Interview met Neil Harbisson
Tijdens STRP afgelopen jaar had ik de mogelijkheid om even te kletsen met kunstenaar en cyborg Neil Harbisson. Neil gebruikt een implantaat om kleuren te horen. Voor het blinden- en slechtziendentijdschrift Anders Bekeken heb ik een deel van het interview…
Neuroscience meets Philosophy
Last week, I attended a workshop on Philosophy and Neuroscience at the Technical University of Eindhoven. Interesting lectures, friendly people and even including a delicious dinner – the good life of the academic! Most of all, it gave me a…
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…
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.
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…
