I'd invite Malcolm X to dinner. I think we could all learn a lot together.

I would invite my mother to the dinner party. She has been a nurse until she retired, and I would like to get to know more about her work and what she thinks about care. It's ironic, since this is not impossible, but I grew up not talking about this a lot, if at all.

And just for fun, if I could have dinner with anyone, it would definitely be SpongeBob. No deep reason—I just love his endless enthusiasm for work and his hilarious way of dealing with, well, challenging people (or in his case, sea creatures!). And yes, we will eat at the Krusty Krab.

I would invite Ariel and ask her how she experiences and manages life in the water and on land 🧜‍♀️

If I could invite someone to a care-full dinner party, it would either be my grandmother or goodmother. Their wisdom, warmth, and unconditional love have shaped who I am today, and sharing a meal with them would be a cherished moment of connection and gratitude.

For dinner I'd invite Terry Pratchett's version of Death; he likes to learn more about humanity, and I'd like to listen to his stories.

For dinner, I would invite a stray cat from somewhere in the city. I would tell him/her how much I admire their freedom.

If I could have anyone over for dinner I'd invite Freddie Mercury, primarily because he's my favorite musician but also because the man knew how to have a party.

If I could have dinner with anyone, it would be with David Attenborough. I love his documentaries and it would be cool to ask him different things more in depth (or even something like which species he'd revive if gotten the chance).

For the dinner party, I’d love to invite my brother. I miss him, and honestly, watching him eat is an experience. He’s so passionate about his food that it makes everything look extra delicious.

My PhD project focuses on community-based climate adaptation in the Netherlands.

If I could invite anyone to a dinner party, it would Descartes. I would love to discuss with him, in depth, how harmful dualism would be for our planet and societies.

Anyway, I love maps and hydrograph. Kind of weird, right? But hey, that’s what defines me. Basically, I’m interested in spatial science and hydrology - and I combine them to improve our resilience against water-related risks. Sounds confusing? I know, me too :)

Oh, who would I want to have dinner with? My future self. You know, just to ask about my dissertation so I can make it easier for myself now.

If I could invite anyone to a dinner party, I would go for Jake the Dog (from Adventure Times).

I'm trying to use creative methods for data collection and dissemination.

I might invite Douglas Adams, my favourite author, because he somehow managed to turn chaotic creativity into fantastic structured stories, which is inspiring to my chaotic adhd brain. And because he used his creativity for his environmentalism.

I enjoyed exploring (outdoor) spaces as a kid, which led me to my interest and journey with architecture, spatial planning, and policy.

Currently, I'm in my second year of PhD on how a national spatial policy, considered as an enclave, can be more place-based and embedded in the local context.

For dinner, I'd like to invite my past and future selves, just to casually talk about moments in our lives. A guest will be interesting too...., I want to have a chitchat with a sloth. I'm curious how sloths view and experience time and life.

I would love to invite my now 3 and 1 year old sons to a future diner! I hope they develop in to careful humans :-)

For the dinner party, I would like to invite indigenous people on each of the five Wadden islands, but of course, if I can understand what they were talking about. I am very curious about their Wadden common identity and own island identity, although this already goes beyond my research.

Since I really enjoy connecting and working with others, I’m excited to join this community. I miss Groningen a lot — if I could have dinner with anyone right now, it would definitely be my friends there. I’d love to share my “experimental” Dutch dishes and, of course, some delicious Indonesian food!

Besides that, I’m a huge Harry Potter fan! During the challenging stages of my PhD, I often wished I could continue my studies at Hogwarts. Maybe magic could help me handle all the rejections and endless revisions.

I would definitely invite my late dad to a dinner party. I would love to share my "roller-coaster" journey throughout my PhD with him. We always dreamed of me pursuing my PhD, specifically in Groningen, but he passed away before I started my studies. He was always a great support for me. Although he's not here, I can still feel the warmth of his love. 🤍

Thinking about who to invite was harder than I expected haha! But I would say I feel lucky that I can think of so many people I associate with care in my past and present! But for the sake of the party, I'd invite Ziad El Rahbani, a famous Lebanese composer, pianist, playwright and political commentator. He passed away recently. He was an absolute blast!

For the dinner, I'd love to invite Harry Potter because I'm so curious about life in Hogwarts!

I’d like to invite Warren Buffett to a dinner party — not because I want to save the cost of that famously expensive lunch (just kidding!) — but because I truly want to learn from his ability to see the essence behind things and understand what really drives them.

I’m really interested in how space shapes daily life. How do places influence how we feel, how we relate to each other, and how societies organize themselves? Those kinds of questions keep me curious.

For the dinner question, I would invite Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. Not because of power or politics, but because he reshaped space in such a fundamental way — through roads, shared systems, and large-scale organization.

I would honestly love to show him what the world looks like today. Cities connected globally, people moving across borders, digital spaces everywhere. I’d ask him whether this is what “unity” might look like in a different era — and whether we are actually living better lives than people did in his time.

I would like to invite my deceased grandparents to the dinner to show them how far I've come.

I'd like to invite my future grown up daughter (who is almost 2 years old now) to see if she became a caring person :)

Hi! I am Merve started my journey on April, 2025. My research are focusing on interdisciplinary approaches to safe, sustainable, and accepted hydrogen storage.

I'd love to invite my deceased uncle used to be loving and compassionate to me and broadened my human-centered and justice-oriented.

Hi! I am Merve and started my journey on April, 2025. My research is focusing on interdisciplinary approaches to safe, sustainable, and accepted hydrogen storage.

I'd love to invite my deceased uncle used to be loving and compassionate to me and broadened my justice-oriented perspective.