“Instead of a competitive, grant-based framework, academia should switch to a model of trust, cooperation, and sustained employment. Researchers should receive sustained budgeting as long as their work maintains high quality (validated by peers), regardless of the outcomes.” -Katrien Vandenbroeck
Preventing bad behavior in academia. “We gave young scientists this prompt: Describe one change to scientific policy or culture that would substantially decrease incidents of scientific misconduct or other unethical behavior.” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Preventing bad behavior in academia
We gave young scientists this prompt: Describe one change to scientific policy or culture that would substantially decrease incidents of scientific misconduct or other unethical behavior.
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July 5, 2024 at 12:19 PM
“Instead of a competitive, grant-based framework, academia should switch to a model of trust, cooperation, and sustained employment. Researchers should receive sustained budgeting as long as their work maintains high quality (validated by peers), regardless of the outcomes.” -Katrien Vandenbroeck
Inchiesta #diga, tra gli indagati un consigliere del consorzio costruttore PerGenova Breakwater
Vandenbroeck siede nel direttivo del consorzio a cui sono stati affidati i lavori per un miliardo e 300 milioni. Turbativa, falso e malversazione le accuse. Avvisi anche a Signorini e Colosio di Webuild
Vandenbroeck siede nel direttivo del consorzio a cui sono stati affidati i lavori per un miliardo e 300 milioni. Turbativa, falso e malversazione le accuse. Avvisi anche a Signorini e Colosio di Webuild
March 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Inchiesta #diga, tra gli indagati un consigliere del consorzio costruttore PerGenova Breakwater
Vandenbroeck siede nel direttivo del consorzio a cui sono stati affidati i lavori per un miliardo e 300 milioni. Turbativa, falso e malversazione le accuse. Avvisi anche a Signorini e Colosio di Webuild
Vandenbroeck siede nel direttivo del consorzio a cui sono stati affidati i lavori per un miliardo e 300 milioni. Turbativa, falso e malversazione le accuse. Avvisi anche a Signorini e Colosio di Webuild
Brussels (stop #2 on the Fine Specimens book tour) was incredible! Thanks so much to @waterstones.bsky.social for hosting us, Paddy for leading our conversation, and everyone who came (especially @maxvoltar.be, @drbparsons.bsky.social, Danny Calders, @matratype.bsky.social, and Kaat Vandenbroeck).
April 14, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Brussels (stop #2 on the Fine Specimens book tour) was incredible! Thanks so much to @waterstones.bsky.social for hosting us, Paddy for leading our conversation, and everyone who came (especially @maxvoltar.be, @drbparsons.bsky.social, Danny Calders, @matratype.bsky.social, and Kaat Vandenbroeck).
BIRDS (&c) BALANCING ON ANIMALS
are on more Bosch’s works.
So far, I counted some 14 scenes. They involve 11 birds or birds pairs,
2 Monkeys, 1 Rabbit.
Birds are elements of the medieval love allegory and largely negative. Love and earthly sexuality are significant here.
See Vandenbroeck 1989.
are on more Bosch’s works.
So far, I counted some 14 scenes. They involve 11 birds or birds pairs,
2 Monkeys, 1 Rabbit.
Birds are elements of the medieval love allegory and largely negative. Love and earthly sexuality are significant here.
See Vandenbroeck 1989.
March 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
BIRDS (&c) BALANCING ON ANIMALS
are on more Bosch’s works.
So far, I counted some 14 scenes. They involve 11 birds or birds pairs,
2 Monkeys, 1 Rabbit.
Birds are elements of the medieval love allegory and largely negative. Love and earthly sexuality are significant here.
See Vandenbroeck 1989.
are on more Bosch’s works.
So far, I counted some 14 scenes. They involve 11 birds or birds pairs,
2 Monkeys, 1 Rabbit.
Birds are elements of the medieval love allegory and largely negative. Love and earthly sexuality are significant here.
See Vandenbroeck 1989.
The latest IGPA policy analysis by authors Julian Reif, David Merriman, Justin Markowski, and Aline Vandenbroeck, examines how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 changes Medicaid and the potential fiscal implications for Illinois. https://bit.ly/3Unutgu
September 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The latest IGPA policy analysis by authors Julian Reif, David Merriman, Justin Markowski, and Aline Vandenbroeck, examines how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 changes Medicaid and the potential fiscal implications for Illinois. https://bit.ly/3Unutgu
"Cycles are the only way to beat time and space. Yes, the only way to beat those two is on their own ground. And cyclical consciousness places it there.
