My brief appearance in Downton Abbey: Nature readers share stories of side gigs
From rugby refereeing to film and television work, a poll reveals scientists’ first jobs and what they learnt from...Lees verder
Shock election win by the far right worries academics in the Netherlands
If Geert Wilders’s party can form government, it could restrict international students and scrap key climate policies. Science Magazine...Lees verder
Waiting on tables, mending puppets: the first jobs that shaped researchers’ careers
Many scientists credit teenage jobs and university or summer side roles for imparting important transferable skills and valuable life...Lees verder
To Belgium for a baby
Every year, thousands of Dutch people travel to Belgium for a fertility treatment. Is the care different there? And...Lees verder
It is not in your head – some people develop long covid like symptoms after their shot
Investigation: Rare adverse reactions after Covid vaccinations After the introduction of the Covid vaccinations, an international community evolved consisting...Lees verder
COVID-19 Reporting – When the Professional Became Personal
this article appeared on the website of the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards I was about to jump on...Lees verder
Get your coronavirus test, join the party: Experimental mass events in the Netherlands draw fire
Science Magazine, 29-4-2021 / online 27-4-2021 The Eurovision Song Contest, known best for its over-the-top performances and outrageous costumes,...Lees verder
Suspicions grow that nanoparticles in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trigger rare allergic reactions
Science Magazine Severe allergy-like reactions in at least eight people who received the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer...Lees verder
Is New Zealand ‘a particular case’ or does it show what would have been our best bet?
“I thought everyone would be going down the elimination path and follow the success of Asia.” Reporters Online Exclusive...Lees verder
More people are getting COVID-19 twice, suggesting immunity wanes quickly in some
The growing group of people who get sick twice suggests protection can wane relatively quickly. Or something else might...Lees verder
“Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said no one will be intentionally exposed to this virus.”
Global Public Health Professor Devi Sridhar What should we do to save and improve WHO? What has made the...Lees verder
Covid: Why the Western world is so reluctant to learn from Asia
The corona crisis painfully exposes the vulnerabilities of the usually dominant West. Not the virus itself, but society will...Lees verder
Why the corona crisis did not eradicate antivax sentiments
The corona crisis shows us what a virus can do when no vaccine is available. What does this do...Lees verder
Not the virus will determine our future, but the way society is dealing with it
Anthropologist Agustin Fuentes emphasizes COVID-19 is not just a biological event For months, we’ve been obsessed by the virus....Lees verder
‘I totally don’t understand that people in Europe don’t wear masks’
‘Korean Dr Fauci’ Woo-Joo Kim about his country’s approach Should western countries adopt the approach of countries like South...Lees verder
Guest post: A comparison of coronavirus approaches
Last week I was pointed at an interesting analysis of the global coronavirus approaches. The author, dr. Daxin Ni,...Lees verder
Can a century-old TB vaccine steel the immune system against the new coronavirus?
Science Magazine / sciencemag.org Researchers in four countries will soon start a clinical trial of an unorthodox approach to...Lees verder
“Why isn’t my child being tested?”
The corona crisis from within At the daycare of the three-year-old son of Jop de Vrieze and Zvezdana Vukojevic,...Lees verder
How does someone become a conspiracy thinker?
A HEALTHY DOSE OF SUSPICION Until recently, conspiracy thinkers were mainly studied to find out what derailed them. But...Lees verder
First malaria vaccine rolled out in Africa—despite limited efficacy and nagging safety concerns
A SHOT OF HOPE Published in Science Magazine, November 29, 2019 MALAWI—In a small room at the Phalula Health...Lees verder
It’s a beautiful child. Why did he die?
After the stillbirth of their son, journalists Jop de Vrieze and Zvezdana Vukojevic are in search of answers within...Lees verder
What science reporters should know about meta-analyses before covering them
As science journalists who take our job seriously, we’ve learned a couple of rules by heart: never present a...Lees verder
Meta-analyses were supposed to end scientific debates. Often, they only cause more controversy
Link: Meta-analyses were supposed to end scientific debates. Often, they only cause more controversy
In science, a small revolution is taking place: the rise of registered reports
Link: In science, a small revolution is taking place: the rise of registered reports
EurekAlert! Has spoiled science news. Here’s how we can fix it
Link: EurekAlert! Has spoiled science news. Here’s how we can fix it
What We Can (and Can’t) Learn From Replicating Scientific Experiments (Undark)
A modern day do-over of a mid-20th century pupillometry experiment raises the question: What should we make of a...Lees verder
‘Replication grants’ will allow researchers to repeat nine influential studies that still raise questions
Link: ‘Replication grants’ will allow researchers to repeat nine influential studies that still raise questions
Chemical controllers: How hormones influence your body and mind
Link: Chemical controllers: How hormones influence your body and mind
Bruno Latour, a veteran of the ‘science wars,’ has a new mission
Link: Bruno Latour, a veteran of the ‘science wars,’ has a new mission
Serie Worstelende Wetenschap – De Groene Amsterdammer
Link: Serie Worstelende Wetenschap – De Groene Amsterdammer
Award Winners | Science Journalism Awards
Link: Award Winners | Science Journalism Awards We have gold! Our article about our son Mikki’s stillbirth and how...Lees verder
New technologies take root in the search for antibiotics from soil (Nature Medicine)
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 as a result of a coincidental observation, but modern medicine also owes thanks...Lees verder
Presentatie en Moderatie
Regelmatig geef ik lezingen, leid ik discussies en interview ik experts in een zaal vol toeschouwers. Voor vragen, neem...Lees verder
VWN-publicatieprijs
Afgelopen vrijdag kreeg ik de VWN-publicatieprijs voor mijn artikelen over FDA-perikelen bij bloed- en plasmabank Sanquin. Uit het juryrapport:...Lees verder
Humus
Albrecht Thaer was een visionair. Deze Duitse agronoom (die leefde van 1752 tot 1828) geloofde namelijk rotsvast in de...Lees verder