Stories
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Power dynamics
28-03-2023The ability to reason gives humans an edge over beings driven by evolution, like cancer cells or animals. The outcome of this power imbalance varies depending on where you look.
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Running up that hill…
28-03-2023…with no problems? Hill climbing isn’t straightforward, whether that is for someone taking on a snowy mountain or for a computer trying to find solutions in an abstract space.
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One plus one equals three
28-03-2023Biology and mathematics offer a lot to each other. One has all sorts of interesting data, while the other knows how to put it to work.
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Sint Jan’s feedback
28-03-2023Giving directions is an art. How do you give directions that are not only precise, but which also remain valid in whatever unforeseen situation comes up?
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Bridge issues
12-05-2023When you cross a bridge, what crosses your mind? Do you think about the weather, about your shopping list, or do you wonder whether you will catch the train?
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A unique Dutch windmill
28-03-2023As it turns out, Dutch windmills are not just national icons. They also hold a unique position in the mathematical landscape.
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Why you should come to the INKOM!
13-07-2023From 21 to 25 August, nearly 3000 first-year students will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in their new lives during the INKOM, the introduction week for new students Maastricht University and Zuyd University of Applied Sciences.
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Councillor Jack Gerats awarded the first certificates to 18 new youth neighbourhood mediators. Maastricht is the first city in the Netherlands where students go into neighbourhoods as youth neighbourhood mediators to bring students and local residents closer together.
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Students demystify computers for seniors
28-03-2023FaceTime, WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook: for many older people, it’s like a secret language. In the Conn@ct.us initiative by Enactus Maastricht, students help seniors find their way around the multimedia world.
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To get a residence permit in the Netherlands, or elsewhere in Europe, asylum seekers need to tell a credible story about their identity, their country of origin and the reason they fled. Yet the way in which asylum officials ask questions does not always make for a good test of reality.