Planet
Technology
The Costs of Digital Utopia
Evgeny Morozov
What if the costs of sticking to the “there is no alternative” agenda of techno-capitalism are considerably higher than we have assumed?
Technology
Kyle Chayka: “The platform connects us but also homogenizes our tastes”
Àlex Hinojo
We talk to the journalist about minimalism and how this trend affects us when it comes to relating to the world that surrounds us.
Commons
Technology
Rethinking AI: Distributed Cognition and Expanded Corporeality
Toni Navarro | Alejandra López Gabrielidis
A defence of AI as a commons and of the need to collectively intervene in its development.
Commons
New Vectors from Xenofeminism
Laboria Cuboniks
A defence of reasoning, which allows feminism to work at different scales of complexity.
Technology
Against Complexity
Joana Moll
Technological solutions often side-step the complexity of the systemic problems they face.
Technology
The update that never ends
Ivan Pintor Iranzo
We take a look at TikTok, an infinite scroll platform where consumption and production are the same thing.
Culture
The art of not listening
Ferran Esteve
Ambient music, field recordings and the exploration of silence – three exercises for investigating the constant noise of urban chaos and digital overload
Technology
Connective nightmare at the call centre
Arnau Horta
For both ends of the telephone line, the call centre means giving up empathy and understanding.
Planet
The accelerationist noise of petro-masculinity
Arnau Horta
The authoritarian exaltation of the combustion engine by certain male sectors is seen as an accelerationist statement of intent.
Storytelling
Jeanette Winterson: “I believe in human beings, even though they have done some terrible things”
Víctor Recort
In light of her latest book, we talk with the English author about some of the most important challenges of today: the climate crisis, Brexit, and the rise of the extreme right.
Planet
Technology
Luxury communism and automation
Ekhi L. de la Granja
Is a world possible where robots do everything, while we simply enjoy life? We consider how automation will affect us, based on the book “Fully Automated Luxury Communism. A Manifesto” by Aaron Bastani.
Technology
Rereading Debord
Ingrid Guardiola
A look at today’s hyperconnected society of social media, cognitive capitalism and algorithms through the lens of the work of Guy Debord.