rens bod @rensbod.bsky.social

@rensbod

Former prof in Artificial Intelligence turned to prof in Computational Humanities. President of historyofhumanities.org. Academic Activist: @WOinActie

University of Amsterdam uva.nl/en/profile/b/o… Joined June 2009

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rens bod @rensbod.bsky.social @rensbod Sep 22, 2025

Het is zover! Mijn nieuwe boek "Het Unieke Dier" is gepubliceerd!
Het is een ontdekkingsreis naar de essentie van de mens en andere dieren. Welke patronen verklaren de gedeelde én unieke eigenschappen van mensen in vergelijking met andere levensvormen?

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www.uva.nl Het unieke dier: zijn mensen echt zo anders dan dieren? Wat onderscheidt de mens van andere dieren, en wat verbindt ons juist met ze? In zijn nieuwe boek 'Het unieke dier', dat deze week verschijnt, gaat hoogleraar Digital Humanities Rens Bod op zoek naar...

rens bod @rensbod.bsky.social @rensbod Oct 7, 2025

What is the evolutionary origin of the search for meaning? Which animal behavior van be interpreted as Sinngebung?

On Oct 10, I will guide you through the history of the supposed boundary between humans and animals in a lecture at Arminius in Rotterdam.

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arminius.nl Nacht van de Zingeving - Arminius De Nacht van de Zingeving is uitverkocht. Op Ticketswap komen soms kaarten beschikbaar. Tijdschema Grote Zaal 20:00 Goddeloos – Stine Jensen, Rosanne Hertzberger, Paul van Geest, Halil Karaaslan...

rens bod @rensbod.bsky.social @rensbod Sep 22, 2025

How cool! FOLIA is giving away two copies of my new book! You just have to answer a question about what makes humans unique, and send it before 4 October to redactie@folia.nl.

See the announcement at the end of the article below.

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www.folia.nl What makes humans unique? “To think about thoughts and then reflect on them”

rens bod @rensbod.bsky.social @rensbod Feb 12, 2025

Dutch universities will go on strike, against 1.3 billion cuts! @WOinactie

March 10: Leiden U.
March 11: Utrecht U.
March 13: Radboud U. Nijmegen
March 17: U. of Amsterdam
March 20: Maastricht U.
March 27: VU Amsterdam
April 10: Tilburg U.

More universities will follow!

rens bod @rensbod.bsky.social @rensbod Feb 3, 2025

Are you interested in the entangled history of humanities and science?

Then join us at the Vossius Center of the University of Amsterdam.

Applications for fellowships in 2026 are now open.

Deadline: 1 June 2025

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vossius.uva.nl Vossius Fund for Research Fellows 2027 open for applications - Vossius Center for the History of... The Vossius Center offers funding for Research Fellows. The next deadline is 1 June 2025 for fellowships in 2027.