2,992 search results for “theory” in the Public website
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Jelle van Buuren talks about conspiracy theories on Wetenschap.nu
Conspiracy theories are of all times, and the government should never dismiss them as a fantasy of fools. Certainly not now, when it turned out that authorities made a conspiracy themselves with a journalist threatened with murder. Which proves that the truth is always more insane than you could have…
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Martin Bright
Science
m.j.bright@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7132
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Stijn Koenraads
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.a.koenraads@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ronald Cramer
Science
cramer@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7047
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Marco Streng
Science
streng@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7093
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M Bhargava
Science
m.bhargava@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Peter Bruin
Science
p.j.bruin@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7142
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Rusydi Makarim
Science
r.h.makarim@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Megumi Kitagawa
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.kitagawa@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3441
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Rebecca Ploof
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.a.ploof@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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Mariëlle Linting
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
linting@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4098
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Hendrik Lenstra
Science
hwl@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7127
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David Holmes
Science
holmesdst@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7133
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3D NASA animation shows an old theory from Leiden
When professor Frank Israel graduated at Leiden Observatory some forty years ago, little did he know that one of his theories would be making headlines in 2018 - in the form of a 3D animation on the Internet, no less.
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Fields Medal for Leiden Professor of Number Theory Manjul Bhargava
Leiden Professor of Number Theory Manjul Bhargava has been awarded a Fields Medal, widely regarded as the Nobel Prize for Maths. Bhargava is a professor in Princeton, and since 2010 has also been the holder of the Stieltjes chair in Leiden.
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Division points in arithmetic
This thesis consists of three chapters, the first two of which concern division points of elements of the multiplicative group of a number field.
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Bart de Smit appointed as professor Algebra and Number Theory
On Tuesday 15 September 2015, Bart de Smit has been appointed as professor of Algebra and Number Theory at the Mathematical Institute of Leiden University.
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Behind the scenes on the Big Bang Theory
‘I got into Nature last year, I was nominated for a faculty teaching award and my kids don’t care. But if your simulations get on The Big Bang Theory then that’s something!’ says Huib van Langevelde.
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Floske Spieksma appointed professor of Stochastic Decision Theory
As of 1 June, Floske Spieksma has been appointed Professor at the Mathematical Institute in Leiden. Her field of study is Stochastic Decision-Making. Within this field, researchers develop mathematical techniques to analyse and improve processes within organisations. ‘As a professor, I hope to safeguard…
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New theory on liquid crystals with high symmetry
LCD screens use liquid crystals which have a high degree of order, even though they form a fluid. A new theory maps out the interplay between order, temperature and symmetry. Publication in Physical Review X.
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CFP MA Masterclass Feminist Theory with Lynne Huffer
CFP: Two-day PhD/ Research MA masterclass Feminist Theory with and around the work of Prof. dr. Lynne Huffer organised by the OZSW in cooperation with NOG
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Enumerative arithmetic
This thesis consists of three chapters. Each chapter is on a different subject. However, all three chapters address issues that arise in counting arithmetically interesting objects.
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Social Science Matters: The (non)sense of conspiracy theories
Climate change is made up, the secret services murdered Pim Fortuyn and JFK, and the moon landing was a fake show. Conspiracy theories are of all times, providing sensation and entertainment, but also unrest and fear. The corona pandemic is new fuel for conspiracy theorists who set fire to 5G masts,…
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Robotics and AI in archaeological theory and practice
What can Robotics and AI bring to archaeological theory and practice? In return, how can archaeology contribute to the developments in robotics and AI research? Colleagues tackled these questions at an event organised by the Faculty of Archaeology and sponsored by SAILS.
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New special chair in Educational Theory and Law
Following a special donation, the Stichting Pro Juventute foundation is facilitating a new special chair in Educational Theory and Law. Through the chair, Pro Juventute hopes to realise optimum child protection from a coherent legal and educational perspective.
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Ten years later: what about Erik Verlinde and his theory?
Ten years after its introduction, the controversial idea of Erik Verlinde on gravity is still a hotly debated topic, and is still surrounded by a cloud of scepticism. Scepticism in which the media have played a major role, theoretical physicst Koenraad Schalm says in an article by NWO. ‘The media simply…
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Freedom of additional signals on genes: on the combination of DNA mechanics, genetics and translation speed
DNA carries various forms of information. Out of these forms of information the most well-known is classical genetic information.
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Bart de Smit
Science
b.de.smit@science.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jan-Hendrik Evertse
Science
evertse@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7148
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Robin de Jong
Science
rdejong@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4829
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Ronald van Luijk
Science
rvl@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7147
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Bacteria stunt with established plant-soil feedback theory
‘What I find most alluring about soil life is that you can steer it,’ researcher Martijn Bezemer of the Institute Biology Leiden (IBL) reveals. ‘You can ask: What do you want? And then I can transform the soil into something you need. At least, that is what we thought.’
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Summer school on extremism gives insight into theory and practice
Every summer, Leiden University is the setting of dozens of summer schools in which professionals and students can receive extra training on a specific topic within a short space of time. We took a look at a summer programme on extremism. ‘A recruiter for al-Qaeda said that I could change the world.…
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Theory in Practice: researching race in the Dutch legal archive
On Thursday 23 November, Professor Betty de Hart delivered the lecture ‘Exploring the Legal Archive on Race: Methodological Challenges’ as part of the lecture series ‘Reconsidering the Socio-Legal Gaze’ organized by the Van Vollenhoven Institute. Over 40 people attended the lecture, held online due…
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Constructing monuments, perceiving monumentality and the economics of building
The goal of this book is to place architectural studies, in which people’s interactions with each other and material resources are key, at the crossing of both landscape studies and material culture studies, where it belongs.
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Metastability for low-temperature Kawasaki dynamics with two types of particles
Promotor: W.Th.F. den Hollander, Co-promotor: F.R. Nardi
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Dividing Worlds
Dividing Worlds: Tsunamis, Seawalls, and Ontological Politics in Northeast Japan
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Dialogues as a Dynamic Framework for Logic
This dissertation shows that dialogical logic constitutes a powerful and flexible general framework for the development and study of various logical formalisms and combinations thereof.
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Jelle van Buuren discusses the Problem with Conspiracy Theories and a QAnon Ban on VICE
Jelle van Buuren, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, appeared as guest on VICE to discuss the usefulness of recent ban on QAnon.
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tells in Podcast #19 of Wetenschap.nu about conspiracy thinkers and theories
Jelle van Buuren, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University, can be heard in the latest Podcast of Wetenschap.nu.
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Francisca Jungslager
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
f.s.jungslager@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Carlos Roos Muñoz
Faculty of Humanities
c.m.roos.munoz@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Richard Gill
Science
gill@math.leidenuniv.nl |
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Jeroen ten Voorde
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.m.ten.voorde@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8928
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Peter Stevenhagen
Science
psh@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7125
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Rob Tijdeman
Science
tijdeman@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4831
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Matthew Longo
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.b.longo@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 6601
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Peter Grünwald develops a revolutionary statistical theory with an ERC Advanced Grant
Using mathematics to determine whether scientific results are significant or not. Peter Grünwald, full professor of Statistical Learning at the Mathematical Institute (MI) and senior researcher in the Machine Learning group of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant…
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Jonathan Crock
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hendrik Kaptein
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.j.r.kaptein@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7548