- R. A. #SchwallerdeLubicz (page 52 "Al-Kemi", Andre' #VandenBroeck)
- R. A. #SchwallerdeLubicz (page 52 "Al-Kemi", Andre' #VandenBroeck)
April 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
"Cycles are the only way to beat time and space. Yes, the only way to beat those two is on their own ground. And cyclical consciousness places it there.
- R. A. #SchwallerdeLubicz (page 52 "Al-Kemi", Andre' #VandenBroeck)
- R. A. #SchwallerdeLubicz (page 52 "Al-Kemi", Andre' #VandenBroeck)
Wat er niet bijstaat is dat de medewerker in kwestie professor Michel Vandenbroeck is, de expert bij uitstek die de academische ondersteuning heeft gegeven aan het verzet van de kinderopvang .
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Gennez wijst nieuw kenniscentrum zonder openbare aanbesteding toe aan vroegere vzw van kabinetsmedewerker
In alle stilte richtte minister Caroline Gennez (Vooruit) eind december een nieuw kenniscentrum voor het jonge kind op. Ze koos rechtstreeks, zonder openbare aanbesteding, voor de vzw waar haar kabinetsmedewerker tot twee jaar geleden voorzitter van was. “Oude PS-praktijken beginnen stilaan tot de cultuur van de Vlaamse regering te behoren”, reageert oppositiepartij Groen.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Wat er niet bijstaat is dat de medewerker in kwestie professor Michel Vandenbroeck is, de expert bij uitstek die de academische ondersteuning heeft gegeven aan het verzet van de kinderopvang .
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Valuing who we are in relation to others: The ‘praxis of co’ in an Anthropocene-world. The 2025 agenda for the cybersystems community – Klein et al (2024)
Valuing who we are in relation to others: The ‘praxis of co’ in an Anthropocene-world. The 2025 agenda for the cybersystems community – Klein et al (2024)
Systems Research and Behavioral Science Volume 41, Issue 6 p. 946-951 RESEARCH NOTE Open Access Louis Klein, Pamela Buckle, Nam Nguyen, Rika Preiser, Philippe Vandenbroeck,…
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Valuing who we are in relation to others: The ‘praxis of co’ in an Anthropocene-world. The 2025 agenda for the cybersystems community – Klein et al (2024)
ACROBATIC STANDS
of humans, animals & demons all take place in a diabolical environment. The context (devils, temptations, Jewish or pagan buildings) leaves no doubt about their negative meaning.
<Vandenbroeck 1989.
They also symbolize the inverted world.
(Various Bosch works.)
of humans, animals & demons all take place in a diabolical environment. The context (devils, temptations, Jewish or pagan buildings) leaves no doubt about their negative meaning.
<Vandenbroeck 1989.
They also symbolize the inverted world.
(Various Bosch works.)
March 19, 2026 at 9:46 AM
ACROBATIC STANDS
of humans, animals & demons all take place in a diabolical environment. The context (devils, temptations, Jewish or pagan buildings) leaves no doubt about their negative meaning.
<Vandenbroeck 1989.
They also symbolize the inverted world.
(Various Bosch works.)
of humans, animals & demons all take place in a diabolical environment. The context (devils, temptations, Jewish or pagan buildings) leaves no doubt about their negative meaning.
<Vandenbroeck 1989.
They also symbolize the inverted world.
(Various Bosch works.)
DUALISM IN BOSCH’S PSYCHE
The artist censures all forms of sensual pleasure,
at the same time legitimizes it as paradisiacal joy.
It is an internal, unresolved contradiction in Bosch’s thinking.
But take in mind: the Bruges detail is the Earthly Paradise.
After Vandenbroeck 1989
The artist censures all forms of sensual pleasure,
at the same time legitimizes it as paradisiacal joy.
It is an internal, unresolved contradiction in Bosch’s thinking.
But take in mind: the Bruges detail is the Earthly Paradise.
After Vandenbroeck 1989
July 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
DUALISM IN BOSCH’S PSYCHE
The artist censures all forms of sensual pleasure,
at the same time legitimizes it as paradisiacal joy.
