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Ch, ch, ch, ch, changes
One night at the end of the XXth century, a famous British TV program announced the end of the century including biggest changes ever, while images of all kind of ...
Quien tiene un amigo tiene un tesoro
Fue Cicerón quien dijo que vivir sin amigos no es vivir y es que da igual las riquezas o el poder que poseamos, lo guapos que seamos; todos, si algo necesitamos en nuestra vida son los amigos. O dicho quizás de otro modo, sin amigos ¿quién querría vivir? Aristóteles dedica los libros VIII y IX de su ...
Governing (dominating) the climate
Whilst carbon dioxide levels are the highest they have been in human history, trust in institutional regimes to solve this global issue is at the lowest. Recent climate change models have warned that an increase of 1.5°C may already result by 2030. Solving the problem simply through mitigation strategies ...
Love and sexes
Reproduction, love, desire, prostitution, hormones, affection, monogamy, pleasure, polyandry and sex, among other matters, meet in this documentary film presented by zoologist and ethologist Desmond Morris. Produced by Discovery Channel in 1997, is part of the ‘The human sexes’ series, in which the differences ...
The right to a decent existence
The Universal Basic Income is a theory, in relation with economic policy. Although there are numerous precursors —Paine, Fourier, Van Parijs, More, Tobin— in Spain has been spread by Daniel Raventós and Red Basic Income, which amends some of the key structures of contemporary Capitalism as the property in ...
The inner world is also the world
Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss medical psychiatrist, psychologist and essayist, and a key figure in the beginnings of psychoanalysis. He founded the school of analytical psychology, also called psychology of the complexes and depth psychology. Often associated with Sigmund Freud, with whom he initially ...
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The island of flowers smells like garbage
The irony appears from the beginning and over a black background and with stark cynicism we can read 'This is not a fiction film', 'There is a place called ...
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Life is a dream
The conception of life as a dream is very old. There are references to this idea in so different times and cultures as the Hindu tradition, Persian ...
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Whatabout 1: The future by Noam Chomsky
'The future is not a pretty picture'. American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, political critic and activist, he is an Emeritus ...
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Living good without God
'Sex, death and the meaning of life' is a three-part documentary presented by Richard Dawkins which explores what reason and science might offer in major ...
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Whatabout 1: The future by George Gray Molina
'Freedom as we know it, without limits, will not exist in 30 or 50 years'. Chief Economist in the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean at UNDP ...
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Silent Running
In a future where all flora is extinct on Earth, only a few specimens have been preserved in enormous, greenhouse-like geodesic domes attached to a fleet ...
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Unbrave new world
Aldous Huxley was a British writer. Well known for his novels and essays, especially the famous 'Brave new world', also published short stories, poems, ...
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No one rules if no one obeys
Active non-violence is a protest tactic, related to civil disobedience, which calls for a revolutionary politic, social and cultural change without the use ...
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Whatabout 1: The future by Paulo Coelho
'If we do not take our individual responsibility, we will end up in the hands of the authority and the power'. One of the most read writers in the world, ...
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Happy people do not usually consume
Degrowth is a current political, economic and social thought which proposes regular and controlled reduction of economic output, with the aim of ...
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The pale blue dot
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, writer and scientist. He became a popular figure for his science books and, above all, ...
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Ali’s recipe for life
Muhammad Ali is a former and African American boxer, three-time world champion heavyweight, but he is much more than that. First and foremost is a ...
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Bread for tomorrow
These days of confinement and prudence are proving that it is enough for bakeries to open from nine to one. Four hours that provide people their daily bread, and allow ...
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The critical mass and the catastrophe theory
In the field of sociology is called critical mass the amount of people from which a particular phenomenon occurs and acquires an own dynamic that allows it to hold itself and ...
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Whatabout 1: The future by Arcadi Oliveres
'The future has to be, as they say in Latin America, the good life'. Arcadi Oliveres is a Catalan economist and university (UAB) professor and an active participant in social ...
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The experiences of desire
Desire is a force inherent in all matter and all being, manifested through attraction —eros, love— and repulsion —misos, hate—. In turn, the love and hate, sons of ...
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On dynamics of History
The History, its changes and evolution of societies is marked by a tension between conservation and change, according S. Aguilar. The evolution of a being or a society is ...
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Whatabout 1: The future by Joan Subirats
'We must to take advantage of the full potential of technological change from the point of view of democratization and to reduce inequalities'. Political scientist and expert ...
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Life and meaning
What is the meaning of life? The life have one sense? These are existential questions, form part of what is be a human. However, now, with the decline of religion and the ...
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How are you intelligent?
Ken Robinson is a British educator, writer and speaker, expert in matters related to creativity, quality of education, innovation and human resources. Doctor at London ...
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Whatamovie 1: ‘Investment’ by Marcel Juan
The first Whatamovie is a short film directed by Marcel Juan titled 'Investment'. With its premiere a space is released including documentaries and audiovisual fiction pieces ...
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Whatameet 3: The sharing economy
At present, many voices are warning of the possibility of changing economic and social model. The capitalist model as we know it seems to be coming to an end. This third ...
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The century of the self
We all know that we live within advanced societies of liberal capitalist model, in a profoundly individualistic and consumer society. It is a reality that this society, ...
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The pathological search for benefit and power
One hundred and fifty years ago, the corporation was a relatively insignificant entity. Now it is a vivid and pervasive presence in all our lives. Like the Church, the ...
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TTIP or the law of the jungle
If it is true that today the world is at a crossroads, two forces are currently in times of struggle. And if it is true that the we are the system, becomes ever more urgent ...
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We are all in the same boat
Zygmunt Bauman is a sociologist and philosopher of Polish origin, best known for his creation and development of the concept of ‘liquid modernity’. Thinker, essayist and ...
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The end of State paternalism
The paternalism of State is coming to an end. The corporate slogan of 'protecting the good citizens' is losing credibility in all forms of persuasion. He has not been able to ...
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The cost of free
Access to most web pages is free. The service they offer is not paid with money, but many companies obtain something very valuable to commercial interests: from our personal ...
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How to choose correctly
Michael Sandel is a philosopher and a professor at Harvard University in Justice and Political Philosophy. He have more than two decades teaching the subject ‘Justice’, ...
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Of lions and men
Not long ago, I read shocked that a person died devoured by a lion in front of their family, who watched the show terrified in the same car that the person had abandoned for ...
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Consciousness and free will
Daniel Dennett is a philosopher and writer of American origin. Doctor and professor of philosophy, has been one of the leading thinkers in philosophy of science and cognitive ...