PhD-presentation for the PhD-group of Popular Music Studies.

The results reported by Kidd and Castano (2013) indicated that reading a short passage of literary fiction improves theory of mind (ToM) relative to reading popular fiction. However, when we entered Kidd and Castano’s results in a p-curve analysis, it turned out that the evidential value of their findings …

Simon mag niet meer meedoen. Waarom? Ach, volgens zijn trainer 'past hij niet in de groep' en 'snapt hij niet wat winnen is'. Sinds september dit jaar mag Simon niet meer meevoetballen met C3. Een team vol met jongens die dromen over Ronaldo en zichzelf later in de Champions League zien spelen. Mooie …

De vrije markt leidt niet tot een eerlijke verdeling van de winst onder alle mensen. Sociale ondernemers kunnen ons op de goede weg helpen.

Mijn twee sportdochters fietsen heen en weer naar school, vinden gym het leukste vak en volleyballen drie keer per week. Hun sportieve opvoeding is wel geslaagd. Ze hebben de wil, het vermogen en het vertrouwen (Physical Literacy, Whitebread, 2011) om nu en later te blijven sporten. De vraag is echter …

OrangeGames wants to create a slot machine mini game in their most popular game Governor of Poker 3 (GOP3). In the past however OrangeGames has made a slot machine game called "Poker Slots", which due to certain design choices was really unsuccessful, as almost no players returned to play it. That is …

This book consists of thirteen chapters with elaborations on several perspectives of the Universities kaleidoscope. The aim of our book is not meant as a purely scientific endeavour, but as a contribution to the future development of universities. The style is popular science, primarily targeted at our …

Using a designerly approach in projects within a wide spectrum of disciplines is increasingly popular. This paper describes a case in where the 1:10:100 design approach is used in a social sciences project and explores the mutual learning that took place. It discusses the added value of using design …

In recent years, the use of visualizations or infographics in the news has become increasingly popular. We know, however, surprisingly little about how news consumers use and appreciate news visualizations. We apply a mixed-method approach to answer these two questions. First, we conduct an eye-tracking …

In recent years, the use of visualizations or infographics in the news has become increasingly popular. We know, however, surprisingly little about how news consumers use and appreciate news visualizations. We apply a mixed-method approach to answer these two questions. First, we conduct an eye-tracking …