Kleine zaal
-- Doors open 19:15
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Performers
Ap Dijksterhuis – professor of psychology & writer
Ragazze Quartet -
Consumption
A drink is included in the price of this concert
Ap Dijksterhuis & Ragazze Quartet
Digital detox
- Kamermuziek
- Nieuwe Muziek
- Spreker
- Verdieping (lezing
Tickets
- Rang 1 €35,00
- Rang 2 €29,00
- Rang 3 €23,00
In 2024, we spent an average of five hours per day on our smartphones, with the average millennial spending even six hours. For many, it has become an addiction, as the small dopamine bursts keep us increasingly hooked. Ap Dijksterhuis, ‘happiness professor’ and author of books such as The Smart Unconscious and Inspiration, delves into the seductive power smartphones have over us and offers a way out. Overstimulation, detox, and liberation are reflected in the music of Bryce Dessner. Daniel Wohl has composed a new piece specifically for Scherpdenkers.
Ap Dijksterhuis is a psychologist, writer, and professor at Radboud University Nijmegen, specializing in the unconscious and intuitive thinking. He has won several scientific awards and published in top journals on the unconscious and human happiness. Frequently appearing in the media to discuss human happiness, he is often referred to as the ‘happiness professor’. He has written over ten books, including popular science bestsellers Towards Happiness, Who (Doesn’t) Travel is Crazy, Inspiration, as well as the novels Bart and Vader.
Program
Gabriella Smith – Carrot Revolution
Bryce Dessner – Tenebre
Daniel Wohl – New work
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- Doors open 19:15
-
Performers
Ap Dijksterhuis – professor of psychology & writer
Ragazze Quartet -
Consumption
A drink is included in the price of this concert
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