On the riddle of consciousness and human vision: a tale of light from darkness by Nicolás Boullosa on June 5, 2024 Observe a baby with attention, and you’ll see that early on, he’ll cover his eyes with his hands to make …
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 …
Being bored is not idleness, can be good for you (& your kids) by Nicolás Boullosa on June 21, 2023 On September 11, 2022, we received an email through the site’s contact form. It was short and concise. Signed by …
David Deutsch: preserving the means of error correction is “morality” by Nicolás Boullosa on February 15, 2023 In a recent interview (or analysis, given the enunciatory style of his interviewer), heterodox physicist David Deutsch (author of The …
Finding meaning in postmodernity: the forgotten Aldous Huxley by Nicolás Boullosa on September 26, 2022 To each generation, its monsters. With his novella The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka explained more about early-twentieth-century angst than any historian …
When pioneer air pilots brought mail, hope & life-affirmation by Nicolás Boullosa on December 16, 2021 When Joseph Kessel sat down to write about an aviator from the early era of airmail, his own experience as …
“Freedom to” vs “freedom from”: why our attitude determines fate by Nicolás Boullosa on October 5, 2021 This is not a shortlist of to-do things to be free, but we wish there was a way to rationalize …
Lo bello en lo cotidiano: pensamiento solar de Albert Camus by Nicolás Boullosa on July 2, 2021 La liberación de París permitió a Albert Camus afirmar su visión del mundo durante la madurez, consciente de que las …
Segundas oportunidades según Hermann Hesse y la épica hindú by Nicolás Boullosa on March 24, 2021 Establecer un proyecto de vida viable tras años de esfuerzo académico ha sido difícil para la generación que llegó a …
Gobernanza “glocal”: mitigar a gran escala, adaptar lo local by Nicolás Boullosa on March 17, 2021 Un puñado de personas se ha acostumbrado a trabajar lejos de los focos y la atención del momento; su misión …
