Serial expat, business traveller, former academic / researcher. Expertise: behavioural neuroscience, software development & product management. More...
After spending Saturday in East London, why leave when you are having fun? My friend and I continued to explore London further last Sunday. We were done...
Times are changing. I am sure people have always been saying that and I certainly remember this phrase making the rounds since I was a child. Somehow,...
Once upon a time, Rotterdam was the world’s busiest port. Since, it has been overtaken by Singapore first, then Shanghai. It still remains the most significant port...
The environment that you set yourself up to work in has a massive impact on how well you work. It can affect your ability to stay focused,...
After ten years at the bench as a neuroscientist I took the leap into the private sector. However, never going too far away from research in some form: I worked for Papers as Head of Outreach, and have now moved into Product Management.
I continue to be passionate about helping researchers be productive, and science communication. I am by all accounts a tech evangelist, active spokesperson for women in tech, and an award winning public speaker. At heart I am Dutch, but raised to look far past the boundaries of my small country. As such, I became a serial expat. I've lived in The Netherlands, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and Canada, and travelled to many more. For many years, I have been calling Toronto "home".