Each of us has a story that comes alive as we wake up in the morning, develops throughout the day, and holds layers of meaning as we lay our heads down at night – it might be called a narrative of our identity. When loss occurs, our story fragments into unfamiliar pieces, and who we identify as becomes …

Psychologist and computerscientist Geoffrey Hinton, called the godfather of AI, argued that we should stop with A(G)I. In this column it is argued that Artificial General Intelligence like ChatGPT works very differently than organic intelligence. An organic complexity works like a chain reaction. Unlike …

Background: Hospital stays after colorectal surgery are increasingly being reduced by enhanced recovery and early discharge protocols. As a result, postoperative complications may frequently manifest after discharge in the home setting, potentially leading to emergency room presentations and readmissions. …

Although governments are investing heavily in big data analytics, reports show mixed results in terms of performance. Whilst big data analytics capability provided a valuable lens in business and seems useful for the public sector, there is little knowledge of its relationship with governmental performance. …

Human beings are, above all, narrative creatures, extremely sensitive to good stories. The (implicit) stories of futurologists have their own characteristic structure, when they outline what our future full of technology will look like. One element of their narrative structure is often that the speaker, …

In this article, it is argued that In polarization, we fixate on two poles, like true and false, news versus fake news, real versusfalse, or in a social context, rich versus poor, and good versus bad. This is an instance of singular thinking, because a third factor is overlooked, being the area between …

Supply chain quality management may reduce product defects and ensure quality (Song et al., 2017). Quality management practices in food supply chains can be useful in assuring consumers that the quality claimed is true (Theuvsen et al., 2007). The findings of this study may be useful to actors in a short …

Keeping it Local is een onderzoeksproject van het Fashion Research & Technology Lectoraat aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam. In dit ‘levend laboratorium’ wordt onderzoek gedaan naar co-creatie, lokale productie in een stedelijke omgeving en duurzaam consumentengedrag. Wij produceren 3D-gebreide truien, …

In this episode of “Learning to Think Like a Cyber Security Specialist,” we explore how investing in Security and Privacy is crucial for building trust with clients. We contrast different company approaches to handling personal data, from transparent and protective to invasive and careless. The episode …

Het assessment is een belangrijke basis van het ergotherapeutisch proces. Je kiest assessment-instrumenten op basis van wat je in kaart wilt brengen, waarom, waar en wanneer je dit wilt doen en bij wie je de instrumenten wilt gebruiken. Het hoofdstuk beschrijft het gebruik van assessment-instrumenten, …