I don’t like Accelerators (companies that, supposedly, help your startup), but can’t deny I learned 1-2 things from them. In 2015, Bio Bureau was invited to pitch at the Rio de Janeiro edition of the ‘Seed Forum’, together with other Brazilian and Norwegian startups. The forum is a global event and has a structured pitch […]
“Today, Brazil has the best universities in the world!” Domenico de Masi Ricardo Prado, Alex Pinheiro and I were somewhat astonished by Domenico De Masi’s statement. We had the pleasure of lunching with the distinguished Italian sociologist during his latest visit to Rio de Janeiro. Having attended one of his highly sought-after (and expensive) lectures […]
In 2020, while listening to Anthony Pompliano live, something he said in reference to George Orwell’s ideas struck me: He who has the audience, has the power. To provide context, he discussed cancel culture and product development. It’s easier to determine if you’re building something people want if you have an audience to test it […]
The question poised by a consultant during a conversation, that would offend an lepidopterologist, is the key to answer another question: how do we fund more biodiversity molecular research? That is the conversation I had with Joe Lopez from the Global Invertebrate Genome Alliance – GIGA, whose global meeting starts next week. Most of the […]
The molecular identification of species can revolutionize ecology, making it more automated, scalable, accurate, precise, and robust. There are three main components that characterize an ecosystem: abiotic and biotic factors; energy flow and nutrient cycling. These components are organized hierarchically: abiotic factors are simpler than biotic factors, which in turn are simpler than energy flows […]
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