There are hundreds of topics I could write about. The hardest part about writing is choosing a suitable topic and sticking with it until...
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Has evolutionary history led us to today’s rapes?
My mother always said that the world has come to its end. In a way, she was right. Not literally, of course. The earth will not stop...
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Wetenschap met de natte vinger
Wetenschap boekt slechts vooruitgang door het formuleren van hypothesen. Deze kunnen juist of fout zijn. Nader onderzoek – door...
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Great research, unexpected conclusion – Why fish is so good for you (?)
A few weeks ago I encountered two articles about unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids and their mechanism. Great research, but the tagline...
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Thompson Island, and the tale of my undergrads making it up to me
The day had taken a bad start. One of my undergraduate students had texted me, saying both of them would be too late and “we should...
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Welkom in de nanowereld
Nanotechnologie laat zich niet gemakkelijk vatten. Enerzijds schrijven we een onderzoeksterrein met ongekende mogelijkheden. De mens is...
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Dierenwelzijn uit de doeken
Zo’n 92% van de schapen in België wordt ritueel onverdoofd geslacht, in Nederland gaat het jaarlijks om zo’n 2 miljoen dieren....
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Fatty acid-rich fish stocks: a sixth extinction crisis
We’ve all heard news reports about the benefits of eating fish, and replacing some red meat meals with fish as an alternative source of...
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De rol van tijdelijke soortvorming in evolutie
De oorsprong der soorten. Iedereen heeft er wellicht van gehoord. Of erin gelezen. In 1849 publiceerde Charles Darwin één van de...