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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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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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Is terrorism inherent in Islam?
Are all Muslims possible terrorists? Does the Quran say violence is allowed? And apparently also against Muslims, because most victims of terror are Muslims? For once no fierce debate about this, but Prof. Dr. Sami Zemni, who as a political …
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What Does Science Say: Should the local police be tougher?
Do the police have sufficient resources to act decisively? And does a strict police force also make a city or country safer? Or is a friendly Uncle Agent still more efficient? Criminologist Sofie De Kimpe helps politicians develop their policies …
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How can the municipality ensure that new and old Flemish people feel at home
About a fifth of Flemish people are of foreign descent. But a country does not automatically become a cheerful, colorful multicultural mix… Old Flemish people often no longer feel at home in their own city and new Flemish people do not feel …
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What Does Science Say: Is high-rise building the solution to the shortage of open space?
The Flemish do break a world record every weekend: from building the largest sugar cube tower to the longest human chain against bullying. But we really excel in allocating. As a result, there is hardly any open space here. How can we give every …
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What Does Science Say: How can a municipal council tackle poverty?
In Belgium, 16 percent of people with an income below the poverty line live. Everyone seems to find it a disgrace and politicians of all parties want to reduce poverty. But the increasing number of children growing up in deprivation …
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Are you smarter if you make dt mistakes?
Become, is, taught, taught or taught? Everyone knows the dt rule. And yet everyone makes mistakes against it. Yes, everyone, including you! Why is it that everyone has so much trouble with such a simple rule? Maybe you're just too smart for such a …
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What does your language reveal about you?
Fries, fries or petat. You only need one word to hear whether the person you are speaking to is Flemish or Dutch. But your use of words and your pronunciation tell even more than just where you live. Sociolinguist Rik Vosters explains why and how …
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