Wie denk je wel dat je bent?

On Friday 21 April, Edward gave the 16th annual David de Wied lecture in the Theatron at Utrecht University on the subject of Bewustzijn in het brein. Wie denk je wel dat je bent? It is a great honour to be invited to give this particular lecture which is, I understand, designed to present scientific research to the interested general public. Inded, the general public was interested and present in force: the lecture hall with a capacity of 600 was full to the brim and some 200 people had had to be told before hand that they could not attend.

The David de Wied lecture series is a real public-private partnership between the University of Utrecht, a company of bankers and a local newspaper. It seems to be a terrific construction to me: I'm just sorry that I can't think of anything similar in development cooperation. Or has it slipped by mind...?