Antibiotics are lifesavers. But for how long? Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem and may claim as many as 10 million lives per year by the year 2050. That's more than all deaths caused by cancer combined. Chemist prof. dr. Nathaniel Martin (Leiden University) states that it's time for action. He explains how we can fix this problem.

When children start learning how to read, they do so by using their voice and speaking the words out loud. In this lecture, Felienne Hermans (Leiden University) explains how speaking a computer code out loud can help children to learn programming faster. As it turns out, the more we talk, the better we learn.

Every language has a rhythm. Think of fast talking Spanish people, or a slow talking German person. The speed of a language also influences the way you dance, make music, and other forms of tempos in your life.

We all have cravings for certain types of high-caloric food. When we see or eat this food, our reward system in our brain is activated and we feel satisfied. It is assumed that the reward system in obese people is more active when they see this food, but less active when they eat it: they need more of this food to get the same satisfaction. But this theory seems to be too simple. Anne Roefs (Maastricht University) explains how the mind plays a crucial role.

In a science fiction scenario, robots turn against humans to dominate the world. But robots cannot make emotional and conscious decisions. However, they can become so complex and unpredictable that even the creators are not able to control them and this affects our lives. In this lecture, Fillipo Santoni de Sio tells us what we should do to keep robots under control.