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By Universiteit van Nederland
The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.
Drs. Azad Qazaz vertelt over de rol van Mohammed in de stichting van de Islam, plaatst hem in zijn historische context en beschrijft zijn innerlijke ervaring.
Our understanding of the coronavirus relies heavily on the ways medical data is collected, distributed and checked across the world. But the ways medical data are analyzed and communicated are prone to error and can lead to misconceptions. Statistician Dr Maarten van Smeden (UMC Utrecht) will discuss the nature of the data underlying COVID-19 statistics. Is the data of high enough quality to make trustworthy predictions for the future? The course 'COVID & Society' is brought by UMC Utrecht. Experts from different scientific areas teach us how we should be dealing with the outbreak from different perspectives. Watch these interdisciplinary webinars about the corona outbreak and its implications, with perspectives from the biomedical sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities.
In the beginning of the pandemic, when very little was known about the virus, it seemed sensible to take tough precautionary measures. Better safe than sorry. Two months later, huge amounts of data are changing the game. In what way has new research changed political decision-making? What are the most likely scenarios to play out in the near future? Political economist Robin Fransman (The Argumentation Factory) takes a close look at the coronavirus policies in the past months and shares his positive outlook for the future. The course 'COVID & Society' is brought by UMC Utrecht. Experts from different scientific areas teach us how we should be dealing with the outbreak from different perspectives. Watch these interdisciplinary webinars about the corona outbreak and its implications, with perspectives from the biomedical sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities.
The Moria refugee camp on the Greeks island of Lesbos is notoriously overpopulated. It’s not a matter ‘if’ but ‘when’ the coronavirus will strike. In order to draw attention to a possible outbreak of COVID-19 in the camp and the consequent humanitarian crisis which would follow, Sherally has joined the SOSMoria campaign, an emergency appeal signed by more than 40.000 doctors and civilians. Calling on the EU to bring the refugees in Moria to safety to prevent a medical disaster on European territory. The course 'COVID & Society' is brought by UMC Utrecht. Experts from different scientific areas teach us how we should be dealing with the outbreak from different perspectives. Watch these interdisciplinary webinars about the corona outbreak and its implications, with perspectives from the biomedical sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities.
In 1887 verscheen er een onooglijk boekje met een plan voor een nieuwe taal die gemakkelijker te leren zou moeten zijn en internationale communicatie daarmee gemakkelijker moest maken. Er zijn nog altijd mensen die de taal spreken – zelfs baby's. Wat kunnen we daaruit leren?
From Boccaccio’s ‘Decameron’ to Somerset Maugham’s ‘The Painted Veil’, stories about epidemics have always had an important role giving meaning to public health crises. So it’s hardly a surprise that Camus’s novel ‘The Plague’ has recently made bestseller lists all over the world. Literary scholar Prof Kiene Brillenburg Wurth (Utrecht University) analyses some of the most brilliant fictions on epidemics. What can we learn from them? The course 'COVID & Society' is brought by UMC Utrecht. Experts from different scientific areas teach us how we should be dealing with the outbreak from different perspectives. Watch these interdisciplinary webinars about the corona outbreak and its implications, with perspectives from the biomedical sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities.
In dit college bespreekt Frederik van Dam (Radboud Universiteit) een tweede belangrijke kunststroming in de hedendaagse literatuur: het postmodernisme. In postmoderne verhalen wordt de werkelijkheid waarin we leven in vraag gesteld. Hoe kunnen we weten dat de realiteit waarin we ons bevinden echt bestaat? Auteurs binnen het postmodernisme bezinnen zich over deze vraag op verschillende manieren: niet alleen in filosofisch proza, zoals in de romans van W.G. Sebald, maar ook in meer populaire genres, zoals het computerspel The Stanley Parable of de avonturen van Kuifje. In dit college gaan we dieper in op de verschillende vormen die postmoderne literatuur aanneemt en onderzoeken we de relatie tussen het postmodernisme en globalisering.
Alle aspecten van taal veranderen langzaam maar zeker – ook de manier waarop ze worden uitgesproken. Hoe gaat dat in zijn werk? En hoe kunnen we horen hoe oud een verandering precies is? En wat heeft de moderne uitspraak van 'Els' precies te maken met het feit dat wij 'oud' zeggen in plaats van (Engels) 'old' of (Duits) 'alt', 'koud' in plaats van 'cold/kalt', 'goud' in plaats van 'gold'?
Met al deze mogelijkheden is de vraag natuurlijk hoe bedrijven hierop kunnen inspelen? Naast techniek komt er namelijk nog meer bij kijken. Ook het bedrijf, de producten en de medewerkers vragen om aanpassingen bij de transitie naar e-commerce. In dit laatste deel kijken we naar de uitdagingen bij de implementatie van e-commerce. Steeds meer bedrijven bieden hun producten en diensten online aan, juist nu in deze crisis. In dit Engelstalige college geven we een algemene introductie in concepten rondom e-commerce. Dit college is onderdeel van het vak Management & Informatiesystemen. In dit vak kijkt Kenny Meesters (Tilburg University) hoe informatie & technologieën ingezet kunnen worden om organisaties te ondersteunen maar ook welke deze hebben op onze samenleving.
"Who are the most vulnerable during the coronavirus crisis? Much has already been said about the elderly. But low-income groups and people with an addiction also have a relatively higher chance to be hit by the pandemic and its consequences compared to the rest of society. What is the link between low socioeconomic status, addiction, and health and wellbeing? Will socioeconomic differences in health increase as a result of the coronavirus pandemic?
Prof Gera Nagelhout, Chief Science Officer of IVO Research Institute and endowed professor at Maastricht University, will explain. The course 'COVID & Society' is brought by UMC Utrecht. Experts from different scientific areas teach us how we should be dealing with the outbreak from different perspectives. Watch these interdisciplinary webinars about the corona outbreak and its implications, with perspectives from the biomedical sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities.
The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.