Etiket: NRC

Art makes the difference – NRC

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Dide Vonk uses a number of projects, which are supported by the Vriendenloterij Fonds, to investigate whether art can really bring about change. All the artists she speaks involve ‘people…

Opinion | No problem – NRC

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I had a nasty procedure in the hospital. I’m going to take a checkup with a nurse. On the way in the elevator I almost go flat. Sit on the…

Opinion | Failed – NRC

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The father of a girl who failed her final exam by a tenth point has taken the school to court. I also failed at the time, with the same narrow…

Opinion | Originally – NRC

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I sit at the table during the lunch break with colleagues I have not met before. “What are you originally?” one of the ladies asks me. As a person of…

Opinion | Not yet – NRC

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I walk past a playing field where two girls of about ten years old are flying kites. A boy of the same age arrives on a bicycle, they know each…

Opinion | stress – NRC

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It starts with waking up in the middle of the night. Followed by attempts not to stress about this. I’ll fall asleep soon. If this does not happen: unrest. But…

Tactile holograms – NRC

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Ad Lucem is a science fiction story about a company that sells tangible holograms, which serve as virtual assistants and are controlled remotely by real people. An interesting concept: the…

Opinion | Childbirth – NRC

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I’m a nurse in the delivery room. During a delivery I see the father-to-be turn white. I ask if it’s okay. “Well, not really, I find it very exciting.” I…