Many technological innovations – the internet, social media, challenges via TikTok, etc. – influence development at least as radically as 'invented ' interventions, such as behavioural therapy or EMDR. In contrast to therapeutic interventions, however, this is often not or hardly thought about and …

The final of a four-part series that explores Dynamic Systems Theory (DST). DST has taught us that phase transitions are based on self-organization and that they are not predictable a priori. They can be described, but not explained. This is well established in physics, but not at all in the social sciences …

Studium Generale https://youtu.be/jz8S0R7t7kM De effecten van een interventie op de ontwikkeling zijn nooit op voorhand te voorspellen. Enkele weken geleden hebben we hier in een serie van 4 blogs over dynamische systeem theorie (DST) bij stil gestaan. Slechts binnen bepaalde grenzen geldt dat bijvoorbeeld …

Interview met Belgische studenten journalistiek over dragqueens, identiteit en Gender.

As a result of “disruptive” technology, labour changes and we easily lose sight of the deep interweaving of work, career and self-development. Little or no consideration is given to the psychological consequences of job loss, attribution style reversal and its consequences for an individual or his family. …

The advantage of being illiterate 1 https://youtu.be/jHAiwWtJxc0 The advantage of being illiterate 2 https://youtu.be/CuUX2ntDFW4 We are NOT our Brains! The advantage of being illiterate part 1 & 2 - Why do we learn our second language very differently from our first language? - What are the benefits …

In opdracht voor de AD Academy: Webinar AD Academy: Smart, classificeren en voorspellen: Is Smart het nieuwe dom? part1 Deel1 https://youtu.be/pCWhJq2WFDg Deel2 https://youtu.be/aCyxpbLB5N8 Deel3 https://youtu.be/dtHa5NGiB7A Webinar voor AD Academy door Jan Willem de Graaf, lector Brain & Technology …

Webinar Get ready for smart technology part 1: https://youtu.be/h1HVsz2xGQs Webinar Get ready for smart technology part 2: https://youtu.be/vO11s_a8sm8 This webinar looks at both the merits, and dangers of smart technology from a psychological point of view. The combination of (smart) technology, …

We won 't get a healthier planet with lifestyle programmes and new technologies if we don 't understand the psychological mechanisms behind overconsumption. Today there is food and Netflix, tomorrow is uncertain. Politicians let companies invest in smart technology, smart houses, robotics, AI, so that …

In our large-scale, organized existence, we are not only mass consumers, but also mass products. Higher education has become a (mass) approach to “produce” global citizens who are able to work with smart technology, follow geopolitical issues and have sufficient communication and language skills (roughly …