For susceptible children, appropriate education and the right circumstances are of the utmost importance, even more than with "normal" children. In wrong circumstances things can easily go wrong. But under favourable conditions these people can reach the top. A bit like Formula 1 cars, which still have …

After more than a year in our Beta talent project, a characteristic of the (autistic) candidates seems to be more common than any other: a lack of confidence in working in teams. The project is intended for people within the autistic spectrum with excellent (cognitive) competencies, who nevertheless …

One speaks of technological progress as if it is already (autonomous AI) an autonomous process, of which it is self-evident that much / everything is invested in, but it is often downright dehumanizing (Kierkegaard saw that very sharply). In: Education Journal 2018-338 p.23

Culture has freed us to some extent from nature, first through language and religion, and almost simultaneously through technology. From the control of the fire and the first tools until now - smart technology - technological development has taken a long cultural path, with many challenges and possibilities. …

During our lives we go through many of these cycles. It is no coincidence that, now that our world is so constantly available, on average we start with jobs, friends and loved ones over and over again. Now that we derive our stability from a continuously available environment, our cyclical nature is …

Are we  "molding" society into what the companies (and algorithms) hold us as the most desirable outcome? This colomn is about dangers of smart technology and social media.In: Education Journal, 2018-340 p.20

Digital technology is beautiful but, unfortunately, is also incredibly unreliable. Imagine, after a night of good sleep, you enter your car where you find that the brake pedal is on the right and the accelerator pedal on the left. An update, with kind regards from Volkswagen. Or that the manufacturer …

Recent heeft de Nederlandse Dalton Vereniging (NDV) zich opnieuw gebogen over de vraag wat de essentie van het daltononderwijs is. Het is een vraag die binnen de vereniging periodiek en steeds heel nadrukkelijk gesteld wordt. Het afgelopen jaar heeft de NDV het plan om een ‘daltonpaspoort’ te ontwikkelen, …

In januari 2016 maakte Vitalik Buterin op het blog van Ethereum duidelijk dat blockchain en privacy moeizaam samengaan. Compliance aan de AVG is van belang, vooral vanwege de hoge boetes die door de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens opgelegd kunnen worden. In hoeverre kan de blockchain overweg met de AVG?

In deze column laten leden van de kernredactie van Bestuurswetenschappen hun licht schijnen op actuele vraagstukken in beleid en openbaar bestuur. ‘Practice what you preach’ is een Engelse uitdrukking die bestuurskundigen nogal eens gebruiken. Bijvoorbeeld als het gaat om geloofwaardig leiderschap en …