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Have patience, Silent Partner investors!

by Jo Luijten - December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 0

Good news for worried Silent Partner investors. The product is still under development. The inventors of QuietLife Technologies didn't make the deadline, but the reason for the delay is a good one: perfectionism. In 2015 the Israelian company QuietLife Technologies presented a very interesting invention: a snoring sound cancelling device called

Elon Musk’s Mission To Mars (Is This Even Possible?)

by Jo Luijten - December 10, 2017December 10, 2017 0

Earlier this year we wrote about Elon Musk's (SpaceX) plan to colonize Mars. The chief executive officer presented last year a plan to build a million-person city on the neighbor planet Mars. The reusable ITS spaceship is still under development, but when it’s finished it could carry at least 100

In-depth interview with Sina Khani: “My favorite color is salmon-pink!”

by Jo Luijten - November 7, 2017November 16, 2017 0

We wanted to write an article about the preparation of green beans, but an anonymous stalker convinced us to interview the German comedian Sina Khani instead. Khani, also known as Prince aus Bochum, also known as "the German Andy Kaufman", also known as "Sina Khani" terrorizes the comedy world in several

Interview with Deiviz Kostoya

by Jo Luijten - November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 0

The internet is a great medium to discover talented artists. A couple of years ago, I discovered the artwork of the Spanish self-taught painter Deiviz Kostoya (28) on a Dutch Facebook page. His art is inspired by 19th century artists. TBP: Where does your fascination for art come from? DK: I have

Interview with Weird Paul Petroskey, the original vlogger

by Jo Luijten - September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 0

Weird Paul Petroskey is a lo-fi musician, a comedian, a collector, an autobiographic historian, and the first vlogger in the world. A.V. Club calls him "eternally boyish". Vice calls him "the Pittsburgh prince of DIY weird", but there are not enough predicates to summarize Weird Paul Petroskey. We interviewed him

Interview with Anne de Goede: Cupid’s landlord

by Jo Luijten - August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 0

Anne de Goede is the founder of "Blik en Blooz", a Dutch company that organizes events for singles to meet and mingle. We asked her some questions about her work. How and when did you come up with the idea to organize these events? For my graduate research in 2005, I organized

Days Past, a Star Wars fan film

Films

by Jo Luijten - August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 0

There are a lot of Star Wars fan films on the good ol' World Wide Web, but the force is very strong with this one. "Year after the collapse of The Republic, Valera has carved out a life for herself in the galaxy's outer rim. But when an old student returns,

Free course: A sweet life with less sugar

Health

by Jo Luijten - June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 0

Over-consumption of sugar has become a pandemic. Sabine and Marco Orbello, founders of Puricious Health Coaching, started a movement against sugar in order to raise awareness for how sugar impacts our health and well-being. Their motto: a sweet life with less sugar. The Dutch-Italian couple offer this week a free Sugar

10 weird products you can buy on Ali Express

by Jo Luijten - June 24, 2017June 24, 2017 0

China is notorious for selling weird gadgets online. We browsed the website Ali Express for the weirdest things we could find. Here are ten of them. A geiger counter to check the radio-activity of your television, microwave and cat! Every household should have one. This umbrella protects you against rain, darkness and

Is coconut oil unhealthy?

Health

by Jo Luijten - June 18, 2017 0

According to the American Heart Association, coconut oil is not as healthy as people believe. Although there is not a lot of research available to support their assumption, they believe that it is "as unhealthy as butter and beef fat". It contains 82% saturated fat which can raise LDL (bad)