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About the episode Cognitive empathy, or “theory of mind,” is the ability to recognize the emotions of others and assess their point of view. A test that is often done to determine how well someone can do this is the Eye test. Subjects only see pictures of people’s eyes and then have to choose a word that best describes what …

BORCULO – The Borculo library will reopen in early January. After the closure of the old site, the library moved to Muraltplein. “It was a busy move,” says Lynn Karsijns of the Oost-Achterhoek library. So are you reopening? “It’s looking good for our opening on January 2. The building is much smaller than the previous location, but everything from the …

The idea for the book was born in her daughter’s class. She was part of group 6 and Van Hattum, as head of the Climate Solutions program, taught a lesson on climate change at Wageningen University and Research. “We are telling the wrong story” “We always show what climate change does. So I showed all kinds of terrible images. Floods, …

Review Women who have studied the natural sciences have been around for centuries. Margriet van der Heijden honors them in this readable book. Who was the first to demonstrate the greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide? Irishman John Tyndall perhaps? In 1861, he published laboratory results which showed that water vapor and CO2 absorb heat radiation. Or …

Dubbed “a sort of microbial Jurassic Park,” a Dutch researchers experiment with 28,500-year-old woolly mammoth feces. The animal had been found in perfect condition under the ice of a Siberian island, writes loyalty. The mammoth was found in 2012 on the Siberian island of Mali Liakhovsky. A special discovery, but which did not stop there. Because the mammoth turned out …

new dike – The province of Gelderland provided a grant of €500,000 under the “Use of sandstone” program for the redevelopment of three sites in Nieuw Dijk. The plan is an initiative of a working group of the Leefbaar Nieuw-Dike association. Montferland had already given the green light to this plan on September 15, and provided a contribution of €250,000 …

Chimpanzees know how to pry a raisin out of a crack with a stick. The zebrafish can count its congeners. And even a roundworm with only 302 nerve cells seems to be able to consider whether or not to eat a bite. Animals have very different skills, but does their behavior show that they are intelligent? And if so, which …

With the turn of the year comes the traditions. For the municipality Steenwijkerland this also includes New Year’s houses and carbide shooting. The municipality has set a number of rules in this regard. shot carbide Carbide shooting is only permitted on New Year’s Eve from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The milk cans used must have a maximum capacity of …

This is the final conclusion of the study on a second supermarket Ginder Research Agency by municipal decree Alsmeer has accomplished. Only in the period 2035-2040, after the completion of all currently known housing plans, will there be room for a second supermarket. According to research, the only suitable place for this is where Kindcentrum De Ruimte is located. However, …

Former Secretary of State had to leave a month ago after discussing the reduction of VAT on gas and electricity and the associated excise reform. She had not yet factored in higher excise duties in the budget she had submitted to the European Commission, while De Croo insisted that the VAT cut is indeed budget neutral. De Bleeker says he …