Science dilemma

Maybe you feel just like our genius from last week. You work until you have developed a machine or technique that is able to take you one step further than what your bare eye can see, like a microscope. Yet what if you DIDN’t know that such an instrument as the...

Happy 2015!!

I would like to wish you a wonderful year with lots of opportunities to grow, learn and marvel. May it be a peaceful and healthy year for you as well. Maybe you wonder as I tend to do, about what a year lies ahead of you. Will it be a good one? Will I be able to...

Freek Vonk: Phenomenon or problem child?

For the first time in my life, I bought a TV guide. Do you want to know why? Simple: because it featured Freek Vonk. Vonk is currently a rather famous Dutch (TV) biologist. He is specialized in snakes and conducts research into new drugs that can be made from snake...

What's up Wednesday: regular feature starting this week

The site is online, now I can focus on posting about subjects that I hope will inspire you. The first REGULAR is the WHAT’S UP WEDNESDAY (=   Every Wednesday I will introduce a more or less well – known person that stands out by what (s)he is doing, and how....

Official presentation of the 'Oegstgeester kookboek'

In this original cooking book, 35 recepies from people living in Oegstgeest (The Netherlands) were collected. The participants previously demonstrated their chef-abilities during the interactive event ‘Proverij’ in September, where the delicious dishes...