Op 6 maart 2020 organiseerde ik een feestelijke openbare verdediging van mijn proefschrift: Things, Events and Mind. Vrienden, familie, collega’s en studenten vormden het publiek én de corona. De ceremonie vond plaats in het Collegezalencomplex van de Radboud Universiteit – eerst in zaal 3, daarna in het Cultuurcafé… Er is een video-opname beschikbaar van de … Read moreVerdediging proefschrift
In February of 2019 I got on my commuter bike and cycled to Austria to visit old friends. Conditions were challenging, and fun was had. https://youtu.be/olfcDIsVZVA
In 2012/2013 I organized the first Dutch StarCraft League, an open e-sports (electronic sports) tournament focused primarily on the Dutch scene. Well over 50 volunteers and many sponsors have stepped in to help, and around 300 players, foreign and domestic, participated in the tournament. The finals were held offline at the World Forum in The … Read moreDutch StarCraft League
On May 24th 2013 I was awarded the Radboud University Student Award for ‘extraordinary services to the university’.
I’m currently working as a PhD candidate at the Open University. I work in Nijmegen will and approach the research theme ‘The Darwinian Revolution’ from a Philosopher of Mind’s perspective. My supervisor is prof. dr. Carla Rita Palmerino, my co-promotor prof. dr. Marc Slors.
In January 2013 I graduated cum laude from the Research Master in Philosophy of Mind. My supervisor was prof. dr. Marc Slors, and my thesis can be downloaded here.
Visiting DreamHack Winter in November of 2011 made me realize that we needed some kind of StarCraft League for students in Nijmegen. From this idea came forth the NSSL: the Nijmegen Student StarCraft League. The tournament is being well-received, and plans for a national edition (Netherlands Student StarCraft League) are forming.
On the 29th of April 2011 I successfully defended my thesis, thereby concluding my master in business administration.
As a graduation gift to Erik Hermans we presented him with a medallion cast from Nordic Gold. We made the mold ourselves, but more importantly: we also built the furnace.
As a graduation gift to Eelke Spaak, who studied Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy and Cognitive Neuroscience, we procured a calf’s head destined for destruction, removed the brain, and preserved it in formaldehyde.
