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Films about slavery and the human suffering that accompanies it come in many forms. The terrible situation that humanity imposed on itself at the time is also increasingly portrayed in different ways. The gripping drama Harriet shines a light on the situation from a heroine’s stand against the oppressors and is now doing well with viewers on Netflix. inspiringThe lead …

When a video game is in the Guinness Book of World Records, it’s almost always cool for the developer. The best-selling game of all time, the biggest game of all time, the game with the highest production budget of all time. All the things you can be proud of in one form or another. But no one wants to carry …

Although Holland’s most eminent scientist, Christiaan Huygens, trailed high-quality lenses, his telescopes lacked sharpness. The reason may lie in the fact that Huygens actually needed glasses, says Leiden astronomer Alex Pietrow. Huygens (1629-1695) was one of the leading scientists and inventors of the 17th century and is often mentioned in the same breath as the Briton Isaac Newton. The son …

On Wednesday evening, two surprisingly bright points of light came even closer among the stars. With the rare “collaboration” of the planets Jupiter and Venus, celestial enthusiasts were treated to another treat, tracking the Northern Lights and a rare green comet. Anyone who went out last night to see if the aurora lights would show up a third time was …

Do you see two bright stars above the western horizon? They are not stars, but planets: Venus and Jupiter. Tonight and tomorrow, the two planets seem to be touching. This week, amateur astronomers and enthusiasts are treated to a lot of beauty. It was early this week northern Lights easy to see in large parts of the Netherlands. Today and …

Unfortunately, like so many powerful parliamentary tools (motions!), the House of Representatives itself is once again in danger of undermining an extremely useful tool: parliamentary inquiries. Tony Elias is a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and a former VVD MP. A parliamentary inquiry is useful because it reveals facts making it possible to consult all the archives …

You regularly see photos of two colliding galaxies on Scientias. Yet, it can be just a bit more extreme. The space photo of the week shows three galaxies on a collision course. Astronomers call this trio SDSSCGB 10189. The galaxies are less than 50,000 light-years apart. By comparison, the Andromeda Galaxy, the Milky Way’s closest neighbor, is 2.5 million light-years …

Karin and her boyfriend both have an “old” smartphone, a Samsung S8. They find it strange that people buy a new phone every year. I recently took a look at what Samsung’s latest model is. We are now at the Samsung S23. With – as they say – a slightly better camera and some new improved features. My friend and …

Some futurists have argued for decades that humanity is heading towards a so-called “technological singularity,” a point where technological progress moves so rapidly that the human brain can no longer understand what is going on. Although their predictions were, according to some critics, overly optimistic, it seems that we are rapidly heading towards such a world. We may even be …

When Global GO Tour: Hoenn starts, there will also be a Chasing Legends Special Research. You start by choosing a Pokemon. You will then get this Pokémon more often as an Incense spawn (so think carefully about the choice). You have the choice between Cacnea, Gulpin and Surskit and below you will find what you must do and get if …