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Keep calm and carry on - From book to television and back to books: The scicomm journey of stress expert Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt

Writer's picture: Liesbeth AertsLiesbeth Aerts

This fall, several scientists took center stage in the prime-time TV program Kalm Waes, an experiment aimed at helping actor and presenter Tom Waes conquer his stress. Among them was Prof. Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt, head of the Experimental Psychiatry group at Ghent University’s Faculty of Medicine. She reflects on how presenting the science behind stress management in this unconventional format has been a source of inspiration for both her research and her science communication efforts.

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