The idea that merely viewing nature can promote stress recovery has profound societal implications, driving the use of nature imagery in the design of environments where access to real nature is limited. Scientific support for this concept originates from a pioneering study by Ulrich et al. (1991), which …

The research project The New Illuminators: Women in Search of Spiritual Authority and Resilience provides us with a remarkable level of access to the work of women bible journallers. In addition to questions about gender, agency and interpretation, the project demonstrates once more the enduring dynamics …

Overal om ons heen nemen algoritmen en AI-systemen beslissingen die mensen raken. In het onderwijs, bij de overheid, in dienstverlening. Vaak gaat het gesprek over wat technisch kan en wat juridisch mag. Maar een cruciale vraag blijft te vaak liggen: wat willen we eigenlijk – en voor wie ontwerpen we …

What roles can art and heritage play in navigating the current ecological crises? This question is central to research projects PITCH (Petroculture’s Intersections with Cultural Heritage) and JUST ART, which address the topics of energy transitions and climate justice. Ruby de Vos sits down with Jeff …

This article focusses on the rise of agrogeological soil science in the early 20th century, especially in a Dutch-imperial context, as generating a novel geobiopolitical epistemology for the governance of natural and social worlds. Specifically, this article seeks to understand the consequences of agrogeologists’ …

In het project “Laadbehoefte in de praktijk” onderzoeken de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) en Hogeschool Rotterdam (HR) de toekomstige laadbehoefte voor elektrische voertuigen op twee bedrijventerreinen: Sloterdijk Poort Noord in Amsterdam en Dutch Fresh Port in Ridderkerk / Barendrecht. Het onderzoek …