Western cities are rapidly densifying, and new building typologies are being invented to mitigate high-rise and balance residential, commercial and recreational functions. This vertical urbanization requires rethinking the traditional design of public space to promote citizens’ well-being. While the …

Gastcollege over degrowth voor een groep van 25 internationale studenten op verzoek van Rosalind Gibson.

This study investigates the effect of position on build-plate on the dimensional deviations for stainless steel 316 L samples made by laser powder-bed fusion. To understand the effect of sample position on the build-plate (substrate) with respect to shrinkage and dimensional deviation, 36 samples in …

The Office Jungle is an experimental office environment designed to make offices more "wild". Through this demonstration and associated design vision, we make a first attempt to reflect on and to define what characterizes wildness and how it could empower people in more playful and active lifestyles, …

Recently several attempts were undertaken to unite the field of metaphor studies, trying to reconcile the conceptual/cognition and linguistic/discourse approaches to metaphor (Hampe, 2017b). The dynamic view of metaphor espoused by amongst others Gibbs (2017a) as a way to unify the field of metaphor …

We, humans have our roots in pre-Anthropocene eras where we gathered skills for survival and establishing our culture. The cumulated tacit knowledge, the skills, ideas and experiences that can only be shared by personal contact and mutual trust, is evolved and cumulated during this pre-Anthropocene era. …

Masterclass voor Opleiders in de school. Kennismaking Talentgericht werken aan de hand van de taak en de leeromgeving. Centraal in de masterclass stonden videclips van dr Withagen, UMCG over asymetrische speeltoestellen en affordantie (Gibson) en van Leraar24, Dr J. van der Pol over scaffolding.

Background: Matching and comparing sequence annotations of different reference sequences is vital to genomics research, yet many annotation formats do not specify the reference sequence types or versions used. This makes the integration of annotations from different sources difficult and error prone. Results: …

Our conception of the brain is influenced by metaphors like the computer which grant the brain an executive function. This notion ignores the fact that the brain evolved in the context of the natural environment and functions together with it. In addition, we are frequently less aware of the action-perception …

Bij het aanleren van een motorische vaardigheid komt veel kijken. In dit onderzoek zijn verschillende theorien over motorisch leren onder de loep genomen. Voor en nadelen van de cognitieve theorie van o.a. Schmidt in relatie tot de ecologische benadering van Gibson e.a over het menselijk bewegen zijn …