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  • La pérdida en The Last of Us

    Cuando empecé a escribir estas líneas, el último episodio de la primera temporada de The Last of Us llevaba un par de días disponible. Han sido un par de meses en los que cada lunes por la noche el ruido del día a día desaparecía y yo volvía a explorar ese maldito (y maravilloso al … Leer más

  • El arte de escribir bien: las repeticiones

    Hace unas semanas publiqué una entrada que trataba el tema del ritmo en la escritura. Básicamente me centré en una de las características más sencillas que pueden analizarse de manera automática, que es la longitud de las frases en una obra. A pesar de tratarse de un estudio poco detallado (sólo eché un vistazo a … Leer más

  • El arte de escribir bien (y algunas estadísticas al respecto)

    Desde hace un tiempo, muy a menudo me sorprendo a mí mismo maravillado frente a un texto. Pero no porque la historia que cuenta sea impresionante o me esté dando información súper interesante. A medida que mi lista de lecturas ha ido creciendo, también lo ha hecho mi gozo al encontrar pasajes particularmente bien escritos. … Leer más

  • Sobre la (im)posibilidad de construir inteligencias artificiales generales

    Hace unos días, mientras grabábamos un podcast sobre la ciencia y la tecnología de Avatar 2, surgió un debate al respecto de la transferencia de la consciencia de un ser humano. En la película, el ejército recopila todos los recuerdos de un soldado y los almacena en un soporte digital a modo de «copia de … Leer más

  • ¿El fin de las revoluciones científicas?

    Esta semana he visto un artículo muy interesante en la web de Nature sobre lo supuestamente poco revolucionaria que es la investigación científica actual. Todo viene a cuento de un estudio realizado por un grupo de investigadores de la universidad de Minnesota, que se preguntaron si la ciencia actual es más disruptiva que en épocas … Leer más

  • 2022 in review: a bit of everything

    As 2022 comes to a close, I like to reflect on the things I enjoyed during the year. I try to focus on things that were released in the past 12 months, but some categories, such as books, are very difficult to summarize in this way. In the end, I decided to include things that … Leer más

  • Spy Roombas, invisible frogs, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#51)

    Last one before the end of the year recap, where I will try to write about the things I enjoyed the most this year in different topics, as usual. Let’s start: AI and the information age Two interesting reads this week on AI and automation. First, what is going to happen when future generations of … Leer más

  • Strike the Earth!, Fusion, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#50)

    Just. Keep. Going. One. Week. Until. Holidays… It’s over The day has finally arrived. I have been quietly watching how the platform was degrading for a few weeks, and last night we reached a climax. First, the Devil banned the account covering his private jet flights. Then he started banning journalists reporting his misdeeds. Last, … Leer más

  • Losing is fun, FORM, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#49)

    So much stuff and so little time! Really crawling through this last couple weeks before holidays. Let’s start: Cyberpunk 2022 Back in February (time flies) I shared an article about people with cybernetic eye implants losing them when the company went bankrupt. To my surprise, this week I saw this article on Nature talking about … Leer más

  • China protests, Robot Police, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#48)

    December is here, and with it the year is coming to an end (that was fast!). This week, a few links on the way China is handling Covid and its people protesting; the US going pedal to the metal into cyberpunk, and a cool demonstration of Neural Radiance Fields. Let’s start: 1984 For the past … Leer más

  • Qatar World Cup, quettabytes, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#47)

    Packed week: recorded an episode for the podcast (Alien rules!), and managed to play a little bit of Pokémon (shame on you, GameFreak). Also had a bit of time to read a few interesting stories. Let’s start: Qatar: the World Cup Amazing documentary on the procedure that lead to the FIFA World Cub being hosted … Leer más

  • Hardcore!, XXI century eugenics, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#46)

    Amazing time in Spain this week. Lots of good food, getting to know a cute little baby, and meeting old friends and family. Really looking forward to visit back soon! On the stuff happening around the globe, not many news: Twitter keeps imploding (maybe even faster now), the environmental crysis keeps getting relegated, and another … Leer más

  • Twitter trembles, lab coats, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#45)

    Quick update this week, as I am on my way back to Spain for a short visit where I plan to eat as many of the dishes I miss as possible. Let’s start! Extreme close-ups and the depths of the Indian Ocean Those are just a couple of the incredible stories behind Nature’s best science … Leer más

  • Watering your watch, farewell to Nibel, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#44)

    Not a lot going on lately (mostly centered on work these days), but still a couple cool links and some shocking news. Let’s start: Watering your watch? Cute study that really made me think. A groupp of researchers designed simple wearables that, instead of being just made of electronics, required a living organism to properly … Leer más

  • The third term, a «free» bird, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#43)

    This week we have some links on the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, a cool story about the people at Microsoft who stood for accessibility, the future of China under the command of Xi, and a nice review on three books on the topic of animal senses and the lessons they can teach us. … Leer más

  • Cyberpunk fashion, Pillars of Creation, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#42)

    Not a lot of free time during the week, so this will be a short one. Implants are slowly getting there, the fashion world draws from video games, Halloween is almost here, the James Webb keeps delivering, and a cool story about the oldest night sky map ever found. Let’s start: Bionic noses This year … Leer más