Podcasts 4 Brainport, featured by Radio 4 Brainport, 747AM and DAB+
208 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago -Science, technology, innovation, design, lifestyle, expat life, culture, entertainment, personal development, ... from the Eindhoven TopTech region. Radio interviews and podcasts created by the team of volunteers of Radio4Brainport.org.: Jean-Paul Linnartz, Ralu Nistor-Lustermans, Karishma Vij, Supriya Vij, Susan Smit, Stephen Harianto, Julie Allen, Limi Kalapurachal, Peter Simons, Jodie Trimble, Andrea Potgieter, Tatiana Kostina, Erika van der Merwe and others.
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The history of Philips Part 3. Enlighting Potato Eaters, creating a hotspot for innovation
June 17, 2021 19:11 - 9 minutes - 22.9 MBWhat must it have meant in a society characterized by Vincent van Gogh so well in the “Potato Eaters” painting in 1885? In 1891, Philips brought electric light can changed the dynamics of the region for good. Just a five minute walk from Eindhoven Central Railway Station, the Philips Museum emerges you in the history of the company that shaped the Brainport region. Right at the spot where Gerard Philips produced his first light bulbs in 1891, you see how Philips is constantly reinventing it...
The history of Philips Part 2. The early years of inventions and societal impact
June 17, 2021 19:04 - 5 minutes - 12.9 MBPhilips started not only to make light bulbs, but also became a company of innovations and reforms. "Getting paid while sick" meant a change in entreprenerial attitude. Just a five minute walk from Eindhoven Central Railway Station, the Philips Museum emerges you in the history of the company that shaped the Brainport region. Right at the spot where Gerard Philips produced his first light bulbs in 1891, you see how Philips is constantly reinventing itself and playing an pivotal role in soci...
Tea Talk: Journalist Divya Shah on a journey of self-discovery (Part 2)
June 13, 2021 20:40 - 23 minutes - 42.5 MB" Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself" - George Bernard Shaw Do you think it’s time to work on yourself and find a new person who might have been hidden under responsibilities and pretensions? This Friday, let’s understand from our guest, Divya Shah on how she worked on herself and embarked on a journey of self-discovery. Divya is a free-lance Journalist with more than 12 years of experience. She worked as a senior Correspondent with India’s leading English Ne...
Tea Talk: Award-winning journalist Divya Shah on a journey of self-discovery (Part 1)
June 12, 2021 14:57 - 23 minutes - 43.2 MBDo you think it’s time to work on yourself and find a new person who might have been hidden under responsibilities and pretensions? This Friday, let’s understand from our guest, Divya Shah on how she worked on herself and embarked on a journey of self-discovery. Divya is a free-lance Journalist with more than 12 years of experience. She worked as a senior Correspondent with India’s leading English News Channel, CNN IBN. In her 5 years of stint with the channel, she was bestowed with two inte...
Tea Talk: Kavitha Varathan shares her journey, her motivation to launch Expat Spouses Initiative
June 04, 2021 20:32 - 49 minutes - 112 MBMoving to a new country for a career can be adventurous and an exciting new chapter, but at the same time, as an accompanying spouse, it can be daunting, uncertain, and putting yourself second. New job, new place, new country, a different culture, and the constant struggles, Kavitha Varathan has seen it all. Kavitha is the founder and CEO of Expat Spouses Initiative, which she set up as a grass-roots response to support accompanying spouses and partners of international knowledge workers re...
Heidi Los in Tea Talk: Design your own Future
May 23, 2021 14:05 - 42 minutes - 77.8 MBChoosing a career path? Settling abroad? Finding the right kind of work? Do you find yourselves lost in these questions and need support, guidance to help you work in the right direction? We have a learned guest on our Tea-Talk show, Heidi Los, Career Coach and Cultural Trainer, and founder of DESIGN YOUR OWN FUTURE. Heidi Los has coached numerous Expat Partners, over the past years, with great enthusiasm and success. She provides career coaching, training, and group workshops. She is widely...
The secrets to a healthy and vibrant body by self-care
May 15, 2021 15:46 - 42 minutes - 98.1 MBHealing Mind, Body, And spirit: In today's fast-paced and goal-oriented world, stress is inevitable. This week let's deep dive into exploring the secrets to a healthy and vibrant body by choosing self-care. To know more about improving your spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional health, Our Tea-talk with Karishma & Supriya on Friday, May 14 on http://Radio4brainport.org. Learn about the art of living, breathing techniques, kundalini yoga, and physiotherapy from our learned guests Poonam...
