By Jasper Brown Its been almost 50 years since the genesis of prospect theory from Psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. This changed our understanding of decision-making, by challenging the idea of humans as rational…
By Norbert Borski Illustration by Juul What is 20 years? For some, it is an eternity, for others a glimpse. For most students, 20 years represents the majority of theirs lives. If we assume to live…
By Kian Shah Illustration by Célia Mortureux Who hasn’t felt like the end is nigh? That the book of history is closing upon us? Right-wing populism is spreading like wildfire while we see scenes of…
By Yanely Lopez Illustration by Merel Hamminga How did mental health go from being a taboo topic to even becoming a TikTok trend? Why are more people, like celebrity Selena Gomez, speaking so openly about…
By Rebeka Milius Illustration by Marlon In general, when people go to the cinema they say: “Ah, it’s great. I didn’t see the time passing.” But time is all we have in life. And in…
By Vendi Havlucu Levi Illustration by Taylor Brunnschweiler Are you unable to focus on a full-length movie or find yourself constantly reaching out to your phone to scroll? Sometimes your screen time might shock or…
By Bartosz Skitał Illustration by Zofia Jankowska For most people reading this article the idea of 20 years must feel like a lifetime, especially if they were born around that same time. Even though we…
By Laura Cadamuro Photograph by Hannah Brunnschweiler When I asked my Dutch flatmate if playing the lottery was something popular in the Netherlands, she looked at me giggling: apparently, it is just seen as any…
By Lina Leskovec It is not at all uncommon to hear about people expecting the end of the world. I remember my friends and I staring at the clock on December 21st, 2012, waiting to…
By Jasper Brown and Hannah Brunnschweiler If you could take any course at the UvA, what would you take? Every year, the IIS asks this question, and every year one student’s idea is chosen. The theme…