De oorsprong van taal
TAAL, IDENTITEIT EN EROTIEK
Rik Smits
Datum: Dinsdag 26 februari 2013
Geluidsopname lezing Rik Smits
Ons taalvermogen is een bijproduct van een al lang geleden op hol geslagen brein, nauw verbonden met onze identiteit als individu en erotische fantasie.
Humor Doesn't Travel?
French comedy: Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis
Introduction by Jeanette den Toonder
Directed by Dany Boon, 2008, 106 min.
Date: Thursday 16 May 2013
A man from the beautiful South of France has to move to the far North. He expects to find a dreadful cold place full of strange rednecks speaking an incomprehensible dialect. But the reality turns out to be different than the prejudice.
Humor Doesn't Travel?
English comedy: The Meaning of Life
Introduction by Elena Gualtieri
Directed by Terry Jones & Terry Gilliam, 1983, 107 min.
Date: Thursday 25 April 2013
Why are we here, what's it all about? The Monty Python-team is trying to sort out the most important question on Earth: what is the meaning of life? They do so by exploring the various stages of life, starting with birth.
Humor Doesn't Travel?
Argentinean comedy: Bombón: El Perro
Introduction by Annelies van Noortwijk
Directed by Carlos Sorin, 2004, 97 min.
Date: Thursday 4 April 2013
In Patagonia, a mechanic who dreams of a different life starts to think big after his adopted pup wins first prize at a local dog show.
Humor Doesn't Travel?
German comedy: Goodbye, Lenin!
Introduction by Julian Hanich
Directed by Wolfgang Becker, 2003, 121 min.
Date: Thursday 7 February 2013
In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.
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Ingmar Bergman
The Myth, the Man
Jan Holmberg
Date: Thursday 14 February 2013 Audio recording lecture Jan Holmberg
The legendary Swedish screenwriter and film director Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) is one of the most influential film directors of all times. In a career that spanned 60 years, he wrote, produced, and directed 50 films that defined how we see ourselves and how we interact with the people we love, e.g. ‘The Seventh Seal’, ‘Wild Strawberries’, ‘Persona’ and ‘Fanny and Alexander ‘.
Fraude!
Wanneer ga je te ver?
Een speurtocht naar ethische grenzen in de wetenschap
Hans Harbers in gesprek met Elmer Sterken, Folkert Kuipers en Ritsert Jansen
Datum:Maandag 11 februari 2013 Geluidsopname socratisch gesprek
Fraude, plagiaat of bedrog begint vaak met een onschuldige aanleiding. Wat de een nog acceptabel vindt, gaat voor de ander al te ver. Waar ligt je grens? Wanneer zeg je ‘stop’?
Fraude!
Zelfverrijking en miljoenenfraude in de zorg
Arend van Wijngaarden
Coreferent: Rien Meijerink
Datum: Dinsdag 5 februari 2013 Geluidsopname lezing Arend van Wijngaarden
In de Nederlandse gezondheidszorg de afgelopen jaren op behoorlijke schaal fraude gepleegd. Er is geld verdwenen in de ziekenhuizen, in de thuiszorg en bij medische specialisten.
Fraude!
Ontspoorde wetenschap
Frank van Kolfschooten
Coreferenten: Wolfgang Stroebe en Jelte Wicherts
Datum: Dinsdag 29 januari 2013
Onderzoeksjournalist Frank van Kolfschooten ontdekte spectaculaire zaken van wetenschappers die onderzoeksresultaten vervalsen of het werk van collega’s overschrijven.
Winners & Losers
THE WINNER EFFECT: HOW POWER AFFECTS YOUR BRAIN
Ian Robertson
Date: Tuesday 22 January 2013 Audio recording Ian Robertson
What makes a winner? Why do some succeed both in life and in business, and others fail? And why do a few individuals end up supremely powerful, while many remain powerless?
