Dec 10, 2021Sobre el secuestro de Milagros Mata Gil y Juan Manuel MuñozHace 72 horas una novelista de 70 años y su esposo poeta fueron secuestrados por las fuerzas de seguridad del Estado en el interior de Venezuela. A ella se le encarcela por escribir una crónica satírica sobre uno de los personajes más importantes del gobierno chavista, a él, por difundirla…Venezuela2 min readVenezuela2 min read
Dec 9, 2021Beyond CRISPR: The Genome Editing DilemmaThe new genome scissors are already considered the great panacea in the fields of Biology and Medicine. Although the acronym CRISPR is revolutionizing the scientific world, it has rekindled the eternal debate of the ethical limits of how far humans are willing to go to change an organism’s DNA. — Imagine you were alive back in the 1980s and were told that computers would soon take over almost every aspect of our lives: from shopping and dating to the stock market. You were told that billions of people would be connected via the web and that you would own a…CRISPR7 min readCRISPR7 min read
May 8, 2021The Trial of the Century: a Crime Committed by AmericaCurrent society has an interest in getting the juiciest bits of obscure murder cases, and pop culture production is obssesed with fulfiling this need by getting them out to the public in a snackable format. 22 years later, an FX drama debuts hand in hand with our celebrity media complex…OJ Simpson4 min readOJ Simpson4 min read
May 4, 2021Una campaña militarEntre isabelinos y pablistas transcurrió la campaña militar de abril del 21. Durante dos semanas los madrileños desayunamos, almorzamos, cenamos, trabajamos y estudiamos entre balas, navajas y adoquines. Hoy todos sabemos un poco más sobre comunistas y fascistas; nos hemos vuelto expertos en cañas y tabernas; y hemos estudiado arduamente…Elecciones5 min readElecciones5 min read
Published in Retórica·Jan 15, 2021The life story of a (not so) secret writerProfile Twelve years of arduous political fight and three presidential campaigns had to pass for Andrés Manuel to be living between the walls where Benito Juarez led the most important republican transformation of the nation. His fight, however, has come to a realization after 20 years since his last electoral…Mexico4 min readMexico4 min read
Published in Retórica·Jan 15, 2021Burakumin: Japan´s inconvinient truth of social outcasts“When people ask us about what sort of work we do, we hesitate over how to answer” Tokyo slaughterman Yuki Miyazaki says. Dozens of hateful graffities decorate the place of what is known in western culture as a local meat market. But what Miyazaki might face for who he is…Burakumin5 min readBurakumin5 min read
Published in Retórica·Jan 13, 2021Autism: a boy’s disorder?Autism awareness speaks through the blue color. As Uta Frith said in 1991 “It is fascinating to note that the autistic children we have seen are almost exclusively boys.” Autism Spectrum Disorder (hereinafter ASD) is widely thought of a boys’ condition since they outnumber girls with quite a margin. Current…Autism3 min readAutism3 min read
Published in Retórica·Jan 13, 2021Rebuilding History: Technology could help restore architectural masterpieces“It’s incredible, our history is going up in smoke,” said Benoit, a 42-year-old man, who arrived on the scene by bike. A sunny day in Paris ended up being overshadowed by a great column of pure black and grey. Notre-Dame Cathedral caught up in fire…Notre Dame4 min readNotre Dame4 min read
Published in Retórica·Jan 13, 2021The Arab Spring: How social media helped enact political transformationIn 2010, Mohammad Bouazizi set up his stand in front of the Central Mosque of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. This 26-year old produce vender was used to pay backhanders, as most ambulant sellers, to corrupt local police officers who would then let him perform his commercial activity and support his large…Arab Spring5 min readArab Spring5 min read