2021 Ramadan in Eindhoven
May 06, 2021 17:19 - 38 minutes - 43.9 MBEvery year, Muslims observe the holy month of Ramadan, a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and giving back to community. Eid al-Fitr, meanwhile, marks the end of Ramadan and it is the most important holiday for the religion. We discussed the meaning of Ramadan and what it means to practice Islam during the Holy Month. Moreover, we also touched upon how Eid is celebrated with friends and families, also during the COVID-19 pandemic. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotif...
Chaitali Sengupta Cross-stitches Words into impressive Prose Poems
April 29, 2021 19:10 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBThought-through and felt-through impressive poems in times that we are flooded by an overload of superficial blurbs on social media?...... Well, we noticed a great interest in Chaitali Sengupta's writings. A journalist by profession, a financial analyst, a translator, a language teacher, and also a writer, she has many feathers in her cap. Chaitali was on air with Radio 4 Brainport to tell us what she's been up to lately and how her journey has led her to write her first book, Cross-Stitch...
Holi Festival of Colors is not exclusive to India, Spring Greetings from Eindhoven
April 29, 2021 18:52 - 37 minutes - 85.4 MBBlue is song, Yellow is music, Green is dance, Red is beauty , White is peace and Pink is for joy “. With this colourful quote, your host and dost, Karishma and Limi welcome you all to our Holi special show only on Radio4brainport.org. Holi is a Hindu festival celebrated annually around the month of March and in combination of spring festival. It is celebrated in almost all of India and by all Hindus around the world. Holi is New Year’s Celebration according to the Hindu Calendar. This fest...
The Sound of the City of Lights: Capturing the Eindhoven Vibe in a Song
April 29, 2021 18:31 - 38 minutes - 87.4 MBInternationals enjoy making music together, already for many years. In COVID times that may not be easy but nonetheless we see an active organisation that brings together internationals: Music with Strangers. With The Sound of Eindhoven, "This is Eindhoven" challenges musicians and producers to create an anthem or soundtrack as an ode to the city. On Radio 4 Brainport, we contacted internationals who you live here and have a strong connection with the city and who joined the competition. En...
On the Autism Spectrum in High Tech Brainport
April 28, 2021 20:12 - 1 hour - 142 MBOn April 2, we celebrate the World Autism Awareness Day. But there are many spectrums of autism. While Brainport Eindhoven is the smartest city, with the largest number of patents per inhabitant, it is also a city with relatively many people that are "on the spectrum". That seems more that sheer coincidence: There may well be a correlation between prevalence of autism and "systemizers: who have an urge to understand how systems work. And that thrives well in cities with many centers of STEM ...
King Willem Alexander visiting the HighTech region in a 1966 DAF33 sports car on a day full of innovation.
April 14, 2021 15:26 - 17 minutes - 32.1 MBWith Thijs van Son, we look forward to the celebration of King's Day 2021. A day full of innovative online events. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podcasts-4-brainport/message
King Willem Alexander visiting the HighTech region in a 1966 DAF open beach car on a day full of innovation.
April 14, 2021 15:26 - 17 minutes - 32.1 MBWith Thijs van Son, we look forward to the celebration of King's Day 2021. A day full of innovative online events. A highlight will be the automobile parade, ranging from historic DAF cars to the record winning Stella to the innovative solar-powered Lightyear. King Willem Alexander himself will drive a reworked Daffodil designed by Michelotti and with 750 cc air-cooled engine with Variomatic CVT transmission. A car that was in the possession of the Royal Family for a long time and used in It...
To the historic roots of Europe: visiting Aachen, Maastricht, Liege with Hilbert de Wal.
April 13, 2021 21:16 - 50 minutes - 116 MBWith longer daylight, we look forward to a warmer and beautiful summer when we (hopefully) can once again go on a city trip. Our guest today is Hilbert de Wal, city guide and cultural expert with via-cultura.nl. The common theme today are the historic places that commemorate Carolus Magnus or Charles the Great or Charlemagne, the 'founder' of Europe. The springs and the Dom in Aachen, the unspoilt industrial heritage of Liege, fortifications and cathedrals in Maastricht. Why was Aachen in th...
