Although Dap Hartmann dutifully completed the Recognition & Rewards Culture Barometer survey, he regards it as a pantomime – an elaborate performance that carefully avoids the real problem.
Delulu is not the solulu, says Alex Nedelcu. Look how TU Delft uses fictional things like sustainable aviation and green cement as a fig leaf to hide the unpleasant reality. It is time to stop dreaming.
Freedom is not an individual right, but something that you share, states Britte Bouchaut. And carnival clearly shows how that works in practice.
May you use AI to write your thesis or not? And if so, to what extent? Mirte Brouwer sees students struggling with this issue and asks for clarity.
How can Delta retain its readers now that AI-generated news is becoming increasingly dominant? While awaiting legislation that protects journalistic media and technical solutions that keep AI in check, Editor in Chief Saskia Bonger is looking for answers within journalistic practice itself.
Jenna Pfeifer lives close to the Vondelpark in Amsterdam. Since the Vondelkerk church burned down on New Year’s Eve, she can no longer navigate by using the church spire. She was surprised by how personal the loss feels.
Birgit van Driel steps into the role of trendwatcher and explores what friction-maxxing could mean for academia.
After defending her master’s thesis, Sofia Ghigliani writes about the post-deadline decompression period. Puzzling between relaxing and to-do lists, she uses her last Delta column to reflect on the anxiety and uncertainty that come with redefining one’s goals.
Quantum professor and climate activist Sander Otte attended a conference where defence research was a major topic of discussion. He advocates caution, because amid all the geopolitical and military tensions, we must not lose sight of the backdrop against which these developments are taking place: the ever-escalating climate and ecological crisis.
