Film by Weaving New Narratives.

“… we’re in a vibrant, alive ecosystem or ecology, where everything’s alive and we’re just a part of it. We’re just a part of it, meaning we’re just another creature. And also recognising, what’s really nice too, is that humans are beautiful. I love humans. So we’re a beautiful part of this ecology, and we’re just a part of this ecology.”

Opinion piece in NRC (in Dutch).

“Even if you feed ChatGPT with self-written texts, your style is only being imitated. After a while, students drift further and further away from their own voice. I worry about whether they will still be able to recognize their voice in the future.”

Press for Sacred Sessions by Kim Bakker, Delta Magazine.

“Even if you are not a believer, the Delft Old Church can be a place for reflection. TU Delft researcher Madelaine Ley organises the Sacred Sessions there on Tuesday evenings. “I wanted to satisfy a spiritual longing.”

Interview with Marian Rasch for Filosofie Magazine (in Dutch).

"Why not consider scrubbing the floor as a philosophical method? Or the exhaustion of motherhood? Life is an important resource. Life is the resource.'"

Essay on our planetary nature in Bij Nader Inzien (in Dutch).

"Later I learned that the universe also has a constant hum, inaudible to the ear. Sometimes I wonder: maybe the universe sings to comfort us, restless earthlings. If only we would slow down and feel it."

Interview with Wouter van Noort for NRC (in Dutch).

“Apps and automation often make processes as frictionless as possible. Whereas, if you allow yourself to have an experience with another person or with the seasonal rhythms, you will indeed be disappointed sometimes. And within that tension and friction, I think, there is a wonderful opportunity to be shaken awake, as it were, and to pay attention to what you are in relationship with."

A recent essay on my substack “Beauty in the Mire”, which will give you a sense of what I’m writing about over there.

“The cosmos is a vibrant living being! In opening to it I’m not exposed to void space, but am enveloped in worlds on worlds on worlds. That is where I stand and who I am. A being always entangled. Held snug in the midst of everything.”

An article for the wonderful Yes! Magazine.

“My deeply held tendencies toward individualism, extraction, and separation won’t be easily shifted. But with tender attention, they might be eased over time. As I experiment with this embodied practice of recognition and relationship, I already feel a difference in how I move in the world. The uniqueness of this place unfolds, and grand global fixes seem more and more out of touch. This isn’t to say that massive shifts aren’t needed. But rather that these shifts should begin from a place of communion rather than generalization.”

Talk on Food, Touch, and Connection for Life Itself here.

“Our very embodiment means that we’re connected with the world. It’s a truth we cannot shirk though some might try with dreams of the metaverse. Touch—the thing we cannot not do—is both an example and metaphor of our primordial interconnectedness…”

Blog post for the 4S Backchannels blog.

“Scholars are rarely taught to include love and reverence in their work, likely because these aspects of human experience elude the measurements of science. Nonetheless, I find them necessary to stay tethered to humanity in my work and out of the chess game.”

In the newest edition of Andersland, I talk care and the future of work (pg. 28-35)

“What is clear is that within this time of uncertainty, there lies rich opportunity for reflection, reprioritizing, creativity, and hope. Possibility abounds. What work should humans do? How should they do it? What technologies should be used? Why? By whom? At the heart, these questions about work and technology are
important questions about how humans should live.”

Essay on One Zero.

“The practice of attentive waiting conflicts with our culture’s emphasis on action, productivity, and knowledge. A still and resting mind is considered unproductive in an economic sense, but I believe it is essential to build a path towards healing. By resisting the temptation of predetermined progress, the contemplative stance nurtures the space between two people and makes room for the creative and unpredictable to take place.”