Is the iPhone the new Messiah?
The Netherlands is becoming less religious, but according to anthropologist Michiel van Well, religion is not disappearing from our society: it only appears in a different guise, namely in the form of technology. Have we traded Jesus for our smartphone? Listen to this podcast via the Universiteit van Nederland.
Also read
-
If Europe wants it, it is possible: a better world
Climate, war and resurgent nationalism: global cooperation is rattling on all sides. Yet Professor Mathieu Segers still advocates European leadership: 'When death and destruction are spreading, and there seems to be no more light, often the most brilliant plans emerge.'
-
Science is not a monopoly of Universities
For science does not happen only through the university, Marjolein van Asselt, outgoing professor of Risk Governance at Maastricht University, argued during her farewell lecture.
-
His days in the Netherlands seem numbered, but in Europe Rutte is actually powerful
Prime Minister Rutte's position in Europe is quite strong," observes EU expert Mathieu Segers, professor of European History at Maastricht University.