It is an internal, unresolved contradiction in Bosch’s thinking.
But take in mind: the Bruges detail is the Earthly Paradise.
After Vandenbroeck 1989
The artist censures all forms of sensual pleasure,
at the same time legitimizes it as paradisiacal joy.
It is an internal, unresolved contradiction in Bosch’s thinking.
But take in mind: the Bruges detail is the Earthly Paradise.
After Vandenbroeck 1989
New work with a fantastic PhD Candidate Aline Vandenbroeck: we find that Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers are not so targeted… reshaping the whole OBGYN workforce in curious ways: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
Targeted Regulations Of Abortion Providers Associated With Significant Decreases In OB-GYN Density, 1993–2021 | Health Affairs Journal
Obstetricians and gynecologists (OB-GYNs) provide essential health care to women across their lifespan. Yet nearly half of US counties have no OB-GYNs, with nonmetropolitan communities disproportionately affected. Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) laws, spurred by the 1992 US Supreme Court decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, impose regulatory burdens on abortion providers and may have influenced whether and where OB-GYNs choose to practice, which has not yet been comprehensively studied. Using a staggered difference-in-differences design and county-level data, we found that TRAP laws were associated with an average reduction of 4.67 percent in the density of OB-GYNs per 100,000 women ages 15–44 during the period 1993–2021, between Casey and the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in 2022. TRAP laws affected both general and fellowship-trained OB-GYNs, as well as counties without abortion facilities. Concerningly, TRAP laws led to lower physician density in nonmetropolitan counties—a difference that persisted for a decade. As OB-GYN shortages are projected to worsen and TRAP laws are still in effect in twenty-four states, policy makers should consider the long-run effects of TRAP laws on women’s access to health care and their potential to exacerbate geographic disparities in access to care.
www.healthaffairs.org
August 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
New work with a fantastic PhD Candidate Aline Vandenbroeck: we find that Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers are not so targeted… reshaping the whole OBGYN workforce in curious ways: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
Reimagining Systems Thinking as Cybersystemic Researching: An Invitation to a Cyber-Systemic Co-Inquiry – Ison et al (2025) stream.syscoi.com/2025/10/15/r...
Reimagining Systems Thinking as Cybersystemic Researching: An Invitation to a Cyber-Systemic Co-Inquiry – Ison et al (2025)
Ray Ison, Pamela Buckle, Nam Nguyen, Rika Preiser, Philippe Vandenbroeck, Louis Klein First published: 13 October 2025 ABSTRACT This paper reimagines the future of systems …
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October 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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WHY GIANT BIRDS?
“Scale-enlargement is Bosch's method of turning something into a symbol, drawing attention to it, and characterizing a specific group or person”
Vandenbroeck 1989:165
In my opinion, the birds represent the Dutch (+ German) verb <vogelen> [birding] =lovemaking 💕
“Scale-enlargement is Bosch's method of turning something into a symbol, drawing attention to it, and characterizing a specific group or person”
Vandenbroeck 1989:165
In my opinion, the birds represent the Dutch (+ German) verb <vogelen> [birding] =lovemaking 💕
March 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM
WHY GIANT BIRDS?
“Scale-enlargement is Bosch's method of turning something into a symbol, drawing attention to it, and characterizing a specific group or person”
Vandenbroeck 1989:165
In my opinion, the birds represent the Dutch (+ German) verb <vogelen> [birding] =lovemaking 💕
“Scale-enlargement is Bosch's method of turning something into a symbol, drawing attention to it, and characterizing a specific group or person”
Vandenbroeck 1989:165
In my opinion, the birds represent the Dutch (+ German) verb <vogelen> [birding] =lovemaking 💕
Michel Vandenbroeck over de kinderopvang: ‘Ik vrees dat we in 2024 opnieuw schandalen krijgen’
Michel Vandenbroeck over de kinderopvang: ‘Ik vrees dat we in 2024 opnieuw schandalen krijgen’
Van massale betogingen tot sluitingen: de kinderopvang kende alweer een heftig jaar. Toch schoot de Vlaamse regering in 2023 de sector ook voor het...
