PAUL A.M. VAN LANGE

PAUL A.M. VAN LANGE

VU University, Amsterdam

phone: 31-20-5988852 fax: 31-20-5988921

 

Society & Media

  • Consultancy for the Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO; consultancy regarding the psychology of everyday life dilemmas (1994-1996)

  • Consultancy for Eyeworks, a television program production company (2004-2005).

  • Regular contributor to tv-programs (2005-now)

  • Regular contributor to Radio 1 (Pavlov, NTR Academie, Talkshows, 2012-now)

  • Regular contributor to various newspapers, including NRC Handelsblad, Volkskrant, Het Parool, Algemeen Dagblad, and Telegraaf (2011-now)

  • Teacher of course on "Trust and Communication" (a workshop for city mayors in The Netherlands, 2014-2023)

  • Teacher of workshop "Psychology of Corruption" at the Anti-Corruption Academy (a workshop for policy makers of corruption, 2017, Austria)
    for interview see here

  • Contributor to play Terror by the Art and Inspiration Group, see 20-min video

  • University of The Netherlands (Universiteit van Nederland)  video about corona

  • Contributor to podcast about empathy and altruism (part 3)

Several published interviews in newspapers (international media and Dutch media)

  • "Geweld rondom het sportveld, VU-Connected October 24, 2012, [link]

  • More recently, May 23, 2013 [link] ( see also Charter with recommendations from science [pdf]

  • "Why men need women" New York Times, July 20, 2013 [link]

  • "Men with female offspring are 'more generous'", DailyMail, July 22, 2013 [link]

  • "Vertrouwen zit niet in onze genen" Volkskrant, April 8, 2014 [pdf]

  • "Why superstitions help athletes perform better, New York Magazine, June 11, 2015 [pdf]

  • "Very superstitious: Weird rituals help athletes perform better, CNN news, July 7, 2015 [pdf]

  • "Climate and Violence" in Daily Mail , National Geographic, Sciencenewsonline , NewsHub , and NeuroscienceNews

  • "Does climate make people more violent?" New York Magazine, June 30, 2016

  • "Do hot climates make people more violent?" CNN news, July 8, 2016

  • "Niet meer dan zeven politieke partijen" Volkskrant, December 8, 2016

  • "Leaping into corruption", Scientific American, February 21, 2017

  • "Waarom wij niet tegen ons verlies kunnen" Volkskrant, April 28, 2018

  • "Support for refugees increases when refugees participate in integration programs." The Conversation, July 6, 2018

  • "Neues vom Flurfunk: Klatsch und Tratsch"" Balance, September 2018 (in German)

  • Reducing climate change by making it less abstract, Scientific American, April 2019

  • Does hunger increase selfishness? New York Times, November 2019

  • Psychological solutions to climate change Spektrum (in German) December 2019

  • Why pessimists sometimes are right. Financieel Dagblad, October 2020

  • The government can do so more to help mitigate climate change, NRC, August 2023

  • Global problems call for a club of wise people, from each continent one. Volkskrant, September 2023

  • How a conversation can help cope with Israel and Gaza, Volkskrant, November 2023

  • Want to build trust? Give just a bit more than you received. NRC. March 2024

  • Without outsider monitoring, fraternities remain sexist, NRC, April 2024

  • The train is climate-friendly and ideal for getting work done, NRC, February 2025

  • It is the disposible income that matters from a justice perspective, Trouw, February 2025

  • Why doesn’t the government organize emergency kits. Het Parool, November 2025

  • What sports clubs are so important, interview in Sport en Strategie, March 2026

Guest on Television and Radio Programs:

  • En Dan Nog Even Dit "Altruism and Volunteering" November 28, 2014, for example [link]

  • Contributor to film for the Custums and Tax Museum (Rotterdam, 2012) [link]

  • Empathie. De nieuwe liefde, October 1, 2014, for video, see [link]

  • 1 Vandaag "Wanneer willen mensen ingrijpen bij agressie in trein" April 21, 2015 [link]

  • Are norm violations becoming more common over time? Podcast BNR Quest radio (in Dutch)

  • Norm violations in times of COVID-19, Radio 1 , and why professional soccer should stay alive and kicking, Radio 1 (October, 2020)

  • Why do people prefer to interact in dyads (or pairs) rather than groups Radio 1 (January, 2021)

  • The Netherlands is not well-prepared for an energy crisis. Een Vandaag , November 2025)

  • Why people still commute to work despite warnings from the government Een Vandaag, (January 2026)