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Human Nature Forecast: Koert van Mensvoort

Design philosopher Koert van Mensvoort explores the boundaries between nature and culture and investigates the influence of technology in this Human Nature Forecast.

By Sanne van der Beek on November 7, 2011

Change is 90% fun, say The Yes Men

The Yes Men performed in Amsterdam explaining their humoristic activism. Is entertainment the key to change the world succesfully?

By Oliver de Leeuw on September 8, 2011

Close-up on Culture: House of the future

A fresh Close-up on Culture on how intelligent architecture brings us closer to nature again.

By Sanne van der Beek on September 6, 2011

Close-up on culture: Alienated bodies

Not referring to Katy Perry's song, columnist Sanne explores how much we have come to be E.T., all alienated from our human body.

By Sanne van der Beek on August 22, 2011

Close-up on Culture: Monstrous Beauty

What does the appearance of monstrous Others in contemporary visual culture say about human nature?

By Sanne van der Beek on July 18, 2011

Close-up on Culture: Memory Museum

Museum or mausoleum: how do we treat our memories nowadays?

By Sanne van der Beek on July 4, 2011

Close-up on Culture: Copy Paste Culture

In a culture where copying is a daily phenomenon, why is the copy still perceived so badly?

By Sanne van der Beek on June 20, 2011

Close-up on Culture: I, Cyborg

From technological terminator to hairless human: on the changed role of the cyborg in daily life

By Sanne van der Beek on June 6, 2011

VIDEO: Kevin Kelly on what technology wants

TEDxAmsterdam: Kevin Kelly from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. What does technology mean in our lives? That’s the question Kevin Kelly explored in his new talk. Kelly presented a new definition of technology: ‘anything useful invented by a mindR

By Monique van Dusseld… on December 30, 2009

Karsu Dönmez

The Dutch Norah Jones Karsu Dönmez (1990) is a pianist and singer from Amsterdam of Turkish descent. She is seen as a major talent in the field of jazz and is being called the Dutch Norah Jones. Young as she is, she has already performed in Carnegie

By Alexander Klopping on October 20, 2009