In 'Ik twijfel, dus ik ben' nodigt het GUM wetenschappers uit om in hun hoofd te laten kijken.
In deze aflevering: Tielke Uvin, doctor in de Letterkunde aan de Universiteit Gent. Ze vertelt onder andere over een toevallige ontdekking die haar onderzoek grondig heeft bepaald. En als je braaf luistert verklapt ze zelfs een geheim waarvan menig auteur zich in hun graf zouden omkeren.
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