Categoría: Blog
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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Arecibo’s end, meta-legs, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#41)
Autumn arrived and it hit hard. Writing this from the bed under my blanket, with a hot tea besides me. This week I want to share just three stories: the end of Arecibo’s telescope, a moral debate regarding research on animals, and the latest gamble from the creator of Facebook. Let’s start: Collapsing history A…