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‘When you see a good person try to imitate, when you see a bad person try to understand’ —Confucius, Chinese philosopher, 551–479

The wars in 2022

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The wars in 2022

Humanities, Society, politics

After a year that saw an assault on the U.S. Capitol, horrific bloodshed in Ethiopia, a Taliban triumph in Afghanistan, great-power showdowns over Ukraine and Taiwan amid ...

WHAT ABOUT: The work by Oscar Camps

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WHAT ABOUT: The work by Oscar Camps

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The work, POLITICS

‘My work is actually about humanizing politicians’—Oscar Camps is a lifeguard, businessman and activist, best known for being the founder and director of the ...

The frock-coated Communist

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The frock-coated Communist

Humanities, Society, History

Friedrich Engels is one of the most interesting and contradictory figures of the 19th century. Born into a prosperous West German merchant family, he spent his career ...

Ch, ch, ch, ch, changes

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Ch, ch, ch, ch, changes

Humanities, Society, History

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 ...

Bread for tomorrow

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Bread for tomorrow

Sciences, Society, sociology

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 ...

The critical mass and the catastrophe theory

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The critical mass and the catastrophe theory

Sciences, Society, sociology

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 ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Arcadi Oliveres

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Arcadi Oliveres

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, economy

'The future has to be, as they say in Latin America, the good life' —Arcadi Oliveres is a Catalan economist and UAB university professor and an active participant in social ...

On dynamics of History

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On dynamics of History

Humanities, Society, 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 ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Joan Subirats

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Joan Subirats

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, politics

'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 ...

Me, myself and I in the century of the self

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Me, myself and I in the century of the self

Sciences, Society, sociology

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, ...

The pathological search for benefit and power

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The pathological search for benefit and power

Sciences, Society, economy

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 ...

TTIP or the law of the jungle

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TTIP or the law of the jungle

Sciences, Society, politics

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 ...

We are all in the same boat

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We are all in the same boat

Sciences, Society, sociology

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 ...

The end of State paternalism

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The end of State paternalism

Sciences, Society, politics

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 ...

The cost of free: trade and privacy

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The cost of free: trade and privacy

Sciences, Society, technology

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 ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Antonin Léonard

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Antonin Léonard

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, economy

'To change something on a social level, the first thing is to change on a personal level'. Co-founder of OuiShare —a global community empowering citizens, public ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Lucio Urtubia

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Lucio Urtubia

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, politics

'I know from experience that the more you give, the more you receive'. Mason and militant anarchist born in Navarra, he fled to France in 1954 after defecting from military ...

Fourteen billion years in two hours

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Fourteen billion years in two hours

Humanities, Society, history

A new way to see the history of the Universe, Planet Earth and Humanity: the emergence of life, human progress and the appearance of civilization. This documentary, ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Javier Nieto

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Javier Nieto

Arts, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, design

'Decentralization of production will change our position in the territory, and that will change our way of relating'. He studied law, philosophy and business administration. ...

The paperboy is in danger

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The paperboy is in danger

Sciences, Society, sociology

The industry that has evolved the most and the only one that has really evolved is the communication industry; mobile devices, social media, internet and broadband. ...

Alone together, the innovation of loneliness

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Alone together, the innovation of loneliness

Sciences, Society, technology

The current social networks allow us to mold a personal identity with which we relate to the world. Photos, messages, references, comments, videos and songs, strategically ...

The right to a decent existence

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The right to a decent existence

Sciences, Society, politics

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 ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Daniel Blanco

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Daniel Blanco

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, technology

'Paying for content is an act of rebellion'. Sculptor training, he works in digital environments for advertising since 1994, is the author of multimedia work and digital ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Javier Creus

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Javier Creus

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, economy

'Life, and not only human life, will be the protagonist of the future'. Founder of Ideas for Change, a strategic think-tank for clients such as Telefónica, Open University ...

Direct, cultural and structural violence

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Direct, cultural and structural violence

Sciences, Society, sociology

The triangle of violence, defined by the Norwegian sociologist Johan Galtung, identifies three types of violence and argues that the phenomenon has a similar structure to that ...

Manufactured to break

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Manufactured to break

Sciences, Society, economy

It is called 'planned obsolescence' to the determination of the end of life of a product, so that, after a certain period of time determined by the manufacturer, the product ...

Machines, monkeys, love and vegetation

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Machines, monkeys, love and vegetation

Sciences, Society, technology

In 2011 the filmmaker Adam Curtis created for the BBC a documentary series of three chapters which holds that computers not only have failed in getting the old dream of ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Pedro Mateu-Gelabert

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Pedro Mateu-Gelabert

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, sociology

'The future is a return to feudalism'. PhD in sociology, specialized in urban ethnography. With over 15 years experience in qualitative research both in New York City and ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by George Gray Molina

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by George Gray Molina

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, economy

'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 —United Nations ...

