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For @demorgen on Stressing About Stress: The Lies Behind the Cortisol Hype Online influencers claim all kinds of effects from high cortisol levels, such as the hormone causing a swollen face. However, experts say this misrepresents how cortisol actually works

For Jacobin Magazine on the importance of uniting

Headaches

For Amnesty International magazine on the different types perpetrators of large-scale violence.

Just some free work

For newspaper Belgium De Morgen on the question ;Can you change your personality? It is the shaky foundation on which a billion-dollar business of self-help books rests: are we doomed to become who we are destined to be, or can a person change their personality? And most importantly: do we get better at it?

For @de_volkskrant on the ethics of accurate journalism and the danger of spreading lies a little too often. We all can see where that leads to

For @vrij_nederland on how family mediators resolve complex conflicts within families—such as disputes over inheritances, divorces, and family businesses—by creating a safe space for open communication about emotions and needs. With patience, neutrality, and empathy, they often succeed in repairing relationships and achieving lasting solutions.

Parents

For @vrij_nederland on the fact that for 30 years, the church receives a notification from the congregation when you have moved, married or died. Every year, hundreds of thousands of personal data are processed without consent.

For Bon Appétit print issue on vegan Olympians

Invitation

For the Vara Gids about the 70s

For De Morgen on declinism

For Vrij Nederland on civil servants as activists against their government they serve. More than 25% have doubted the justice of their own policies in the past year. Can they just take to the barricades? Or is it even their moral duty?

For The Washington Post on how to reduce screen time for kids (and parents)