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Cryptocurrencies were born out of a clear idea: eliminating the need to trust intermediaries. A technology capable of enabling direct, transparent and verifiable transactions without relying on banks or financial institutions. However, the market built around this idea has ended…
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We are afraid of the past, the present and the future. Of what we know and what we do not know, of routine and change, of pain and happiness. Even when things are going well, we expect something bad to…
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We are used to thinking that any problem can be solved if we have enough data, time and intellectual ability. But there is another possibility: that some realities may remain beyond our understanding because our mental architecture is not sufficient…
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Human beings still measure intelligence by our own standards. We consider ourselves an extraordinary species because we have developed science, technology and abstract thought. Yet we remain primates with biological limitations, imperfect memory, cognitive biases and a limited capacity to…
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We confuse the complexity of the system with the importance of those who make it up. We live within an economic, social, and cultural structure that we barely understand, following rules we rarely question. We study, work, compete, accumulate possessions,…
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We cannot give our attention to everything. Every day, we face the challenge of deciding what deserves it and what does not. Sometimes it is a news story, an argument or a message from someone with whom we have a…
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The information system is not designed to keep us well informed with the least possible effort, but to hold our attention. Information is a business and, like any business, it needs consumers. That is why the importance of a news…