Sooike Stoops

Career story Lucas Mergan “My driving force is to spark wonder, curiosity and critical thinking in young people. In a world full of fake news, conspiracy theories, and misleading social media, it is more important than ever to have a basic understanding of science.” This is how Lucas Mergan describes his work, a statement that reads like a manifesto. One that makes it almost inevitable to look more closely at the career and choices behind it. Mergan did not set out to become a science...

What happens when facts alone no longer convince? Philosopher Johan Braeckman has spent decades studying how beliefs are formed, how misinformation spreads, and how we might address it.

Brine oscillates between fiction and non-fiction. An atypical novel, an atypical way of communicating science