Storytelling
Technology
Living life as “content”
Joana Girona
On the subversion of identity on social media, algorithms that act as your mum, micro-labels on TikTok and online individualism.
Planet
Oceanic Karma
Cristina Romera Castillo
The ocean can help mitigate the effects of the climate crisis, but only if we protect it and restore the damage we have caused.
Technology
“No thoughts, head empty” Would digital disconnection be a utopia?
Alba Lafarga
Immersed in the digital vortex, we look at some ideas about silence and taking refuge from the noise of the internet.
Planet
Storytelling
Pankaj Mishra: “Modernisation is offered as a liberation, and yet it comes with many psychic costs”
Elisabet Goula Sardà
We talk to the renowned Indian author and writer about the complex relations between the West and the Global South.
Culture
Mark Fisher: The Culture Behind the Post-Punk “Portal”
Germán Cano
The cultural critic gives a brilliant analysis of the contradictions of late capitalism and advocates the politicisation of mental illness.
Planet
A Welcoming Apocalypse
Alba Muñoz
The end of the world began to excite me in a way that was theoretical and perverse – it was like sucking on a never-ending sweet.
Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Half Wanting, Half Fearing
Carlos A. Scolari
How will new AI-based tools change the way we think and perceive the world?
Technology
On (artificial) drawing
Ferran Esteve
How the work of John Berger relates to generative AI applications which allow images to be created with a simple verbal command.
Technology
Bámbel
Andrea Abreu
Are we talking about the end of love while being more obsessed than ever with loving?
Culture
Silvia Fehrmann: “Faced with the rise of fascism, generating networks and communities is more important than ever”
Susana Arias
We talk with the journalist and cultural producer about the important role played by cultural institutions in weaving community.
Science
Universes Hidden In Broad Daylight
Ignasi Torrent | Àlex Gómez-Marín
The growing popularity of virtual reality, and the metaverse in particular, invites us to critically rethink the vague contours of what we call reality.
