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Will we soon be walking around with a computer in our brains?
A computer used to take up an entire room, while now we have one in our pocket or on our wrist. Can we go one step further and soon we will be walking around with a computer in our brains? As a microelectronics engineer at KU Leuven, Prof. Dr. …
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Why will data become your most important asset in the future?
The amount of data on the internet is growing like a spear and is visibly changing our economy. Who owns that data and who benefits from it? In this lecture, Prof. Erik Mannens (Ghent University) explains it and states that you may be able to …
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Are gays responsible for corona?
Did you like the same sex 500 years ago? Then you had to be very careful. After all, medieval society was not kind to homosexuals. Fortunately, those days are over and we are all super tolerant now. Or not? Gender historian Jonas Roelens (UGent) …
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What is so special about the Lamb of God?
The Ghent Altarpiece is considered one of the most important Belgian paintings ever, but what can you actually see? Religious historian Danny Praet (UGent) was fascinated by this polyptych as a child and shows us that there is much more to see …
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Will sudoku creators soon crack your bank details?
Seeing someone on the train solve a sudoku may not be as innocent as you think. Who knows, maybe that sudoku freak is out for a prize of a million dollars or worse: your bank details! Because believe it or not, in sudoku you may find the solution …
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Does swearing lead to better governance?
The politicians of this country are no stranger to swearing on social media. However, you can ask yourself whether this really leads to better governance. It was certainly the case in the Middle Ages. Prof. dr. Dr Jelle Haemers investigates how …
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Can you teach a computer to cycle?
Can a computer learn to ride a bike like humans? Prof. dr. Dr. Ann Nowé hasn't tried it yet, but she's been working on it all day. In the Artificial Intelligence Lab (for those in the know: AI lab) of the VUB the word "self-learning …
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Can we better understand the universe with a particle accelerator?
There were those who thought that the world would explode if scientists in the particle accelerator at Cern, near Geneva, collided with particles of enormous energy. The clashes have since happened, the world has not exploded, and Prof. Jorgen …
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Why should you be more afraid of your own mobile phone than of a mobile phone mast?
We already knew Nimby: not a mobile phone mast in my backyard! Do you also want to know what Alata means? Then watch and listen carefully to Prof. Dr. Guy Vandenbosch. Then you immediately know why you should not sleep with your mobile phone.
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How will you be able to tell from your skeleton whether you are rich or poor in 500 years?
A skeleton reveals more than you think. For example, we can find out the social status or dietary patterns of that person from a skeleton from the Middle Ages. And from that archaeologists also draw conclusions about whether the skeleton belonged …
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Was Early Christianity a Mystery Cult?
Was Jesus Christ a superstar? Or was he one of the many superstars of his time and did the Christian promo machine work just a little better in the early centuries of our era, which spread Christianity? Religious historian Dr Annelies Lannoy, …
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Why is my WiFi not working?
It's a question that everyone asks (frustrated) every day: "Why is my WiFi not working again?". We can already reveal that it has something to do with the American army and also with that famous internet of things. After 15 minutes of listening to …
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