Planet
Science and Spirit in the Attention Economy
Juan Insua
Towards an open, systematic and fluid questioning of the ways in which we understand and make worlds.
Planet
School of Humility or the New Depths
Juan Insua
We delve into three great abysses of the unknown – outer space, the depths of the sea and the enigmas of the human mind.
Commons
The New Economy of Introspection
Ferran Esteve
The individualised focus of mental health and wellbeing tends to overlook social and political causes.
Science
When The Brain Sleeps
Marta Consuegra
Advances in neuroscience have improved our understanding of sleep and its importance for physical and mental functioning.
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.
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.
Planet
Science
The space of possible minds
Philip Ball
If our experience is limited to our own bodies, how can we think about non-human minds?
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.
Commons
Cognitive Short-Sightedness, Biases and Survival
Liliana Arroyo
Our decisions are modulated by cognitive biases that affect our perception, decision-making and memory.
Science
Tentacular brains, the sadness of a ficus and the limits of anthropocentrism
Jose Valenzuela Ruiz
How can we understand the idea of intelligence in a plant or an octopus by means of our human consciousness?
Education
The Internet. Shallower or Smarter?
Cristina Sáez
Is Internet eroding our capacity for concentration and critical thought or is boosting our mental agility and allows us to learn more and more quickly?
Science
The Year of Neuroscience: debates on the human brain
Henry Markram, Michael S. Gazzaniga, Francisco Rubia and Kathinka Evers talk about consciousness, free will, neuroethics, empathy and collective intelligence.