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Sports and games in the public space

The educational staff of Zeewolde is trained to use (more) public space when practicing sports and exercises with BSO children. Because public space deserves more attention, thinks Paulien van den Hee from Sports & Culture in Zeewolde. Pixabay Van den Hee has therefore started a new project in which PM’ers receive additional training on the possibilities for stimulating exercise in …

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Paleoclimatologist reads climate change from stalagmites in the Caves of Han

Paleoclimatologist reads climate change from stalagmites in the Caves of Han

The Earth is full of climate information. The Famenne-Ardenne region is no exception. This is why scientists have set up a Geopark here: a park where tourists and inhabitants are made aware of geosciences, in order to contribute to the fight against climate change. “Most of what we know about the climate, we owe it to paleoclimatology”, explains Sophie Verheyden, …

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The robot chef learns to taste what we taste

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

When consuming a bite of food, there are different taste phases. And that’s important information for a robot aspiring to a career as a chef. The robot in this study had already learned how to make tasty omelets based on feedback from a test panel of hungry people. They then taught the robot to “taste” a simple dish of scrambled …

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PSV let Feyenoord slip and can forget the title

Cody Gakpo scoort de 1-0 tegen Feyenoord (Foto: ANP)

PSV did not dramatically benefit from Ajax’s loss of points. The Eindhoven team gave Feyenoord a 2-0 lead. In the last 10 minutes of the game, it was Cyriel Dessers who made up the deficit: 2-2. Result, the club of the city of light seems to be able to forget the title. Knowing that Ajax had lost points to AZ …

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de Gashouder in Amsterdam is a great place for seething shows

de Gashouder in Amsterdam is a great place for seething shows

Opposites in the Gashouder in Amsterdam.PNA picture De Gashouder in Amsterdam has a solid reputation in nightlife. Home to the Awakenings techno empire for 25 years, the Round Hall has drums and bass pounding against the circular cell approximately every two months until dawn. The former Westergasterrein warehouse is also ideal for harder styles of music: austere techno becomes even …

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Schagen wants more space on the power grid – Noordkop Centraal

Schagen wants more space on the power grid – Noordkop Centraal

SCHAGEN – The municipality of Schagen asks the ministry for more room for experimentation for entrepreneurs in the search for solutions to bottlenecks in the electricity network. The electricity network is overloaded in more and more places. “Together with the ministry, the province and Liander, we are discussing as a municipality short and long-term solutions to this major problem,” said …

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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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