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December 28, 2023 at 6:07 PM
Michel Vandenbroeck over de kinderopvang: ‘Ik vrees dat we in 2024 opnieuw schandalen krijgen’
📄 Early learning opportunities for children at risk of social exclusion. Opening the black box of preschool practice
Brecht Peleman, Michel Vandenbroeck, and Piet Van Avermaet
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#EECERA2025 #EECERA
Brecht Peleman, Michel Vandenbroeck, and Piet Van Avermaet
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#EECERA2025 #EECERA
August 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📄 Early learning opportunities for children at risk of social exclusion. Opening the black box of preschool practice
Brecht Peleman, Michel Vandenbroeck, and Piet Van Avermaet
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#EECERA2025 #EECERA
Brecht Peleman, Michel Vandenbroeck, and Piet Van Avermaet
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#EECERA2025 #EECERA
FLOWERS
aren’t just deco on Bosch’s Anthony work: they hint at May flowers. In 15+16c these adorned boats and wagons used in all kinds of pleasures.
The <May> was associated with sexuality, immorality, violence and licentious amusement. Municipalities were against the parties, dancing and begging.
aren’t just deco on Bosch’s Anthony work: they hint at May flowers. In 15+16c these adorned boats and wagons used in all kinds of pleasures.
The <May> was associated with sexuality, immorality, violence and licentious amusement. Municipalities were against the parties, dancing and begging.
February 19, 2026 at 10:19 AM
FLOWERS
aren’t just deco on Bosch’s Anthony work: they hint at May flowers. In 15+16c these adorned boats and wagons used in all kinds of pleasures.
The <May> was associated with sexuality, immorality, violence and licentious amusement. Municipalities were against the parties, dancing and begging.
aren’t just deco on Bosch’s Anthony work: they hint at May flowers. In 15+16c these adorned boats and wagons used in all kinds of pleasures.
The <May> was associated with sexuality, immorality, violence and licentious amusement. Municipalities were against the parties, dancing and begging.
Anthony triptych -H.Bosch ~1500
Marijnissen: The spiritual theme isn’t really the temptation of St.Anthony, but actually the defeat of the devil through meditation on Christ’s Passion
Vandenbroeck: A. addresses the viewer, as it were encouraging him to imitate him in his imitation of Christ
Marijnissen: The spiritual theme isn’t really the temptation of St.Anthony, but actually the defeat of the devil through meditation on Christ’s Passion
Vandenbroeck: A. addresses the viewer, as it were encouraging him to imitate him in his imitation of Christ
April 9, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Anthony triptych -H.Bosch ~1500
Marijnissen: The spiritual theme isn’t really the temptation of St.Anthony, but actually the defeat of the devil through meditation on Christ’s Passion
Vandenbroeck: A. addresses the viewer, as it were encouraging him to imitate him in his imitation of Christ
Marijnissen: The spiritual theme isn’t really the temptation of St.Anthony, but actually the defeat of the devil through meditation on Christ’s Passion
Vandenbroeck: A. addresses the viewer, as it were encouraging him to imitate him in his imitation of Christ
Kommunalpolitik, wie in Wallonien oder Reggio Emilia. Im Film kommen Fachkräfte, Finanzjournalisten, Investoren, Kommunen, Elterninitiativen und Wissenschaftler mit, unter andrem Birgit Riedel (DJI) und Michel Vandenbroeck (U Gent). Richtig gut gemacht, auch wenn die nationalen Besonderheiten 3)
September 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Kommunalpolitik, wie in Wallonien oder Reggio Emilia. Im Film kommen Fachkräfte, Finanzjournalisten, Investoren, Kommunen, Elterninitiativen und Wissenschaftler mit, unter andrem Birgit Riedel (DJI) und Michel Vandenbroeck (U Gent). Richtig gut gemacht, auch wenn die nationalen Besonderheiten 3)
Time is not like a river that flows by and in which you cannot step twice. Time is a spiral, and space as well, a spherical spiral. Can you imagine a spherical spiral? Try!"
- R. A. #SchwallerdeLubicz (page 52 "Al-Kemi", Andre' #VandenBroeck)
- R. A. #SchwallerdeLubicz (page 52 "Al-Kemi", Andre' #VandenBroeck)
April 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Time is not like a river that flows by and in which you cannot step twice. Time is a spiral, and space as well, a spherical spiral. Can you imagine a spherical spiral? Try!"
