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Will the zoo still exist in a hundred years?
International

Will the zoo still exist in a hundred years?

7 November 2023 - 16:46
Education, research, and reintroduction programs might legitimize zoos. But for how long? What will zoos look like a hundred years from now? “Zoos are a backup for displaced animals. In the wild, they are disappearing due to habitat loss and poaching.”
UvA PhD student analyzes politicians’ behavior on Twitter
International

UvA PhD student analyzes politicians’ behavior on Twitter

30 October 2023 - 12:29
Who is going to govern with whom? That is the question in the run-up to the elections for the House of Representatives on November 22nd. Twitter could offer a glimpse into the upcoming cabinet formation. “Dutch Twitter politics shows how politicians interact.”
Climate change causes Bewick’s swan to winter closer to home
International

Climate change causes Bewick’s swan to winter closer to home

25 October 2023 - 09:46
When autumn is mild, Bewick’s swan do not fly as far south. This was shown by researchers from the University of Amsterdam and the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) by following individual swans for several years. “Climate change makes it possible for species like the Bewick&r...
Criminal with VR glasses betrays himself with just one glance
International

Criminal with VR glasses betrays himself with just one glance

20 October 2023 - 10:02
Memory detection methods have been proven for decades, yet only the Japanese police work with them. PhD student Ine Van der Cruyssen devised a variation on the test in which suspects visit the crime scene in virtual reality (VR). “Culprits looked at the changes much earlier and longer than inn...
Astronaut André Kuipers on brilliant ideas and earthly vulnerabilities
International

Astronaut André Kuipers on brilliant ideas and earthly vulnerabilities

20 October 2023 - 09:47
An underwater city as a solution to overpopulation and rising sea levels. A giant ice machine to cool the earth. Genetically modified jellyfish to clean up microplastics from the ocean. In André Kuipers' NL MOONSHOTS '24 program, it is the “crazy ideas” that serve as the starting ...
Harmful substances like PFAS are tip of the iceberg: “Only 2% of chemicals is known”
International

Harmful substances like PFAS are tip of the iceberg: “Only 2% of chemicals is known”

17 October 2023 - 10:49
Only two percent of the chemicals people are exposed to every day are known, UvA researchers estimate. “That lack of knowledge is a public health hazard.”
Why do some people get long covid and others don’t?
International

Why do some people get long covid and others don’t?

9 October 2023 - 13:17
Why do some people get long Covid after a corona infection and others just a cold? That’s what PhD student Elke Wynberg at GGD Amsterdam and the Amsterdam UMC investigated for three years. “A large group had only mild Covid symptoms and still got long Covid.”
Strolling through 17th-century Amsterdam
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Strolling through 17th-century Amsterdam

5 October 2023 - 16:18
UvA historian Bob Pierik has written a book about life in Amsterdam in the 17th and 18th centuries ranging from sexual escapades and neighborhood squabbles to carriage drivers passing by. “My book is about normal city life – the way it smelled, sounded, and how people moved through it.&r...
A new look at Amazonian resilience
International

A new look at Amazonian resilience

20 September 2023 - 16:32
Small-scale land use by indigenous communities led to more resilient Amazon regions. For policymakers, this is an important insight. “The use of fire and low levels of deforestation back then created plant species more resistant to today’s wildfires and drought.”
Netherlands’ first professor of dance: “We don’t learn to read the language of dance at school”
International

Netherlands’ first professor of dance: “We don’t learn to read the language of dance at school”

20 September 2023 - 10:03
According to Gabriele Klein - the first professor of dance and ballet at the UvA and in the Netherlands - dance should not be missing from our cultural memory. On Thursday, she will give a talk. “Dancing rock ‘n’ roll created an understanding of sexuality and desire.”
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