Global micro-electronic chip shortages. Does it impact companies in Brainport? TU/e Prof. Peter Baltus
April 07, 2021 18:41 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBA global shortage of microelectronic ICs, .. what does it mean for you and for the region? Our guest is an expert in making IC: Prof. Peter Baltus. With all these uncertainties, we like to hear how IC's are made, why we need foundries, what can we do here in the Eindhoven region, and what can we not do? A global shortage of semiconductor chips is raising fear for disruptions to the supply of electronic chips. The shortage has been causing delays in everything from cars and televisions to ...
Beyond just delivering a good speech: Online-education and e-conferencing In Eindhoven
March 09, 2021 21:23 - 57 minutes - 91.4 MBRadio 4 Brainport hosted a podcast with experts in effective communication: - Pieter Hermans, of Jakajima.eu, matchmaker in innovation and conference organizer. Is Pieter preparing for any live event in 2021, at all? - Oded Raz, faculty member at Electrical engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology, TU/e. He is not only an experienced teacher but he is also active in improving education at TU/e: We heard Oded say: While attending lectures, please do NOT switch off video. Does a tea...
Female Tech Heroes Podcast Episode 3: Margot Nijkamp, Open Innovation Academy
March 07, 2021 15:33 - 14 minutes - 28.7 MBMargot Nijkamp is MD of the Open Innovation Academy and works with the human factor in open innovation. She believes that open innovation is only possible in a culture that has so-called feminine aspects. Margot will be running a workshop at Female Tech Heroes, entitled “Be your own career hero”, during which she will share practical tools for creating successful mindsets. Radio4Brainport visited Margot to find out what it means to be a Power Girl – and how this relates to the human factor ...
Female Tech Heroes Podcast Series: Episode 2 | Tessie Hartjes, Lightyear
March 07, 2021 15:30 - 13 minutes - 25.4 MBLife in a rapidly growing tech startup is not for the faint-hearted. Especially if your timelines are decades into the future. This is the daily reality for Tessie Hartjes, who is Chief of Sales and Marketing at Lightyear. Tessie will be one of the many inspirational speakers at the launch of Female Tech Heroes, a new networking platform dedicated to women working in technology. Female Tech Heroes kicks off at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven on 21 May 2019. --- Send in a voice message: htt...
Why High Tech Campus is taking the lead in connecting women in the tech industry; Female Tech Heroes Podcast #1
March 07, 2021 15:25 - 10 minutes - 12.9 MBFemale Tech Heroes is a new initiative in the Brainport region, designed to make more women enthusiastic about technology. In the first episode of the podcast series for Female Tech Heroes, Erika van der Merwe of Radio4Brainport.org speaks to Ingelou Stol, Communications Manager at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, about why the High Tech Campus is taking the lead in connecting women in the tech industry. “When we talk to companies in the region, we hear that they are all looking for female t...
Neelie Kroes: 'I strongly believe in the female involvement in tech': Female Tech Heroes Podcast #5
March 07, 2021 15:19 - 11 minutes - 17.7 MBFemale Tech Heroes is a new initiative, created with the aim of inspiring women to explore the world of technology. Former European Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, was the face of the launch of this new network – a fitting role for a woman who has devoted decades to forging the way for women in business, politics and technology. Erika van der Merwe, on behalf of Radio4Brainport.org, spoke to Neelie at the launch of Female Tech Heroes in 2019, at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, in the Netherland...
Anique Soetermeer: "A great team can't be copied", Female Tech Heroes Podcast #4
March 07, 2021 15:12 - 19 minutes - 37 MBAnique Soetermeer believes that teamwork is the key to success in innovation and in doing business. Based on her experience as co-founder of the start-up accelerator HighTechXL, she is also of the view that diversity within the team increases team performance – provided that the diversity is nurtured and managed well. In the fourth podcast in the series for Female Tech Heroes, Radio4Brainport spoke to Anique about the power of diversity. “The team is everything, because a good business mode...
Happy Chinese New Year, in the Eindhoven region: Part 3
February 07, 2021 20:06 - 7 minutes - 16.7 MBHow does the Chinese community celebrate the new year in the Chinese lunar calendar? How important are the Zodiac animals? What are the secrets behind making a good dumpling? In this podcast series, Jean-Paul Linnartz and Stephen Harianato invite Shuxia Tao, Jing Li, and Xi Yang. Every year, hundreds of millions of Chinese around the world celebrate the Chinese New Year, and that includes the Chinese community in our Brainport region. This year's Chinese New Year will fall on February 12, ...
