Geodesic domes: the (failed?) dream of living light on the land by Nicolás Boullosa on July 14, 2023 Post-pandemic tourism rushes ahead, causing discomfort in and around touristic attractions amid the summer heat. Elisabetta Povoledo covers for the …
Full city of airtight wood buildings planned near Stockholm by Nicolás Boullosa on July 9, 2023 Modern timber buildings can be cheap, green, and fireproof. It wasn’t the case in Medieval times when density, open fireplaces, …
Llano del Rio: human nature & water constraints at a Mojave commune by Nicolás Boullosa on June 28, 2023 Housing prices have transformed California; the State has been losing net population due, in part, to increased difficulties for people …
Purpose & meaning in life: why we all need our own Moby Dick by Nicolás Boullosa on June 14, 2023 Having a purpose or a life aim, one that we can more on less picture ahead of us, is crucial …
In the transition to EVs, little interest in old tires, parts by Nicolás Boullosa on June 7, 2023 Cars have long been a (misleading?) symbol of personal freedom. After WWII, the aspirational combo shown in movies and the …
Acorns: why we failed to domesticate a beloved wild food source by Nicolás Boullosa on June 2, 2023 There’s no older way of showing one’s agency over one’s surroundings than providing our own food from sources that our …
Human waste economy: humanure, diaper-derived concrete & more by Nicolás Boullosa on May 24, 2023 When in 1837 Ignaz Semmelweis left his merchant family from Budapest to study Law in Vienna, he was already known …
First, automation came for dumb tasks. With AI, it’s everything by Nicolás Boullosa on May 17, 2023 “On November 1, 1959, the population of New York City was 8,042,783. If you laid all these people end to …
After heavy California rains, gold-seekers head to riverbeds by Nicolás Boullosa on May 4, 2023 In his formative years, Mark Twain decided to pan for gold in California, just like every other American growing up …
Qanats: ancient water management system guaranteed survival by Nicolás Boullosa on April 27, 2023 I’ve been talking a lot with colleagues and relatives in Spain. Most of these conversations include a salute or a …
