Renowned harpist Lavinia Meijer and animator Aimée de Jongh met at Dutch television show De Wereld Draait Door. Here, Lavinia performed the music accompanying a short animated film by Aimée. It was a match made in heaven, and together they decided to create the film Behind the Telescopes. In this film beautiful animations by Aimée […]

Who decides our future and how should we be governed? Nowadays, one of the world’s most debated and critical issues. Iman Stratenus offers a radical new way forward: crowdocracy. One that allows all of us - not just some of us - to participate in how we are governed. By using technology and the insights […]

Believe it or not: a working grand piano made out of 30,000 Lego pieces. Built by and played on by renowned pianist Jeroen van Veen. Together with his two sons he built a grand Piano out of 30.000 Lego pieces. The piano, called Van Veen & Sons, is a hybrid piano that actually works. You […]

The downside of our increasingly digital culture: the internet and big data are a threat to creative thinking and innovation. The internet and the opportunities that big data offer should stimulate processes of creativity and innovation. Instead, we continuously feel Big Brother is watching us and we fear the lasting traces we leave on the […]

It’s party-time! Where? At ‘The Sound of Silence’, our own silent disco.  A silent disco is an event where people dance to music listened to on wireless headphones. Rather than using a speaker system, music is broadcast via a radio transmitter with the signal being picked up by wireless headphone receivers worn by the participants. […]

When you hear The Great Communicators, chosen as one of the live acts of 2016 by 3FM, you can picture yourself cruising in a car with the sun on your head and your best mate beside you: sunny, nonchalant and sultry.  

With great power comes great responsibility. Are you here to improve the world? Do you want to make a change? There's more to changing the world for the better than engineering knowledge. 4TU Centre for Ethics and Technology offers you four lectures that help you think about this responsibility. Register by sending an e-mail to […]

Successful introduction of smart grids in India, your personal car on-demand and mechanisms that prevented the breakthrough of brilliant ideas last century. In three 10-minute-talks, TU/e-researchers dr. Johanna Höffken & dr. Ankit Kumar and TU/e-students Steven Nelemans & Karsten van Asdonk present new inventions and insights that will contribute to the future energy transition. Get […]

In today’s society there is a strong focus on ‘being happy’. We as individuals strive for a happy life and also society expects us to be happy: to enjoy all the things we do, think positive and be successful. In today’s society there is a strong focus on ‘being happy’. We as individuals strive for […]

Is the economic crisis in the Netherlands over? Alex Klein shows how international developments – from Trump to Brexit – affect us and our national economy.