Videos

Jeroen
Van Cutsem
VUB

The limits of our sporting brain

Muscles are important for those who want to perform at the top of their game. But also the brain has to be in top condition. Jeroen Van Cutsem should know: he investigates the effect of mental fatigue on sports performance.
Marlies
Vanden Bempt
KU Leuven
VIB

Immunotherapy: why screening patients is key

Immunotherapy is increasingly being used in the fight against cancer. But this therapy does not work for all patients. You would think that if it doesn't work, it doesn't it hurt. Unfortunately, it does! Marlies Vanden Bempt (VIB - KU Leuven) explains why.
Philippe
Eiselein
VUB

How social entrepreneurs change the world

We all know Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, but why isn't Muhammad Yunus equally well-known? As a social entrepreneur, he brought something much nobler to the world. Philippe Eiselein wants to help social entrepreneurs grow their impact.
Bram
Vanthournout
UGent

Photographing spiders for science 🕷📸

Notice a spider? Don't run away screaming, but grab your phone and photograph it with the brand-new "Spider Spotter" app from Bram Vanthournout (Ghent University).
Annelies
Van Heyst
VUB

Are there harmful substances in my cookie?

Did you know that some chemical components in food packaging can penetrate into the packaged food? Annelies Van Heyst examined 200 food products and reassures us: you can still feast on your favorite cookies
Joeri
Lambrecht
VUB

A quick method to detect liver fibrosis through the blood

Joeri Lambrecht (VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel) developed a simple blood test that allows for a faster, safer and cheaper detection of liver fibrosis.
Nathaniel
Berneman
VUB

Ordering beads to revolutionize chemistry

A metal tube and microscopic beads. That's basically what you need to 'dissect' the molecules in any given sample, such as blood, yoghurt or medicines. Nathaniel Berneman (VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel) explains how this technique works and how he wants to improve this.
​​​​​​​Júlia
Zomignani Barboza
VUB

Undesirable migrants: should they stay or should they go?

If a criminal comes to your country and wants to stay: do you think your government should allow him to? ​​​​​​​Júlia Zomignani Barboza sheds some -legal- light on this matter.
Latif
Kadri
VUB

Good versus evil. You are NOT free to choose! 😇 👿

If you are good, you get rewarded. If you are bad, you get punished. That's how, simply put, our justice system works. Simple right? Not really...
Diletta
Marchesi
FWO
KU Leuven

Can international criminal law protect fundamental procedural human rights?

Diletta Marchesi investigates the role that international criminal law can play in guaranteeing human rights, such as the right to freedom and a fair trial.
Ingmar
Dasseville
KU Leuven

Your laws? My laws? Our laws!

Computer scientist Ingmar Dasseville (KU Leuven) tries to ensure that our tax money is spent more efficiently. How? By developing computer languages that our government can use, for example, to develop more efficient and thus cheaper tax software.
Tian
Shi
KU Leuven

How to feel at home in a strange place

Imagine you are forced to flee your home and have to resettle in a strange place. Awful thought, isn't it? Well, every day 44,000 people are forced to leave their homes... Tian Shi looks at how Hmong people, an Indochinese refugee group, settled in Europe in the 1970's after the Vietnam war.