In 'Ik twijfel, dus ik ben' nodigt het GUM wetenschappers uit om in hun hoofd te laten kijken. Ze laten zich hierbij leiden door het 'Rad van de Twijfel'.
Professor Sofie Verbrugge, ingenieur computerwetenschappen gespecialiseerd in techno-economische analyse, is zeer open over het plezier dat komt kijken bij haar werk, maar ook over de soms te hoge druk.
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