Mario Veen completed the interdisciplinary research master Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam and did his PhD in Discursive Psychology and Technology Assessment at Wageningen University. He has been doing educational research since, and recently started working as associate professor at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. On Future Based he publishes as an independent researcher and publications on this site do not reflect the view or opinions of his employer(s). As an existential journalist, he produces and hosts the interdisciplinary philosophy podcast Life From Plato’s Cave. In this independent educational project he interviews philosophers, scientists, artists, activists and other experts about their interpretation of Plato’s allegory of the cave.

Link to Plato’s Cave.

Mario Veen’s website.

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