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It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of our highly valued former colleague, Raymond Browne, former Head of X, on Monday, 6 July.
Between the online indignation at the news that women will get priority at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Britte Bouchaut saw a justifiably critical question: what do we do about degree programmes where men are completely in the minority? But she thinks that the real question is more complicated.
Not every opinion deserves equal weight, believes Jenna Pfeifer. Some are cruel, lazy, or poorly informed. Still, she wonders how often she confuses disagreement with ignorance, or difference with danger. She therefore decides that she won’t ever make up her mind.
Sander Otte observes that it is not only in the United States, but also in the Netherlands, that politicians are emerging who would prefer to control what is researched and published. He sees only one remedy against autocratic politicians who are launching an attack on science: speaking out forcefully.
Parisa Ghanoni Bostanabad believes that personal integrity, respect and accountability should form part of the criteria for earning a doctoral degree. This is because behaviour that is tolerated at the beginning of an academic career often shapes the culture at later stages.
Birgit van Driel has always been fascinated by history and looks back at four years of writing columns for Delta. This makes her part of TU Delft’s history.
Nothing about social media is social anymore, observes Alex Nedelcu. Chatbots are replacing friends, and AI models are fragmenting our interactions, driving us even further apart.
Dap Hartmann believes that it is the task, if not the duty, of universities and the press to give voice to a variety of perspectives. To his dismay, this is happening less and less. How dull is a newspaper in which everyone agrees with one another?
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