Science
What if?
My sister needed a wardrobe for her room and bought one at Casas Bahia. Since she lives in a two-story house with a spiral staircase leading to her room, she…
Pushing the Limits
Once I did something almost unthinkable for me: I bought a magazine off the supermarket shelf while waiting in the checkout line. No, it wasn’t a gossip magazine—that would be…
Meet my high-tech graphic-novel 21st-century Saci
Can largely unknown Brazilian folklore characters like #Saci, #Boitatá, #Iara and #Curupira compete with #Halloween? Not with low-tech approaches. Over the last semesters, my kindergarten-age kids have been studying Saci:…
Tech, not policy, will save Nature
At COP16, everyday a new version of the DSI (Digital Sequence Information) is released. This topic exemplifies how a technical issue has become entangled in historical and political debate and…
Biodiversity Tokenization and Unassailable Reputations
Originally published in Portuguese at Valor Econômico – 16/10/2024 The COP16 on Biodiversity, which began today (Monday the 21st) in Colombia, seeks to advance the implementation of the Montreal Agreement,…