A quest for color: how ancient humans made enduring natural dyes by Nicolás Boullosa on November 30, 2023 Few non-fiction books turn out to be so magical and brave as to surpass a fiction reader’s expectations. Claude Lévi-Strauss …
Polynesia then & now: a family visit to the Big Island of Hawaii by Nicolás Boullosa on November 26, 2023 When we recently traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii, the biggest and least populated by locals and tourists among …
Insects: the effect of declining populations in ecosystems by Nicolás Boullosa on November 19, 2023 Insects represent by far the biggest diversity of all animals, with over a million known species of an estimated total …
Healthy food compromised? Arsenic in brown rice, lead in turmeric by Nicolás Boullosa on November 9, 2023 Bill Bryson’s engaging and hilariously encyclopedic (if such two words can go together) A Short History of Nearly Everything includes …
Is the rise of the dietary supplements a public health risk? by Nicolás Boullosa on November 2, 2023 Dietary supplements are mainly unregulated. Public health experts warn against the cure-all rhetoric boosting sales of an industry where supply …
The many things that all people across the Mediterranean have in common by Nicolás Boullosa on October 26, 2023 Mediterranean localism has been forged as much by quarrels and misunderstandings whose sources sometimes predate written culture. Still, no other …
Things where AI is an ally: deciphering damaged ancient texts by Nicolás Boullosa on October 19, 2023 At this point, we’ve been reading, and sometimes avoiding due to exhaustion, about the risks of the unraveling of AI …
How the Late Bronze Age’s Eastern Mediterranean still resonates by Nicolás Boullosa on October 12, 2023 When it comes to cyclical, apparently impossible-to-solve conflicts in the world, the Middle East (also the Near East) never disappoints …
Is it possible to build moderate-income aspirational housing in CA? by Nicolás Boullosa on October 5, 2023 When raised between different cultures and places, our experiences make us who we are, allowing us to see the world …
Big & homogeneous isn’t better: on decentralized food systems by Nicolás Boullosa on September 28, 2023 In his book When More is Not Better, Canadian management professor Roger Martin explains the consequences of decades of efficiency …
