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Networking: hype or helper? (TUDELTA.04)
Do you know how far away you are from a fisherman in Papua New Guinea? Not 14259.15 km, but rather six people at most, according to the famous ’six degrees of separation’ theory, which is really just the magic of networking. Read more…
Generation alpha girls (TUDELTA.36)
Our value system may recognize the uprising of females, but antiquated social mores still dictate that no matter how strong a female is at work, she should let her date choose the wine in a dimly lit restaurant.
18:30 hours: in the candlelit ‘Little Italy’ restaurant, Karen sits opposite her date, who is flipping through the menu for the third time tonight, still unable to make his choice. This date was made a couple days previously, at a common friend’s birthday party where they first met. When her date proposed dinner, Karen immediately said yes, as her dating page had been blank for quite some time. Besides, this guy was still eligible. After a little struggle with her not too cooperative schedule, Karen finally managed to steal four hours for the date between a meeting with her supervisor and her late fitness class.
Once the waiter had left, Karen’s date started the conversation. “So, I hear you got a job offer at BCG. Great! How did you do that?”, he asked. Obviously, Karen took such a casual question too literally. The date suddenly turned into a job interview. Karen’s academic achievements and experience were hard for her date to digest. And the truth was that what Karen had revealed was just half of her whole profile. Read more…
Eye of the eco-storm (TUDELTA.31)
Life cycle of a paper cup: designers yearn to develop stunning, lovely-to-use products; engineers want products that are simple to produce and distribute; and users desire a good standard of living, enjoying their freedoms in a comfortable world. A simple paper cup is an extremely complex ecosystem that combines all these desires. Helping to saving our eco-system is however a daunting but necessary task for designers, engineers and users, if there is to be water for future generations to drink in whatever kind of cup – paper, glass or plastic.
This illustration and the caption were published on the Newspaper TUDELTA number 31.
More details: http://www.delta.tudelft.nl/en/archive/article/eye-of-the-eco-storm/20137
Javier Ricardo Mejia Sarmiento