We are what we eat

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We are what we eat

Sciences, Society, ecology

From birth to fast food in the 30s in the United States, the controversy over the new food industry has constantly arise. Constitutes the industry really the solution to all ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Carlos Alberto Roldán

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Carlos Alberto Roldán

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, economy

'To survive, we have to replace competition for collaboration'. A Computer engineer, he has worked for over 40 years in several areas within the field of Technology on ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Iván De Cristóbal

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Iván De Cristóbal

Humanities, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, communication

'The change, or the seed of change, has already happened'. Economist, filmmaker and media expert, and not necessarily in that order, has spent 15 years pushing the helm of ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Javier Mariscal

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Javier Mariscal

Arts, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, design

'Society evolves through culture and communication'. Artist and designer, born in Valencia and in the early 70's he moved to Barcelona to study graphic design. There he ...

Blind spot

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Blind spot

Humanities, Society, sociology

Adolfo Doring is a mexican filmmaker arrived to New York City in the mid-eighties to study Sociology at Columbia University, then interned for rock and roll photographer Joel ...

This is so far we got

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This is so far we got

Humanities, Society, communication

Due the evolution of new technologies and contemporary thought, the future is full of diverse challenges. In the work environment, for example, is a future in which open ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Mikel López Iturriaga

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Mikel López Iturriaga

Humanities, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, journalism

'I would like a future with a lap down, on one hand, and a step forward on the other'. Born in Bilbao, capital of the world, from early childhood ate very well thanks to his ...

The Common Welfare Economy

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The Common Welfare Economy

Sciences, Society, economy

The Common Welfare Economy is an economic system based on values that favour social welfare. These values are already covered in the large majority of national constitutions ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Toni Segarra

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Toni Segarra

Humanities, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, communication

'A time of such continuous changes hinders any hypotheses about the future'. Bachelor in Hispanic studies, he started his career in advertising at Vinizius, a small ...

How much is enough?

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How much is enough?

Sciences, Society, economy

In his essay 'Economic possibilities for our grandchildren', in 1930, the British economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that within a century industrialized societies have ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Risto Mejide

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Risto Mejide

Humanities, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, communication

'In the future the emotion will be the medium, and hopefully that will bring a more human world'. Bachelor of Business Administration and Management and MBA from ESADE, where ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Albert Solé

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Albert Solé

Humanities, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, journalism

'If we fail to improve the collective consciousness, we will end by smackings'. He has a bachelor of Information Science and worked for years as a reporter specializing in ...

No man is an island

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No man is an island

Sciences, Society, sociology

For the French sociologist Emile Durkheim, one of the great pioneers in the study of social sciences with Karl Marx and Max Weber, humans are creatures whose desires are ...

Are democracy and marketing compatible?

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Are democracy and marketing compatible?

Sciences, Society, politics

Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher and activist. Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the MIT —Massachusetts Institute of Technology—, he is considered one ...

The assessment of Gross National Happiness

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The assessment of Gross National Happiness

Sciences, Society, sociology

Gross National Happiness (GNH) or Gross Domestic Happiness (GDH) its an indicator that measures people's life quality in more holistic and psychological terms than the Gross ...

Away from the laws of men

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Away from the laws of men

Sciences, Society, sociology

The work of Jose Carlos Meirelles is to document the existence of uncontacted tribes in the Amazon and protect them from contact with non-Indians. The advance of economic ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Ana Baranda

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Ana Baranda

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, economy

'For avoid a gloomy future we must act now'. Agronomist of training, has developed her career in the world of consulting at Andersen Consulting, being Accenture partner from ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Joan Majó

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Joan Majó

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, politics

'Individualism as a standard of behavior will need to be corrected'. Businessman, politician and PhD in industrial engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ...

No one rules if no one obeys

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No one rules if no one obeys

Sciences, Society, politics

Active non-violence is a protest tactic, related to civil disobedience, which calls for a revolutionary politic, social and cultural change without the use of violence. The ...

Happy people do not usually consume

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Happy people do not usually consume

Sciences, Society, politics

Degrowth is a current political, economic and social thought which proposes regular and controlled reduction of economic output, with the aim of establishing a new equilibrium ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Montxo Algora

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Montxo Algora

Sciences, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, technology

'The power of machines is going to be so tremendous that we better start thinking what we are going to do with them'. Montxo Algora studied at School of Architecture of ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Ima Sanchís

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Ima Sanchís

Humanities, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, journalism

'The knowledge and the awareness of what we are are going to change our way of being in the world'. She began as a journalist when she was 17 years old and since then she has ...

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