Happy Chinese New Year, in the Eindhoven region: Part 2
February 07, 2021 19:26 - 19 minutes - 44.5 MBHow does the Chinese community celebrate the new year in the Chinese lunar calendar? How important are the Zodiac animals? What are the secrets behind making a good dumpling? In this podcast series, Jean-Paul Linnartz and Stephen Harianato invite Shuxia Tao, Jing Li, and Xi Yang. Every year, hundreds of millions of Chinese around the world celebrate the Chinese New Year, and that includes the Chinese community in our Brainport region. This year's Chinese New Year will fall on February 12, ...
Happy Chinese New Year, in the Eindhoven region: Part 1
February 07, 2021 18:26 - 18 minutes - 42.5 MBHow does the Chinese community celebrate the new year in the Chinese lunar calendar? How important are the Zodiac animals? What are the secrets behind making a good dumpling? In this podcast series, Jean-Paul Linnartz and Stephen Harianato invite Shuxia Tao, Jing Li, and Xi Yang. Every year, hundreds of millions of Chinese around the world celebrate the Chinese New Year, and that includes the Chinese community in our Brainport region. This year's Chinese New Year will fall on February 12, ...
Pregnancy and Child Delivery, Part 4: a time line towards giving birth
January 30, 2021 22:08 - 10 minutes - 15 MBEpisode 4 in our podcast chat with midwife Janneke Oudenaarden of Midwifery Practice Eindhoven and Kinderrijk Meerhoven. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Pregnancy and Child Delivery, Part 2: Sharing experiences and expectations
January 30, 2021 22:02 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBContinuing our podcast chat with midwife Janneke Oudenaarden of Midwifery Practice Eindhoven and Kinderrijk Meerhoven, we learned that sharing experiences with other internationals, not only from your own country is very useful to form your opinion about your personal delivery plan. What are the other differences compared to other countries? What is special about the Dutch system? Jean-Paul Linnartz invited Janneke to the microphone of Radio 4 Brainport. --- Send in a voice message: ht...
Pregnancy and Child Delivery in Eindhoven, Part 3
January 30, 2021 22:01 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MBPodcast chat with midwife Janneke Oudenaarden of Midwifery Practice Eindhoven and Kinderrijk Meerhoven. Jean-Paul Linnartz invited Janneke to the microphone of Radio 4 Brainport. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Pregnancy and Child Delivery, Part 1: we meet the Midwife in Eindhoven
January 30, 2021 21:48 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MBWhy is it that the Dutch prefer to give birth at home rather than in a Hospital? what are the other differences compared to other countries? One such difference is the role of the midwife. We chat with Janneke Oudenaarden from Midwifery Practice Eindhoven and Kinderrijk Meerhoven. Janneke sees many internationals during delivery time and during, but often already before, pregnancy. A podcast hosted by Jean-Paul Linnartz, of Radio 4 Brainport, 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://...
Finding a house in Eindhoven, part 3: Adding value to a property
January 30, 2021 21:17 - 10 minutes - 24.4 MBTo buy or to rent a house is a decision that many internationals make when they come to Eindhoven. Roy Schreurs of Expat Mortgages explains the process of how to find a house and how to finance it. In this episode: The role of the mortgage expert and that of the real estate agent (de makelaar). A Podcast 4 Brainport hosted by Stephen Harianto and Jean-Paul Linnartz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Finding a house in Eindhoven, Part 2: Financial Aspects
January 30, 2021 21:16 - 12 minutes - 29.6 MBTo buy or to rent a house is a decision that many internationals make when they come to Eindhoven. Roy Schreurs of Expat Mortgages explains the process of how to find a house and how to finance it. In this episode: The role of the mortgage expert and that of the real estate agent (de makelaar). A Podcast 4 Brainport hosted by Stephen Harianto and Jean-Paul Linnartz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Finding a house in Eindhoven, Part 1: How to value real estate?
