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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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Why don't you always get what you want?
If someone orders five pizzas for five people, you may not get the pizza you like best. It is also not always possible to enroll your children in the school of your choice. And not everyone is satisfied with their Tinder match. The mathematics - …
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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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How do you stop feeling dizzy in bed when you're drunk?
Do you remember how you used to get so terribly nauseous on the bus on a school trip? Or in the back seat of the car? Have you ever wondered if that was normal? Prof. dr. Dr Floris Wuyts does. He specializes in the human balance system and he …
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Why is it so difficult to predict climate change?
Will we have summers here with an average of 25, 35 or 45 degrees in 10 years? Nobody seems to know. And yet hundreds of scientists are forecasting climate change. Why is that so difficult? Due to the mathematical models, Prof. Dr. Ir. …
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Why do you see stars when you suddenly stand up?
Why do you see stars when you suddenly stand up? Balance expert Floris Wuyts gives you the answer - and no, the answer is not: because your blood flows to your legs due to gravity. Prof. dr. Dr Wuyts has also been doing research for years on …
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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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What does the cosmos sound like?
Until a few years ago, astronomers looked into space and based on what they saw, they could calculate anything. That was very interesting, and also impressive what they could calculate. But... they know they can only see 5% of all there is. For …
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Is pencil stronger than steel?
Of course pencil is not stronger than steel! Because you can easily break a pencil and a steel rod of the same thickness absolutely not. And why this question? Because a pencil can become very strong if you have a very thin layer of it. que?? dr. …
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Do you have a doppelganger?
Elvis and Michael Jackson seem to have doppelganger in abundance. Every year there is another impersonator who claims to be The King. But what about you? What is the probability that there is someone walking around with the exact same hair color, …
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How do Bitcoins warm the Earth?
Did you invest a mere 50 euros in bitcoins seven years ago? Congratulations, you are probably a millionaire now. But did you also know that the environmental impact of bitcoin has also risen to a sky-high level? How can a virtual currency …
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How do you make gold?
Professor Piet Van Duppen can do what the alchemists have been looking for for years: he can turn lead into gold. no kidding! And yet he is not living on a tropical island. Why not? Because he is so good at explaining to the people (all of us) how …
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