-
CORONA: Does the lockdown make sense?
We've all been inside for weeks now. And yet you hear that actually 70% of people will get corona. Does it really make sense to be inside? Do you want to view our entire series about corona? Then subscribe to our YouTube channel!
Translated by
Video -
Corona: Why is it so hard to say how long a virus lives?
What is the chance that we will contract corona on the street and do I have to wash my hands all the time at home? Why is it so hard to say how long the virus will stay in one place? Pierre Van Damme provides the answer.
Translated by
Video -
Do we really have a shortage of groundwater?
We have a problem in Belgium (and certainly in Flanders): there is too little water in our soil. Out of 164 countries, Belgium ranks 23rd in the "high water scarcity" category. Yes, even now, after months of rain! “How in God's name is that …
Translated by
Video -
Will we all say 'the girl' and 'shtijl'?
Saying something is "really cool" immediately betrays that you're not so hip anymore. And 'hip' actually. Nowadays you have to say that something is 'dirty shtijl'. What does that mean and will we all be talking like that later? That's what …
Translated by
Video -
Will Belgium soon be at the North Pole?
With global warming, we may soon hope that Belgium was at the North Pole, so we don't burn alive when we come out. Is that actually possible? Can Belgium ever lie at the North Pole? We asked David Van Rooij, marine geologist at Ghent University, …
Translated by
Video -
Do we still need to save endangered species?
Some species of rhinoceros can still be counted on one hand, pandas don't seem to be able to survive without us... Isn't the extinction of species just part of nature? And do we still need to save endangered species? Evolutionary ecologist Erik …
Translated by
Video -
What's that knot in your stomach when you're feeling bad?
A knot in your stomach, butterflies in your stomach... Enough about our guts. But what is the science behind all that folk wisdom? What's that knot in your stomach when you're feeling bad? Gastroenterologist Heiko De Schepper of UAntwerp takes a …
Translated by
Video -
Is bioplastic good for the environment?
Organic, that sounds good for the environment. But is that also true in the case of bioplastic? Is bioplastic good for the environment? Can we actually throw it in the organic waste and even in nature? Or is the story a bit more complex?
Prof. Dr. …
Translated by
Video -
Why isn't there one universal computer programming language?
We all know programming languages like Java and Python, but did you know that there are over 700 of those programming languages? Why isn't there one universal programming language? Wouldn't that be much easier? Prof. dr. Dr Viviane Jonckers (VUB) …
Translated by
Video -
Why are there no animals with wheels?
Nature is an ingenious engineer. Although... We also often see things that could have been much better. Biologist Raoul Van Damme (UAntwerp) dives into evolution and explains how nature works.
Translated by
Video -
How does a computer learn to think like Beethoven?
Computers can calculate quickly, but they can never approach our genius. Or yes? Computers can already play chess much better than we can and who knows, they may soon compose as well as Beethoven. How does a computer learn all those things? …
Translated by
Video -
Is your degree worth your time and money?
Two months a year, no social life, no student parties and only sweating and toiling over study books with the goal: a scrap of paper with a stamp from the university - also sometimes called a diploma. In total, it will cost you an average of four …
Translated by
Video