An essay based on the article Sarewitz, 2016. Saving Science. The New Atlantis During the COVID19 pandemic, once again, science has brought the solution to a health, humanitarian, social and economic crisis. Scientists, distributed in universities, research institutes, startups, large and small companies, have improved diagnostic methods, tested drugs, developed, produced and tested vaccines that will […]
Do companies push old technologies to their clients or make it harder for them to access the newest techs? I limited experience as a client says the answer is yes. For example, in Brazil, I still must hire a combo of cable TV and a telephone land line to be able to have cable internet, […]
Brazilian indisputable leadership in Bioenergy In 2020 me and Frineia Resende interviewed Glaucia Souza (ALive episode #12 – portuguese only) professor of Chemistry at the University of São Paulo about the Brazilian leadership in bioenergy and bioeconomy. She is coordinator of the largest Bioenergy program in Brazil (FAPESP’s) and, consequently, the world. I decided to […]
“You claim that bitcoin is going to redistribute wealth, end poverty and violence. But all this claims where made by technological advances in the past, The internet for example, but they just led to more concentration of power and wealth. Why is it different this time?” The fair question asked by my friend @rarpschneider had […]
As a scientist, entrepreneur and creator, I get frustrated many, many times when I fail to execute on an idea and create something. Guilt usually comes after. But how much was really my fault? Or my teams fault? Like many things that become obvious after you realize it, it was only after I read this […]
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