Stef Boesten

PhD candidate Future Urban Energy @ Open University of the Netherlands

[D2Grids @D2Grids]

Inter-seasonal #heatstorage: a solution studied at the Paris-Saclay site to adapt the tempered loop to the specificities of #5GDHC over the long term 👉 https://t.co/tZtctI9dRH @interreg_nwe #districtheating #DHC @brgm_fr

[D2Grids @D2Grids]

💡What is the future of heat supply in cities? How are the Dutch 🇱🇺 going to heat their houses without the use of natural gas? What innovative solutions are there to warm homes in cities? 👉 https://t.co/MVOL1zXLS8
by @StefBoesten, @OU_Nederland

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

Altijd huilen om aangewezen te zijn op @Arriva_NL. @NS_online intercity Sittard-Heerlen vervalt. De IC Maastricht vol passagiers naar Heerlen komt iets later in Sittard aan. Arriva don’t care. Deuren dicht en weg voordat er iemand kan instappen

[Wimar Bolhuis @WimarBolhuis]

Huishoudens krijgen steeds minder van het totale netto besteedbaar inkomen. Handje contantje dan. De overheid eet steeds meer op, om het terug te geven in de vorm van sociale zaken, zorg en onderwijs. Vinden veel huishoudens belangrijk. Mooi grafiekje van @phvmulligen

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

@PhaethonJ @TUeindhoven How can a group solely consisting of men (I'm exaggerating) ever convince young girls that an academic career is an available career path? The major flaw in the educational system IS a lack of women. The way to fix it, is to add more women.

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

@EqualLawsNow @Xndingo @TUeindhoven This is absolutely a forced exercise. It may even be that everything else being equal, more men than women would be interested. But I believe that more diverse teams perform better. So for the sake of overall quality, diversity may sometimes be forced.

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

@EqualLawsNow @Xndingo @TUeindhoven You’re absolutely right! This is exactly what the university did at first by requiring two women in each committee and mandatory equal representation in the final selection. Sadly this did not work. Do you have any suggestions on fighting bias in selection committees?

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

@EqualLawsNow @Xndingo @TUeindhoven So our disagreement comes down to whether given equal resumes, men and women have the same chance of getting hired. I believe this is not the case, because of (unconscious) gender biases in application committees. Giving women preference now prevents such biases in the future.

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

@EqualLawsNow @Xndingo @TUeindhoven To borrow your analogy: men have been given that head start every time they applied until now. What @TUeindhoven is doing, is keeping the men standing for a while, giving women opportunity to catch up. Once everybody has the same starting point, we can have a fair race.

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

@Xndingo @TUeindhoven Could you please point out to me where it says that women are just selected for their gender? The article makes it clear that if no quality candidate is found, the vacancy is opened for men to apply to as well. Women are still competing based on merit, not just gender

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

@PhaethonJ @TUeindhoven Isn’t this exactly what this new policy is doing? Having more female role models IS a way of stimulating more women to choose a career path in academics. Male overrepresentation IS a root cause of women choosing other career paths.

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

@johan_emmens @LauraBromet Het is belangrijk dat boeren meer geld gaan krijgen voor hun producten. Hogere marges kunnen boeren de ruimte geven om met nieuwe, duurzamere landbouwmethoden te experimenteren. “Duurzaam” betekent voor mij óók dat een boer een goed, stabiel en onafhankelijk bestaan kan opbouwen.

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

@johan_emmens @LauraBromet Ik zie juist steeds meer erkenning dat boeren in een onmogelijke positie gedrukt zijn. De huidige praktijk is onhoudbaar en nu de politiek dat langzaam inziet, is er ruimte voor verandering die een individuele boer nooit voor elkaar kan krijgen. Iedereen wordt daar beter van.

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

Presented a innovative approach to district heating and cooling at #EGU19 #5GDHC #D2Grids

[Open Universiteit - Milieuwetenschappen @OU_natuur]

Groundbreaking! Circular Urban Energy #EGU19

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

Ik bedoel natuurlijk IC Eindhoven-Heerlen

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

@NS_online de IC Eindhoven-Weert van 07:39 stopte in Weert, dus ik heb in ehv gewacht op de volgende, 08:09. Die bleek pas bij vertrek ook niet verder dan Weert te gaan. Had t eerder gemeld, dan was ik op de IC Maastricht van 08:00 gestapt!

[Stef Boesten @StefBoesten]

Kan écht niet #momentum @tuegreen @tueindhoven