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What do your parents do for a living?

The question ‘what do your parents do for a living’ isn’t that uncommon. We measure ourselves by certain forms of capital, and most of the time it is income that comes to mind first. Or are there other factors that influence our academic mobility?

Why you don’t remember everything you read

In our society you have to learn a great deal from texts – take that seemingly never-ending flow of school books, for instance – that is why it is crucial that we construct a correct mental model. Luckily we have a critical brain to help us out.

Preventable hearing loss: why you should not take your hearing for granted

Hearing is important in many aspects of communication, health, and quality of life. Still, many people ignore the risks and turn up the volume on Spotify or fail to protect their hearing at music festivals. Lost hearing will not return, so why risk it?

Extremely Shy & Genetically Close

Social anxiety disorder, or ‘extreme shyness’ runs in families. So, being genetically close to a person with social anxiety substantially increases the risks of developing the disorder. But what brain characteristics underlie this susceptibility?

Becoming your better self as reason for changing behavior

The relationships between attachment, psychopathology and emotion processing

Growing up, kids get attached to their caregivers, who help regulate their emotions. But they may also experience trauma, e.g. sexual abuse, depression, or anxiety. Our central question was therefore “How do attachment, trauma, and emotion regulation correlate?

Live Streaming Science?

More and more scientists are using Twitch, a popular game-broadcasting platform, for science communication and outreach. Could this platform decrease the knowledge gap between academia and society?

‘Tis the season to be generous

December: a month characterized by commercial holidays such as ‘Sinterklaas’ and Christmas, but also traditionally a period for giving to those in need. Why do some people choose to spend money on someone else instead of buying something for themselves?

Worried about riots? Make strikers less anonymous

To avoid demonstrations getting out of hand, make sure strikers can’t lose themselves in anonymity.