Storytelling
“Te quiero ride como a mi bike”: what if we weren’t afraid of the cringe police?
Begoña Gómez Urzaiz
How do we process feelings of cringe and fear of ridicule in times of hyper-exposure to social media?
Science
When The Brain Sleeps
Marta Consuegra
Advances in neuroscience have improved our understanding of sleep and its importance for physical and mental functioning.
Culture
Lorem Ipsum, or Towards a Cultural Luddism
Yaiza Berrocal
In what ways is it possible to subvert the dynamics of the culture industry embedded within a market society?
Science
Anil Seth: “Reality is a controlled hallucination”
Sònia Hernández
A conversation with the neuroscientist about the nature of consciousness, how it can be studied and the implications of understanding it.
Planet
Towards Geo-Situated Listening
Arnau Horta
Sound mapping, memory and resonance: three ways of relating to the world around us through sound.
Science
What if Your Mood Depends on the Bacteria in Your Gut?
Cristina Sáez
The gut microbiota plays a key role in this continuous dialogue between the gut and the brain.
Commons
Chronopolitics, or the Politics of Time Between Finance and Computing
Andreu Belsunces
How the social experience of time is mediated by the technological advances and financial infrastructures of our society
Planet
Mar Santamaria: “The city is the artifact and the strategy that will enable collective survival”
Núria Moliner
An interview with architect and urban planner Mar Santamaria on the present and future challenges of contemporary cities, public policies, data and urban rights.
Technology
When They Came For The Digitally Illiterate…
Andrea Rosales
Forced digitalisation excludes not only those with fewer digital skills, but also those who appreciate the advantages of the analogue world.
Storytelling
Snack Culture and Virality
Ainhoa Marzol
The short and fragmented formats that succeed on social media make decontextualisation one of the cornerstones of today’s digital culture.
Culture
Curating Young Thinking
La Sullivan
What would a festival of writing, thought and creation, designed, curated and managed by young people be like? Reflections on the experience of Bivac.
