In the media
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Does the Netherlands still have an extraparliamentary cabinet? 10 September 2024
A clear, unambiguous definition of an extraparliamentary cabinet is still lacking from the political arena of The Hague. Caroline van der Plas, Farmer...
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Erik Bähre on Dutch radio about the last wild Indian 10 September 2024
An extraordinary encounter took place in 1911. American scientists discovered the last 'wild' Indian, from the Yahi tribe, who had lived in total isol...
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Abuse of Vlaardingen foster child reveals youth care problems 10 September 2024
Months after the case of the abused foster child from Vlaardingen (Zuid-Holland) came to light, many questions still remain. Why was the child not lis...
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Self-employed workers uneasy about approach to sham self-employment 10 September 2024
The Dutch Tax and Customs Authority is planning to start enforcing income tax and contribution obligations again following a moratorium lasting severa...
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Podcast: The Power of Ketogenic Interventions 09 September 2024
Eating fewer carbs, moderate amounts of protein, and more fats — welcome to the ketogenic diet! While a ketogenic diet can have various effects on bod...
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Bart Custers writes blog post on judge who used ChatGPT 09 September 2024
This month, it came out that a subdistrict court judge used ChatGPT to formulate a ruling. The judge included some text generated by the popular AI ch...
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Bart Custers discusses fake news on facial recognition at Jumbo 09 September 2024
Misleading social media posts are falsely claiming that the Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo uses facial recognition at self-service checkouts. Jumbo den...
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Bart Custers discusses arrest of Telegram CEO in 'Trouw' 09 September 2024
Pavel Durov, CEO of chat and messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France last week. The Russian tech billionaire flew into Paris by private jet and...
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Complaints from universities about student use of ChatGPT are crocodile tears 06 September 2024
Universities should not be surprised that students use ChatGPT, write Leiden University lecturers Femke Klaver and Alexander de Wit in Dutch newspaper...
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Major errors made by UWV on WIA benefits 05 September 2024
Many people who are unfit for work received too much or too little in benefits payments for years because mistakes were made in calculating the wages ...
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BBC on Leiden research into effects of eating in front of TV 04 September 2024
We all do it sometimes: watch your favourite Netflix series, YouTuber or comfort series while you are eating. But we don't always consider the possibl...
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Wim Voermans in NRC: ‘The Schoof cabinet is unpredictable, and that’s risky’ 03 September 2024
With four coalition parties and an unelected Prime Minister, the new Dutch cabinet is unique. This has resulted in an unstable, unprecedented situatio...
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Is Syria ‘safe’ enough for refugees to be sent back? 28 August 2024
There’s an ongoing discussion in a number of European countries about whether Syria is safe enough to reject asylum applications. This would mean that...
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Nadine Akkerman discusses Spycraft on BBC and History Extra Podcasts 28 August 2024
Nadine Akkerman recently appeared as a guest on a BBC podcast and the History Extra podcast to discuss her book Spycraft. In these interviews, she del...
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Pregnant and drug dependent: Ministry of Justice tries to intervene with prosecution 26 August 2024
Drug use during pregnancy seems like a choice without any consequences. However, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) has decided to prosecute a ...