In the media
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Fons Verbeek on computational bio-imaging at SleutelstadFM25 January 2018Professor Fons Verbeek of the computer science and biology institutes at Leiden University has the fascination to visualize everything we can not see ...
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Aske Plaat and Catholijn Jonker at BNR De Nieuwe Wereld23 January 2018In the BNR Newsradioprogram De Nieuwe Wereld, professors Aske Plaat (Data Science) and Catholijn Jonker (Explainable AI) of the computer science insti...
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Aske Plaat in NRC on AlphaZero's success22 January 2018Thanks to deep learning, computer program AlphaZero plays better chess than the best person. The computer wins because it can predict further ahead th...
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Joost Kok in Trouw on operation and future of smartwatches08 January 2018In Dutch newspaper Trouw, Joost Kok describes the operation and accuracy of smartphones, smart bracelets and watches.
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Media on environmental impact of food research by Paul Behrens07 December 2017The environment also benefits when people follow national nutritional guidelines, Paul Behrens demonstrated in research published in PNAS. The publica...
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Opening Edwin van der Heide's artwork Whispering Wind30 November 2017Alderman Robert Strijk from the Leiden municipality officially opened the artwork Whispering Wind by Edwin van der Heide on Wednesday November 29.
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Arno Knobbe in NWO publication 'Experiment NL' on intensive data analysis30 November 2017Speed skating coach and human movement scientist Jac Orie has been capturing all details about the performance of 'his' skaters for fifteen years. Tha...
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Leiden experiments in DWDD University28 November 2017Prof. Robbert Dijkgraaf used experiments and models from Leiden University for his tv lecture on symmetry. The lecture was broadcast live on channel 1...
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Leiden Wall Formulas in Nature23 November 2017Nature published an article on the new wall formulas in the Leiden city center. On November 22nd, Leiden University celebrated the opening of three ne...
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Physics Image Award in newspapers22 November 2017The winning picture by Sander Blok in the annual Physics Image Award has made it to Leidsch Dagblad. The runner-up image by Jelmer Wagenaar has been s...
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Shower of prizes at the World Cultural Council ceremony in Leiden09 November 2017Leiden University celebrated the annual prize ceremony of the World Cultural Council (WCC) on 8 November with lectures by leading scientists in a fes...
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Radio interview with Rene Kleijn about Urban Mining and Plastic Recycling07 November 2017Recycling of post consumer plastic waste is problematic in that the environmental benefits are questionable and the costs are significant. It would be...
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Interview with Huub de Groot for Leiden Open Access Blog25 October 2017
Open Access means shared responsibility for research programs. An interview with Prof. Huub de Groot for the Leiden Open Access Blog in the scope of t...
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Interview Michel Orrit on NPO Cultura28 September 2017On Thursday 28 September at 19:45, tv channel NPO Cultura will broadcast an interview with Michel Orrit about his Spinoza Prize winning research, as p...
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Media about the late Nicolaas Bloembergen21 September 2017Nicolaas Bloembergen, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1981, passed away on 5 September in Tucson, Arizona. Bloembergen obtained his PhD on nucle...