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Kiki Zanolie is Associate Professor in the Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Institute of Psychology, Leiden University.

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Can your brain sense things? Why and how to co-create science communication with youth

Many examples of amazing science communication exist, but they often remain uni-directional. To connect with society, science communicators need to interact with their audience and ask what they want to learn. This holds especially for communication with youth.

Dietsje Jolles, Linda van Leijenhorst, Berna Güroğlu, Iris Koele, Annelinde Vandenbroucke and Kiki Zanolie • April 12, 2023

Grief: The shock of losing a loved one

An intense and overwhelming feeling of shock, disbelief, and pain surged through my body. I couldn’t comprehend the implications of what I’d heard. I couldn’t believe it. My father had died and it was all over the news. It couldn’t be true.

Kiki Zanolie • May 22, 2017

Could you recognize our future Einstein?

Did you know Einstein didn’t talk till he was four or read till he was seven? Or that Edison’s parents and teachers thought him retarded? Today we consider Einstein and Edison geniuses. How come their giftedness was not recognized when they were children?

Kiki Zanolie • April 18, 2016

Understanding risk-taking in adolescence

Whether adolescence was relatively peaceful or full of teenage angst, none of us is likely to forget it. A special time in life, when we begin discovering who we might become, exploring possibilities and taking risks that accompany experimenting with life.

Kiki Zanolie • April 02, 2015