About Thys
Thys Roes is a journalist and digital content creator living in Amsterdam. His journalism has centered around technology, drug policy, space exploration, psychedelic science, American history - his current interests lay with food foresting, solar energy, astronomy, (geo)politics.
This website is a collection of things worth sharing.
I reside in Amsterdam, and have also lived in the United States (OR, NYC, DC) for a part of my life. Going to school, working and traveling. I have a degree in journalism and American history. I've worked for VICE, RTL News and the Correspondent.
Some work and appearances
- Pod Save America on Tour: Amsterdam - Drug policy stories from Amsterdam - Crooked Media
- VICE Documentary - Can we ever stop experimenting on animals? Inside the monkey lab. (Director)
- Amsterdam's crackdown on coffeeshops (Director)
- Kraken: de staat wint altijd. (Director/Host) (Dutch)
- De Correspondent - Wat als alle drugs legaal waren? (Research journalism) (Dutch) / The Correspondent
- Elektrisch Leven - Hoe elektrificeer je je leven?
- Stekker - Hoe sla je zon op in batterijen van auto's?
- Onderwaterbos (Digital concept & Research) / Living Landscapes
- Stichting Drugsbeleid
- The Industry (Research) / VPRO / Submarine Channel
- Cannabismuseum Amsterdam audiotour (Story director)