Sektes zijn al heel lang een bron van fascinatie en angst in de samenleving. Van het bloedbad in Jonestown tot de recente arrestaties van NXIVM-leiders, de acties van deze groepen laten mensen vaak op hun hoofd krabben en vragen zich af hoe iemand in de ban kan raken van zulke gevaarlijke en misleidende individuen. Om de [...]
Gaslighting is een manipulatieve techniek die door individuen wordt gebruikt om anderen hun eigen waarnemingen en herinneringen in twijfel te laten trekken. Hoewel het vaak wordt geassocieerd met persoonlijke relaties, kan gaslighting ook voorkomen op de werkvloer. In dit artikel wordt ingegaan op de tekenen van gaslighting in een professionele omgeving, de invloed ervan op werknemers en de stappen die kunnen worden genomen om [...]
Manipulatietactieken van sektes: waarom sluiten mensen zich aan bij sektes?
Algorithms in ancient times When you think of algorithms, you’re probably thinking of Wall Street supercomputers whizzing around making thousands of calculations and transactions in a fraction of a second or social media companies monitoring your every click and comment, targeting you with ads and polarizing content. The concept of an algorithm however, has been […]
A quick Google news search yields some disturbing headlines but still no inflation explained: BBC‘’Cost of living: Japan inflation jumps to new 41-year high’’ Forbes‘’Is Inflation Created By Corporate Greed?’’ Bloomberg‘’China’s Reopening Comes With a $720 Billion Inflation Bomb’’ But what’s the deal with these price increases? In this article we’ll explain the negative and […]
With World Bee Day coming up, let’s take a closer look at one of the most fascinating bee species on the planet: The killer bee. Origins of Africanized honey bees While their cousins are know to help police catch serial killers, Africanized bees prefer to do the killing themselves. In the 1950s, Brazilian researchers attempted […]
The rise of Facebook (est. 2004) and Twitter (est. 2006), coupled with the coinciding increase in polarization, has been a hot topic in recent years. The basis of the discussion always seems to come down to striking a balance between profit and polarization. Solutions on how to fix polarization have been proposed by many: activists, […]
In recent years, Japanese serial killers have captured the attention of people around the world. While Japan is known for its low crime rate, a number of high-profile serial killers have emerged from the country in recent decades. These individuals have left a lasting impact on Japanese society and have also contributed to the field […]
