Scientists are concerned that artificial intelligence could accelerate the development of biological weapons, leaving the world unprepared for the next pandemic. #IA #Pandémie #MenacesBiologiques (translated)
The author stated that the Dutch population had grown from just over 1.1 million since early 2016 to approximately 18.1 million. According to the author, around 173,000 people had died and 167,000 babies had been born in 2025, resulting in negative natural growth and the total growth coming entirely from migration. The author referred to Jan Latten, who estimated the group of Dutch origin at about 12.9 million, and wrote that this group was expected to shrink by 1 to 2 million over the coming decades. By 2050, according to the author, the Netherlands would have about 20 million inhabitants. The author argued that the changing population composition put pressure on social and cultural relations, social cohesion, the welfare state, and the housing market. It was written that rapid changes complicated integration and increased parallel societies and clashing norms and values. According to the author, politicians focused too much on symptom treatment and paid too little attention to population growth due to migration and low birth rates among the indigenous population. The author praised Latten for his expertise and warned that politics, media, and society needed to take demographic changes seriously. https://t.co/wVfulQlN6k #demografie #migratie #socialecohesie (translated)
Anneke Valk advocates for more attention to the unique needs of female soldiers and points out the lack of knowledge about the female body in science and medicine, while highlighting her mission with her theater lecture 'Hormone Logic'. #Vrouwenlichaam #BikiniScience #Hormoonlogica (translated)
I’m not saying that demographers are not good scientists, but when they predict the future, they are almost never right. #Demografie #Migratie #Religie (translated)
"I am not saying that demographers are not good scientists, but when they try to predict the future, they are almost always wrong." #demografie #migratie #religie (translated)
Jona Walk wrote that scientific progress stagnated when a discipline, in her opinion, got stuck in ideology and a culture of fear, and critical researchers were seen as traitors. She argued that especially patients would suffer from this in medical science. https://t.co/Y0KeCsx2PB #wetenschap #onderzoek #gezondheid (translated)
Astronomer Lucas Ellerbroek tells in his new book The Mission about the history of space travel through personal stories, reflecting on the struggles and choices behind the major space missions. #ruimtevaart #wetenschap #interview (translated)
Scientists have discovered that the Neanderthal Shanidar A, buried 75,000 years ago in northern Iraq, was both long cared for and likely deliberately killed with a spear, providing new insights into the life and death of Neanderthals. #Neanderthalers #Archeologie #Wetenschap (translated)
The author questioned why no newspaper or TV channel paid attention to the departure of Jewish scientists, intellectuals, and doctors from Belgium. They wrote that this was at least the third time that those anonymous testimonies were shared by Jews packing their bags. #België #Jodendom #Wetenschap #BE (translated)
In the poignant documentary by Yvon Jaspers, "scientifically substantiated warnings are set against the personal beliefs of farmers, as if both weigh equally. The truth would lie somewhere in the middle. Then you do not understand science. And journalism either." (translated)
Scientists in Paris are considering abolishing the leap second due to the growing complications and disruptions it causes in modern digital systems, and are proposing to increase the allowed discrepancy between atomic time and Earth rotation time, which would solve the problem in the long term. #schrikkelseconde #astronomischeklok #tijduitdagingen (translated)
In Alkmaar, there is a protest today against the Israeli football club Hapoel Be'er Sheva, while scientists in France decide on the future of the leap second. #Schrikkelseconde (translated)
Scientists and diplomats will meet this Thursday in Versailles to vote on the future of the leap second, an extra second that is occasionally added to our clocks to synchronize them with the irregular rotation of the Earth, which could have billions of dollars in impact on the technology industry. #SecondeIntercalaire #Technologie #MesureDuTemps (translated)
On October 15, 2026, the hundredth anniversary of Michel Foucault will be celebrated with many publications, unpublished works, and an exhibition at the Collège de France in Paris, highlighting his influence on the social sciences and his invitation to critically reflect on themes such as power, inequality, and truth. #MichelFoucault #SciencesHumaines #FrenchTheory (translated)
Researchers from Stanford University have discovered that bleached coral can recover in record time by leaning against a healthy piece of coral, although this method currently only works in a laboratory and is not applicable to natural coral reefs. #Koraalherstel #Klimaatverandering #Wetenschap (translated)
Gideon van Meijeren wrote that babies born in the Netherlands after 23 weeks of pregnancy did not receive help and died, according to him. He stated that the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport wrongly based its policy on medical science and called the real reasons shocking. Van Meijeren urged people to watch and share the attached video. https://t.co/zhoehgxntw #zorg #gezondheid #preemie (translated)
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) advises the minister to enshrine academic freedom in the Constitution, as this freedom is vulnerable and threatened by political pressure and intimidation on social media. #AcademischeVrijheid #Grondwet #KNAW (translated)
Experts advocate for the inclusion of academic freedom in the Constitution, as scientists often adopt a cautious stance on sensitive topics such as Gaza and climate change. #Cookies #Beveiliging #OnlineVeiligheid (translated)
Geert Vanden Bossche wrote that scientific quality should not be confused with the publication channel. According to him, peer review was important, but it no longer guaranteed reliability or infallibility. He stated that a hypothesis should be evaluated based on its scientific support, testability, and explanatory power, not on the prestige of the journal in which it appeared. #wetenschap #peerreview #publicaties (translated)
Mona Keijzer asked why a nitrogen symposium was blocked and why independent researchers such as Jan van de Beek were not appointed to access CBS data. According to her, objectivity and truth-finding should take precedence in science. She stated this in her speech regarding the Ceulemans/Boomsma motion. https://t.co/90EeS77jIQ #wetenschap #objectiviteit #stikstof (translated)
