Technology

The Spiritual Cyborg

Erik Davis

Faced with the ideological domination of reductionist science and the sociocultural domination of its technological advances, what is left of humanism?

Planet

The Power of Wonder

Juan Insua

Notes on the progressive loss of the primordial human ability to feel wonder – one of the keys to creativity and hope.

The Mysteries of the Mind

We delve into the secrets of the human brain and those of other minds: artificial, animal and collective intelligences.

Planet

Science

What insects think about

Javier A. Canteros

Have we been dismissive in our reckoning of insect intelligence? Studies of their cognitive abilities reveal a surprising mind.

Storytelling

Geek Minds

Jose Valenzuela Ruiz

We try to understand the secrets of the geek mind through neuroscience. Why are geeks so passionate about narrative universes?

Planet

Outlining the Participatory Mind

Henryk Skolimowski

The mind is a mysterious phenomenon. To acknowledge this mystery is not to mystify the mind but to express our recognition of the complexity of the universe.