- R. A. #SchwallerdeLubicz (page 52 "Al-Kemi", Andre' #VandenBroeck)
- R. A. #SchwallerdeLubicz (page 52 "Al-Kemi", Andre' #VandenBroeck)
FIVE STRAWBERRIES
are on Bosch’s Garden triptych of ~1500AD, at the Prado museum, Madrid.
Some 16c authors named it after them.
They are not biblical, but mentioned by Ovid, related to the Golden Age. Their meaning shifted from good, paradisiacal and lovejoy to treacherous sensuous enjoyments.
are on Bosch’s Garden triptych of ~1500AD, at the Prado museum, Madrid.
Some 16c authors named it after them.
They are not biblical, but mentioned by Ovid, related to the Golden Age. Their meaning shifted from good, paradisiacal and lovejoy to treacherous sensuous enjoyments.
February 22, 2026 at 11:26 AM
FIVE STRAWBERRIES
are on Bosch’s Garden triptych of ~1500AD, at the Prado museum, Madrid.
Some 16c authors named it after them.
They are not biblical, but mentioned by Ovid, related to the Golden Age. Their meaning shifted from good, paradisiacal and lovejoy to treacherous sensuous enjoyments.
are on Bosch’s Garden triptych of ~1500AD, at the Prado museum, Madrid.
Some 16c authors named it after them.
They are not biblical, but mentioned by Ovid, related to the Golden Age. Their meaning shifted from good, paradisiacal and lovejoy to treacherous sensuous enjoyments.
Oogsprong van Bernke Klein Zandvoort en Je zit op een stoel van Bob Vandenbroeck verschillen nogal. Maar de boeken hebben ook in het oog springende overeenkomsten.
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Vers Twee - Literatuur, popmuziek, beeldende kunst et cetera
Vers Twee is een platform voor kunst en cultuur. Literatuur, popmuziek, beeldende kunst et cetera. Recensies, interviews, essays, blogs.
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May 20, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Oogsprong van Bernke Klein Zandvoort en Je zit op een stoel van Bob Vandenbroeck verschillen nogal. Maar de boeken hebben ook in het oog springende overeenkomsten.
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Bouchez, sinistre de l'intérieur.
Je ne sais pas dans quelle time-line on est mais clairement c'est pas la meilleure.
Comme son idole, Sarkozy, il prend le ministere permettant une visibilité médiatique.
Je ne sais pas dans quelle time-line on est mais clairement c'est pas la meilleure.
Comme son idole, Sarkozy, il prend le ministere permettant une visibilité médiatique.
February 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Bouchez, sinistre de l'intérieur.
Je ne sais pas dans quelle time-line on est mais clairement c'est pas la meilleure.
Comme son idole, Sarkozy, il prend le ministere permettant une visibilité médiatique.
Je ne sais pas dans quelle time-line on est mais clairement c'est pas la meilleure.
Comme son idole, Sarkozy, il prend le ministere permettant une visibilité médiatique.
I love this disc but I found out a couple of months ago that "La Prise de la Bastille" is by someone else.
Of course, that doesn't change how enjoyable a piece of music it is - perhaps someone should record more Vandenbroeck.
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Of course, that doesn't change how enjoyable a piece of music it is - perhaps someone should record more Vandenbroeck.
notesfromthegarrett.com/program-note...
April 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I love this disc but I found out a couple of months ago that "La Prise de la Bastille" is by someone else.
Of course, that doesn't change how enjoyable a piece of music it is - perhaps someone should record more Vandenbroeck.
notesfromthegarrett.com/program-note...
Of course, that doesn't change how enjoyable a piece of music it is - perhaps someone should record more Vandenbroeck.
notesfromthegarrett.com/program-note...
Reimagining Systems Thinking as Cybersystemic Researching: An Invitation to a Cyber-Systemic Co-Inquiry – Ison et al (2025) stream.syscoi.com/2025/12/01/r...
Reimagining Systems Thinking as Cybersystemic Researching: An Invitation to a Cyber-Systemic Co-Inquiry – Ison et al (2025)
Ray Ison, Pamela Buckle, Nam Nguyen, Rika Preiser, Philippe Vandenbroeck, Louis Klein First published: 13 October 2025 Citations: 1 Funding: The authors received …
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December 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Reimagining Systems Thinking as Cybersystemic Researching: An Invitation to a Cyber-Systemic Co-Inquiry – Ison et al (2025) stream.syscoi.com/2025/12/01/r...