Competition from artificial intelligence is a technical challenge and an existential question for historians. But what if it is also an opportunity to reclaim the profession’s humanity?
Author: Alidad Vassigh
An Argentine couple went from seeking out sexual threesomes as aficionados to opening a swingers’ club and even chairing a national association for like-minded, libertine couples who would open their relations in a “responsible” way.
In Colombia, people with disabilities face multiple barriers to accessing comprehensive sexuality education, which limits their autonomy and increases the risk of sexual violence. Experts warn that the education and health systems still do not guarantee their right to receive adequate information and support.
Miraña, spoken by just 170 people, is one of the indigenous languages that is in danger of disappearing in Colombia. Researchers and activists are working to save it from extinction.
In Argentina, gas and oil are more than fuels — they’re sacred words, woven into the nation’s identity. But this devotion is not just economic, it’s linguistic: The way Argentinians talk about hydrocarbons builds a cultural fortress, which makes any shift toward cleaner energy all the more difficult.
Professional tango dancers for hire in Buenos Aires are giving clients — mostly foreign women and retirees — a chance to experience Argentina’s signature dance.
Donald Trump says he will hike tariffs on Brazil unless it halts prosecution of the country’s former right-wing leader Jair Bolsonaro. Only, Brazil exports relatively little to the U.S. and Trump’s meddling could be boosting his socialist nemesis, President Lula da Silva.
The online world is now a second home to so many people, with the effect of streamlining and distorting the human activity of communication. This was to be expected in an age obsessed with unending productivity and swift results.
It is not the first time in history demagogues have spoken of mass movements led by a charismatic leader as “true” democracy, as is happening in several Western nations today. Even the ancients could see this for what it was: a mix of mob rule and political manipulation.
Asexuality, the near or total absence of sexual desire, is another orientation fighting to be socially accepted. We find a deeper understanding in Latin America from conversations with asexual people and organizations defending their rights.
Nothing in cities and spaces is random. Bathroom lines, street names, and the maps we use every day also tell a story of inequality. Feminist geography seeks to make visible what is often overlooked and proposes a more equitable way of inhabiting space.
Courts in Colombia ruled against a company that had fired a worker for not joining its ‘”invigorating” dance therapy sessions. It’s about basic freedoms, religious and otherwise.
Twenty years of costly interventions and China’s economic ascent have robbed the United States of its global supremacy. It is time for the two biggest powers to work together, to help the world.
Trashing politics and politicians is a classic tool of populists to seduce angry voters, and take countries into quagmires far worse than the worst years of democracy. It’s a dynamic Argentina appears particularly vulnerable to.
China has become one of Argentina’s most important trading partners and is increasing its military bases in the country. As China seeks to challenge the liberal world order, Argentina risks rifts with other key allies.
A bit like the playwright Fernando Arrabal who launched an artistic project of decades after spotting a several disjointed phrases, our columnist reflects on the anodyne coincidences that led him to write these words.
The election in Brazil of Luis Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) is being hailed by some as the confirmation of Latin American around a shared leftist project, yet even the left can’t agree with itself. It’s a story that goes back centuries, and can only change with a commitment to move beyond ideology.
Seventy years after her death, displays in Buenos Aires, including a vast collection of pictures shown online, recall the life and times of “Evita” Perón, the Argentine first lady turned icon of popular culture.
Latin American businesses and governments are seeing the marketing and export potentials of an incipient liberalization of marijuana laws in the region. But to really cash in, it must be an investment in more than simple commodity crops.
Bill Gates is among those predicting that the shift toward remote work will last beyond the COVID-19 crisis. But what if, to compensate, people start making more of an effort to mix and mingle?
While we see a general boost in solidarity, a small minority is looking to profit from the COVID-19 tragedy, feeding on a weakened and distracted society.
The Brazilian president may be risking his political future by taking the viral pandemic lightly.
The level of media attention given to the coronavirus compared to other maladies says a lot about the economic and political power of the countries affected.
Going vegetarian or vegan is not just to stop eating meat, but a progressive rejection of the globalized food industry.
The collaborative approach to trade, production and services could help countries like Colombia end their dependence on raw materials.
Ranchers, farmers or plain criminals are pushing their way into and expanding their presence in Colombia’s remotest nature reservations.
With inflation on the rise, some pundits say the South American country should say adios to its faltering peso.
Colombia’s biggest project to make livestock farming sustainable is showing that farmers can raise cattle and even boost dairy production without destroying the forest.
Augmented reality applications are starting to recreate the physical experience of trying on clothes and accessories, and could either revive or help destroy high-street shopping.
-Analysis- BUENOS AIRES — Everything suggests that in the future, the world may want practically anything Argentina can produce. The question is whether the response to this demand should be simply augmenting current productivity, or seeking wholly new approaches. Recently, we noted that China, the chief trading partner with which Argentina has just clinched a […]
France is the land of seduction, where relations between men and women can seem more harmonious, dating back to the Ancien Régime. Or is that a myth hiding a darker reality?
Some designers can’t wait to start burrowing. In Mexico, there’s even talk about building an ‘earthscraper.’
For all the economic accolades they’ve earned over the years, Chilean authorities are dragging their feet when it comes to market-changing technologies.
Led by Brazil, much of the region is mired in deep corruption scandals. But revelation also shows that public institutions are fighting back.