncovered at the former Honig industrial site. Nijmegen has a rich Roman history, yet very little of it is visible. How do you tell the Roman story to both visitors and residents?
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Women’s Emancipation: Are We Back to Square One? | Lecture and discussion with philosophers Alicja Gescinska and Katrine Smiet
Conservative ideas about gender relations are becoming increasingly normalized. Gescinska wrote a retelling of The Second Sex in which she lets De Beauvoir deliver a passionate—and at times hilarious—tirade against the revival of conservative ideas
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Prinsjesdag. What’s Next? | Current Affairs Lecture with Economist Ludger Buijs and Historian Ronald Kroeze
The proposed cuts to social security will be largely reversed, the wealthy will pay (slightly) more in taxes, and the tax on drinking water will increase. Measures seem an olive branch to the opposition, will this minority cabinet get anything done?
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Women At the Doctor’s Office: the Gender Gap in Healthcare | Lecture and conversation with internal medicine physician Saskia Middeldorp and gender historian Marloes Hülsken
Treatments do not always align well with the needs of women, and conditions affecting women are often researched less than those affecting men. Women’s complaints are dismissed as complaining or seen as to be expected. How did this come about?
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Chatbot Cabaret: Does AI Have a Sense of Humor? | Thursday Talk with AI Researcher Iris Hendrickx and Dutch Literature Scholar Ivo Nieuwenhuis
Have you ever laughed out loud with a chatbot? Humor is often regarded as a human trait. However, the rise of artificial intelligence raises questions. Can humor be outsourced to AI? And if so, is that something we should actually want?
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The Growing Role of War and Defense in Society | Lecture and conversation with Anthropologist Tine Molendijk and Political Scientist Wolfgang Wagner
What role should defense play in society? What ethical questions are involved? The armed forces are working to expand their size and visibility and to strengthen their connection with society. What does that mean?
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Home. When Do You Feel at Home Somewhere? | Film & Conversation with Philosopher Hasan Erkan
What makes you feel at home somewhere? Is it the place, the people, or is it you? Maja, the main character in Home, is six years old when she moves with her parents from Yugoslavia to Denmark in 1991, hoping for a better life.
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Rivers Are Running Dry. What Now? | Current Affairs Lecture with Spatial Planning Expert Sander Meijerink and Climate Scientist Heleen de Coninck
The Conversation of The (Thurs)Day: Never before have water levels in Dutch rivers been as low as they were this summer. Is this the new normal? Why is there so little sense of urgency about it?
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Radboud Reflects Book Club on The Stoic Guide to Happiness by Massimo Pigliucci
Read The Stoic Guide to Happiness by philosopher Massimo Pigliucci and join the conversation about how we can achieve happiness.
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Crump About Trump | Radboud Reflects @DeKaaij
With Trump, a lot can happen in just a few days, let alone a few months! But with historian and U.S. expert Laurien Crump, you are guaranteed the most up-to-date analyses of whatever the American president has come up with this time.
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The Conversation of the (Thurs)Day | Radboud Reflects lunch break talks on current affairs
Join the The Conversation of the (Thurs)Day! One fixed day, one fixed time, guaranteed food for thought and stimulating conversation. Topics are often determined shortly beforehand, so be sure to mark the Thursdays in your calendar already.
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Space Journey from De Kaaij | Radboud Reflects @DeKaaij with physicist Béatrice Bonga
What is a black hole? Can you see one when you look into space? From De Kaaij you don’t just see the Waal flowing by you also have a clear view of the infinite sky. Discover how black holes work and how we know what we know about them.
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What’s in the Sand? | Radboud @Vierdaagse with a short lecture and mini research activity by ecologists Mieke Brinkman and Maarten Postuma
Sand is sand and the Waal beach is the Waal beach. Or not? Because what exactly is moving between those tiny grains beneath your feet, things you can’t see with the bare eye?
