Phil Schwartz

"Food expert. Unapologetic bacon maven. Beer enthusiast. Pop cultureaholic. General travel scholar. Total internet buff."

More risk of new diseases in a warmer world

More risk of new diseases in a warmer world

It is estimated that 10,000 viruses are in principle capable of infecting humans, but most of them currently only circulate among wild mammals. Climate change could change that, show US researchers in Nature† Warming causes species to migrate when it is too hot underfoot. The viruses they carry also travel with them. In their new habitat, they can jump to …

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A lesson in arguing and falling in love

A spider's web as an eardrum |  BNR news radio

Tomorrow, the Expedition Next festival will take place in Franeker. There are no less than 100 science activities to visit and kids can ask questions about everything. For example: how does falling in love work? Or argue? We’ve already spoken with two researchers who will be here tomorrow: sociologist Linda Duits – she knows a lot about falling in love …

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edtech/station in Kortrijk offers space to experiment with new educational technologies for education

edtech/station in Kortrijk offers space to experiment with new educational technologies for education

The de Kortrijk officially opened its doors on Wednesday 4 May. It is also the starting signal for the development of a strong Flemish EdTech sector on the initiative of the Flemish Minister of Economy and Innovation Hilde Crevits. Aid of 1.8 million euros is planned for the development of the sector. Phil Schwartz“Food expert. Unapologetic bacon maven. Beer enthusiast. …

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FacilityApps launches a new module | Service management

FacilityApps launches a new module |  Service management

Pictured: Dirk Tuip, CEO of FacilityApps “DKS is a quality measure that works well for cleaning companies. But this traditionalThe method only measures the number of errors in a room, and that doesn’t say much about the quality of the cleaning,” explains Eric Kok, Customer Success Manager at FacilityApps. “Because 100 errors in a 20,000 m2 space can’t be a …

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The more good friends, the more children (with dolphins)

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The male dolphins with the strongest and most social contacts also seem to have the most offspring. And they maintain these important friendships by… whistling, among other things. These are the bottlenose dolphins of Shark Bay in Australia. They are known for their large social groups, which are all men who are not related to each other. It is an …

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Discovery of sugar-coated antibodies that predict disease progression

(advertisement) Facts Science education May 04, 2022 Last update: May 03, 2022 Our antibodies – crucial in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus – are coated in sugars At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from 15 departments at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) found that they could do more for patients if they joined forces. In this way, …

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