Mindwise Podcast

Today's special guest is Sicco de Knecht. He is a PhD student in neuroscience at the University of Amsterdam, and an active participant in the ReThink movement (http://rethinkuva.org/about-rethink-uva/). He is a prolific writer for the internet journal De Fusie In 2015, and was elected ‘m/w of the year’ by UvA's university newspaper Folia. Sicco's writing: (1)http://defusie.net/auteur/sicco-de-knecht/ (2)http://www.folia.nl/actueel/98272/sicco-de-knecht-is-folias-man-van-het-jaar Articles & books mentioned this episode: (1)http://www.scienceintransition.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Science-in-Transition-Position-Paper-final.pdf (2)https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/what-are-universities-for/418997.article (3)http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2016/jan/11/want-to-improve-teaching-in-universities-value-those-who-teach Podcast Host: @MarcoSchlosser , Edwina Wong.