I've not had time till now to share the speech I gave about 'the vulnerability of public engagement' when I received the Oikos Impact and Outreach award 2025.
It's a very personal speech about the future of classics & academia, the contents of which I genuinely believe in www.rug.nl/research/res...

Nu voor de Nederlandstaligen: mijn blogpost 'Zeus in The White House', op Hic&Nunc. 'AI & Trump: het blijkt een goed huwelijk te zijn, ook voor z'n fans. Evelien Bracke dook in de krochten van het internet en stootte daar op bijzondere Trumpbeelden. Dat is méér dan onschuldig tijdverdrijf:

My new blogpost about 'Zeus in the White House: the American presidency as tv series' discusses how AI-generated images of President #Trump as #Zeus contribute to the MAGA multiverse created by Trump and his supporters, which we're all watching live...

Today was the annual OIKOS day, a gathering of Dutch & Flemish classicists and I won the annual award for Impact & Outreach. I reflected on the value and vulnerability of Public Engagement and why I think it matters now more than ever. I'm so glad my speech resonated with people. Thanks to everyone!

Zo'n leuk gesprek met Bruno Wyndaele voor het Radio 1-programma Voorproevers over mijn boek 'Leidraad door het labyrint'. We hadden het over de Trojaanse oorlog en andere verhalen die ik in mijn boek bespreek. Je kan het interview nu al op VRT max beluisteren:
www.vrt.be/vrtmax/podca...

In a few weeks' time my Dutch book 'Guide through the labyrinth: the power of classical myths in uncertain times' is out, on the ways ancient myths inform modern debates about climate change, geopolitical instability, activism & hope. Here's a teaser about Talos and AI! (English book out late 2025)

Want to know how Oppian suggested we catch a cuttlefish? An introduction to the human fascination with the Cephalopodas in my new blog post: hic-nunc.be/nl/artikels/... (in Dutch but the automatic chrome translation isn't bad at all)