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Academic Freedom and the Limits of Responsibility
Academic freedom is at the heart of Karin Verhelst's reflection on pseudoscience, racial intelligence and the responsibility that comes with scientific research.
Eric De Ripainsel
Sep 22 min read
Technology is only as wise as the human who uses it
One technological breakthrough follows another at lightning speed. Science and innovation have greatly improved our standard of living over the past decades, but that doesn’t automatically mean that progress also strengthens our humanity. In a recent opinion piece, deMens.nu chair Raymonda Verdyck calls for a freethinking humanist perspective on the digital revolution: it’s not technology that determines our future, but what we choose to do with it. She reminds us that the s
Beheerdersaccount OSB-VUB
Dec 6, 20252 min read
Abortion law stuck in promises: “Those facing an unwanted pregnancy have no use for delay”
The message is loud and clear: it’s time to finally move forward with the reform of Belgium’s abortion law. In an opinion piece, Raymonda Verdyck, chair of deMens.nu , urges politicians to stop looking away from the reality faced by thousands of women. “Those who are dealing with an unwanted pregnancy today cannot wait,” she writes pointedly. Ethical progress on pause Last week once again showed how fragile ethical progress can be. In Parliament, the proposals to relax aborti
Beheerdersaccount OSB-VUB
Nov 5, 20252 min read
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