Louise O. Fresco
(Meppel, NL, 1952) is a writer, agricultural scientist and columnist. In her novels De Kosmopolieten (The Cosmopolitans, 2003), De Tuin van de Sultan van Rome (The Roman Sultan's Garden, 2005) and De Utopisten (The Utopians, 2007) idealism, power, and friendship play important roles. Subsequently, she published Nieuwe Spijswetten (New Laws for Food, 2006), Hamburgers in het paradijs. Voedsel in tijden van schaarste en overvloed (Hamburgers in paradise. Food in times of shortage and abundance, 2012), Kruisbestuiving. Over kennis, kunst en het leven (Pollination. About knowledge, art and life, 2014) and various others works among which Verraad, Verleiding en Verzoening (Treason, Temptation and Reconciliation, 2010, with Helen Westerik). Fresco's Paradijs (Fresco's Paradise, 2013) is a six-part documentary TV-series broadcast by Human, published with an accompanying text. In 2014 she was appointed chair of the executive board at Wageningen University and Research. Her latest novel De Idealisten (The Idealists) will be published late January 2018.
Past events
Liberté! The Revolutionary meaning of Freedom
Opening lecture by Alain Mabanckou followed by a conversation, music and illustrations about the values of the French Revolution and their meaning in our time.
At the Home Front
Ian Buruma wrote Year Zero: A History of 1945, about the aftermath of WWII. Stefan Hertman's War and Turpentine describes World War I through the eyes of his grandfather. Both authors used the experiences of a family member as motivation to delve into world history. Louise O. Fresco starts off the program with a commentary.
Between fear and hope. Part 1: science
Louise O. Fresco and Ronald Plasterk talk to Michaël Zeeman about science as a possible source of optimism. In Dutch.
