Column ‘Kijken is denken en doen’
Voor het blinden- en slechtziendentijdschrift Anders Bekeken schreef ik een column over de kunst van het kijken. Zie onder! Kijken is denken en doen Ik sta op een kunstfestival. Mijn verse kennis kijkt verbaasd. Ze vroeg net aan me: “Hoeveel…
Talk at PechaKucha Eindhoven: How to resist brain porn?
This Thursday (February 28th), I’m giving a speedlecture at Pecha Kucha Eindhoven, at the Temporary Art Centre (TAC). Other speakers include: Fulco Treffers, Hilma Bovenkerk, Marc Dubach, Luc van de Keilen, Mariek Plasier, Paul Kemper, Rik van Iersel, and Wim…
STRP Biennale: art meets technology
Net week, STRP Biennale takes place in Eindhoven. A ten day festival where art meets technology, with music, performances, installations, cinema, workshops and lectures. I especially look forward to Stelarc, DJ Shadow, Jeroen Strijbos&Rob van Rijswijk, Floris Kaayk, ∆ Cairo…
Sapere Aude = civil disobedience
On January 11th, digital activist (amongst others) Aaron Swartz committed suicide after fierce prosecution by the US government for copyright infringes. Swartz found a loop-hole within JSTOR and MIT, and downloaded millions of academic journal papers. Subscriptions to academic journals…
WTMC Monster Party
For the annual meeting, we’re preparing for our Science-Fiction Monster Party from Outer Space! I composed this flyer from 50s movie posters. [update]: it was a blast! Scientists CAN dance (though apparently not all together)!
NY Times: Attacks on brain porn go mainstream
Featured in the NYTimes today: Neuroscience: Under Attack! My favourite neuro-bloggers are dubbed ‘neurodoubters’. Bit one-sided article, then again: some wishful-thinking from this side of the debate (for a change) is needed. Read it here.
The Scattered Lights – live
This is what keeps my brain healthy: ska! A live recording of my ska-jazz collective, performing in some dark space in Eindhoven (2012):
Brain region found that does absolutely nothing
“Neuroscientists at the University of Ingberg have found a brain region that does absolutely nothing. Their research, presented at the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting, showed that a small region of the cortex located near the posterior section of the…
Clouding the Brain
Van de Werff, T. (2012). Clouding the Brain. In: Van Mensvoort (et al.). NextNature: Nature changes along with us. Amsterdam: NextNature Network. Read it here: NextNature