January 30, 2021 21:12 - 16 minutes - 38.3 MBTo buy or to rent a house is a decision that many internationals make when they come to Eindhoven. Roy Schreurs of Expat Mortgages explains the process of how to find a house and how to finance it. In this episode: The role of the mortgage expert and that of the real estate agent (de makelaar). A Podcast 4 Brainport hosted by Stephen Harianto and Jean-Paul Linnartz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Celebrating Chinese New Year in Eindhoven
January 30, 2021 19:59 - 4 minutes - 8.6 MBHow does the Chinese community celebrate the Chinese New Year? Jean-Paul Linnartz asked Xiangyu Wang about the traditions and the meaning of the festival. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Wrapping up 2020 in Eindhoven Brainport
January 20, 2021 23:00 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MBMost people started off 2020 with the best of intentions, plans and dreams. When COVID-19 hit, it became a bit of a blur. For a lot of us, 2020 was the year of the pandemic. However, we forgot that Black Lives Matter and misinformation/fake news also played a huge role last year. Four of our correspondents, Peter Simons, Jean-Paul Linnartz, Limi Kalapurackal and Stephen Harianto, came together to discuss and reflect what a year 2020 has been. How was 2020 for you? What are your hopes for 202...
Locked down for Christmas as internationals in Eindhoven
December 22, 2020 20:13 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBChristmas 2020 is like no other year before. But for the expats, internationals, expats and their spouses it even means staying in a foreign country in lockdown. Christmas is being celebrated differently across the world, but mindfulness and intimacy is what is common in almost all cultures. What do the internationals in Eindhoven organize during the holiday season? How do they cope with missing their family? And how do internationals perceive the Dutch governmental approach to managing to C...
2020 Holiday movie "Heij Eindje" cheers up Eindhoven
December 18, 2020 20:30 - 6 minutes - 15.7 MBIn the week in December 2020 in which a national lockdown was announced, Eindhoven presents a new Christmas movie. 'Hey Eindje' is a short feel-good movie as a present and heartening for all Eindhoven residents, Jean-Paul Linnartz of Radio 4 Brainport hosts Edwin Blok-van Enck of Eindhoven365 The movie is an initiative of city marketing organisation Eindhoven365 and is, after 'Een Kei Fijne Film' and 'Een Kei Fijne Film: Hotel Eindhoven', the third Christmas movie in a row. With this mov...
Christmas 2020 in Eindhoven (1) Parag Gupta
December 18, 2020 16:29 - 16 minutes - 18.1 MBBack to basics: that's the theme for this year's Christmas. With a culture of huge celebrations, shoppings and holidays around Christmas, it's hard to imagine Christmas without those things. Our guest this time, Parag Gupta, goes to great extend explaining what Christmas means for him as an American that just moved to Eindhoven less than a year ago and his plans for Christmas. A podcast hosted by Stephen Harianto for Radio 4 Brainport. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spot...
This song from the rock opera Tommy is the most played song on Radio 4 Brainport
December 10, 2020 20:19 - 12 minutes - 13.3 MBStephen Harianto interviews Bart Bruijnen and Jean-Paul Linnartz about why "1921" by The Who is the most played song in December 2020 on Radio 4 Brainport. The phase "got a feeling 21 is gonna be a good year"sounds good, but the text and the context in "Tommy" are quite grim. The youngster witnesses a terrible event. Can we compare that to COVID-19? Jean-Paul was intruigued by re-interpreting the lyrics in this alternative manner. Bart Bruijnen sees a revival of the pop-rock sounds of the pr...
Lighting up the Spirit in Corona Winter Time
December 03, 2020 18:06 - 34 minutes - 79.1 MBWorking from typical home office may induce a substantial shift in your biological clock. It may feel like a jet-lag that builds up during the week. In this Podcast 4 Brainport, Julie Allen invites Jan Denneman, founder of the Good Light group and TU/e light expert Chara Papatsimpa to debate what can be done to avoid running into a winter depression. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Distancing tools that connect table guests: Hendrik Coetzee
November 28, 2020 18:25 - 5 minutes - 13.4 MBHow to safely enjoy diner in Corona times? Hendrik Coetzee from Hendrik Works and Hannerie Visser from Studio-H designed "socialising tools" . The tools act as conversation starters that help to maintain the physical distance without losing the social aspect of meeting up. The project Mini-Meets was presented at the World Design Embassies. In this podcast, Jean-Paul Linnartz meets Hendrik Coetzee. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport...
