Rise of patina-friendly products: pre-owned or second-hand? by Nicolás Boullosa on November 30, 2022 Back in the mid-nineties, when the Internet was still a novelty associated with public libraries, university research, and quirky newsgroups, …
Deep-time wear: Stone & Bronze Age advances in enduring attire by Nicolás Boullosa on November 24, 2022 “The job of fashion and art is to be froth—quick, irrelevant, engaging, self-preoccupied, and cruel. Try this! No, no, try …
Can tech skip overlords? Additive manufacturing & small shops by Nicolás Boullosa on November 17, 2022 As of today, it takes more energy and resources to make a battery-powered electric vehicle (BEV) than its internal combustion …
Flying car or big drone? eVTOLs are electric, compact, silent by Nicolás Boullosa on November 9, 2022 Flying cars are arriving decades after making it in pop culture, or so we’ve been told, though this time, it …
From spice trade to semiconductors: rise of neo-mercantilism by Nicolás Boullosa on November 2, 2022 Software and semiconductors have become a part of the digital and physical world in such a pervasive way that we …
Why societies need credible experts willing to be unpopular by Nicolás Boullosa on October 27, 2022 Does the global housing market slump represent opportunities for first-time buyers? It might seem counterintuitive, but a pervasive housing market …
Industry or inter-species mutualism? Cork trees & humans by Nicolás Boullosa on October 19, 2022 When we think of domesticated birds, servile, passive poultry come to mind, yet our pre-Neolithic ancestors may have collaborated with …
Biological vs chronological age: can lifestyle revert aging? by Nicolás Boullosa on October 13, 2022 In her recent book True Age, pathology professor Morgan Levine makes the case to distinguish between two concepts of aging. …
Vengeance vs. mercy: Monte Cristo & Jean Valjean in real life by Nicolás Boullosa on October 5, 2022 In our interactions, so much boils down to the charged interpretation we make of revenge and forgiveness. Revenge can feel …
Butterfly effect: intense week of (un)serious efforts to curb inflation by Nicolás Boullosa on October 1, 2022 September 2022 refuses to be a dull back-to-school month, what the French call the “rentrée.” But in the last week …