Distancing tools that connect table guests: Hendrik Works at DDW
November 28, 2020 18:25 - 5 minutes - 13.4 MBHow to safely enjoy diner in Corona times? Hendrik Coetzee created tools and objects that help you to preserve your distance while you have a conversation starters. The project Mini-Meets for the World Design Embassies. A podcast by Jean-Paul Linnartz. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Diversity enriches student life in Eindhoven
November 26, 2020 15:51 - 36 minutes - 59.1 MBOver 200 nationalities consider the Brainport region as their home, place to study and to work. The area has unquestionably become a melting pot and diversity is certainly not an alien concept, but something that we hold dear to our heart. What is diversity to you? How can we benefit from diversity or even contribute to it? Especially, in this COVID-19 crisis, inclusion and diversity matter more than ever. In this week's podcast, Limi Kalapurackal takes us into discussing this matter with L...
Does Black Friday really make you happy?
November 20, 2020 21:44 - 6 minutes - 15 MBOur radio 4 Brainport Podcast hosting Stephen Harianto, columnist Limi Kalpurachal and Julie Allen about a US tradition that may or may not become popular in Eindhoven as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
400 km of ancient Roman road marks western European history: Via Belgica
November 13, 2020 21:20 - 3 minutes - 8.04 MBOur reporter Leon Balmaekers interviews Gilbert Soeters of Via Belgica about the key role that this critical infrastructure had on the development of our region. A unique opportunity to get in contact with Roman history beyond the usual city visits. Photo : Inge Stevens --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Basse Stittgen : How do like you eggs? Like bakelite, perhaps?
November 03, 2020 15:00 - 12 minutes - 19.8 MBAnnually, an average of 6,4 billion hens lay 1,1 trillion eggs. Simultaneously one third of all food per year is lost or wasted which includes eggs that have short shelf life and whose fragile shell is not the most suitable protection against processing and transport. In the project ‘how do you like your eggs’ the content becomes container, an egg cup is produced from discarded eggs. In fact, damaged and b-stock egg whites and shells are thermoformed into bio-plastic cups with zero additives...
Living in a house built out of clay may well feel more comfortable than one out of concrete
November 01, 2020 17:45 - 7 minutes - 17.8 MBBC Materials transforms pure earth of construction sites to local building materials such as clay plasters, compressed earth blocks and rammed earth for walls and floors. These products are circular, carbon neutral, healthy and possess minimal grey energy. Jean-Paul Linnartz interviewed Anton Maertens about the project Exploded View at Dutch Design Week 2020. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Designer Joost van Wijmen maakt ongemakkelijke onderwerpen bespreekbaar.
October 28, 2020 21:21 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBOns veranderende lichaam is een gevoelig onderwerp. De samenleving waarin we leven heeft een hoge mate van maakbaarheid en met behulp van allerlei filters profileren we ons op social media als mooi, jong en vrolijk. Tijdens de corona pandemie ondervinden we allemaal dagelijks het gevolg van onze lichamelijke kwetsbaarheid. In het maatschappelijke debat hangt de zorg voor het veranderende lichaam samen met de steeds hogere kosten die gepaard gaan met veroudering of ziekte. Social designer Jo...
Yann LeCun, Facebook, about the algorithms that determine what we see on Social Media
October 22, 2020 07:01 - 17 minutes - 40.2 MBFacebook increasingly influences how we view the world. We see the opinions of our friends responding to news that may or may not be fake. But which messages we see first and which messages remain hidden is all controlled by algorithms. Algorithms based on Artificial Intelligence. And these algorithms are the work of a large research team led by Professor Yann LeCun. LeCun, thereby is one of the leading technologists behind one of the largest companies in the world. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerbu...
Magic Tea, the ultimate awareness experience by high tech in de background
October 21, 2020 16:00 - 6 minutes - 15.3 MBArtist, designer and researcher Danielle Roberts creates tools to enhance awareness. Tools to boost mental wellness supported by the latests Internet of Things IoT technology, also borrowing from traditional Japanse tea rituals. She participates in the World Design Embassies with her Magic Tea. An interview by Jean-Paul Linnartz. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Rethinking Plastics: Shahar Livne and her Lithoplast
October 14, 2020 16:12 - 8 minutes - 20.3 MBShahar Livne mines plastic waste to create sculptural objects. How will future generation look upon plastics waste after it mingles with other materials? A podcast interview for the World Design Embassies by Jean-Paul Linnartz of Radio 4 Brainport. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message