Armed groups are increasingly restricting movement in Colombia’s northwestern Chocó region — a growing problem across the country.
Category: Ideas
Unlike today’s perception of beaches as relaxing vacation spots, the ancient Greeks viewed them as spiritually significant, albeit unsettling, dangerous places linked to death, sterility, and hardship.
A growing research field known as “the science of science” promises to be essential for rebuilding trust in scientific research and navigating an uncertain future.
In 2022, 62 million tons of electronic devices ended up in the trash. This results in the loss of valuable resources, significant social and environmental impact, and the perpetuation of a linear production and consumption system based on waste.
Far from being a threat, migration has contributed to maintaining the balance between workers and retirees, delaying a demographic collapse that would otherwise already be underway.
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.
Getting El Salvador’s compliant parliament to legislate and scrap presidential term limits is the latest and sure-fire sign that President Nayib Bukele has no intention of ending his no-nonsense rule any time soon.
Outdated labels are giving way to a new diagnostic model that sees personality traits on a spectrum. The newest revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) introduces a shift in how we understand, treat and talk about personality disorders, focusing less on rigid categories and more on individual patterns and distress.
Silicon Valley’s self-anointed philosophers promise digital immortality and Kantian rigor, yet their transhumanist ambitions reveal a darker inheritance: an evolutionary game of invisible rivalry. True transcendence won’t come from tweaking biology, but from dismantling the self-interest that entrenches inequality.
After a brush with death in Ukraine in 2023, Colombian writer Héctor Abad Faciolince discusses his experience, survivor’s guilt, his new book, Ahora y en la hora (“Now and in the Hour”), and the war in Ukraine.
From the ancient Greeks to modern times, thinkers and economists have pointed to the economic virtues of sympathy. So what role should empathy — and even social equity — have in Argentina’s economy?
Environmentalists crusading against air conditioners are mistaken: excessive heat actually harms economic growth and, indirectly, the decarbonization of our society.
Technoliberalism and toxic masculinity tell us that the comfort zone is cowardice. Yet inhabiting this space may be the most revolutionary gesture of our time.
In the midst of discussions about the use of artificial intelligence, ecofascist narratives have crept in. How did this happen? What are the dangers?
Some of Colombia’s wealthiest families prefer to move abroad, with their money, following a custom of the super-rich in many places. They should remember, the homeland they spurn gave them all the opportunities to become rich.
Remember those late-90s Furbies—cute, creepy, and eerily chatty? A programmer recently fused one with ChatGPT, unleashing a chilling plot: AI-powered Furbies bent on world domination. As retro toys return and emotional robots like Ropet emerge, we must ask: are we ready?
Talking about sexuality and embracing feminist theory collectively is key to dismantling the patriarchal scripts that normalize sexist and sexual violence. By integrating theory with emotion and practice, we reclaim pleasure, rewrite consent, and forge healthier, more egalitarian relationships.
Research has shown how isolation or loneliness can cause mental and physical ailments. Being alone is an objective state but feeling lonely is a fuzzier predicament. One recurring trait among lonesome people is a sense that nobody really cares about them anymore.
The Kremlin accuses Ukraine of persecuting the Russian language as propaganda to justify the Ukraine War. But on the home front, Vladimir Putin uses language oppression as a power play — endangering Russia’s diverse native languages as a means of consolidating his rule.
From unpaid caregiving and beauty routines to the hidden burden of emotional support, some women are starting to demand compensation for the work they do in relationships — work that often benefits men for a lifetime.
How are you feeling? Is it time to stop? Is it me or my therapist? Here are the questions to ask if you’ve taken that plunge.
Literature is filled with characters suffering from mental health issues… and with authors who weren’t necessarily much better off. In a fascinating book, a psychiatrist and a journalist attempt to unravel the mysteries of these minds.
A new phone, a fancy car, a full fridge: for a long time, politicians assumed that prosperity was all it took to keep democracies running. But that view of human nature is now having serious consequences.
While billionaire Jeff Bezos turns Venice into a vanity set, the Prado museum in Madrid is currently featuring a major exposition of legendary Venetian painter Paolo Veronese. What was true in the Renaissance is almost true today: Art, power and decadence intertwine in the city that learned to live from its own sinking.
In today’s families, too many women are exhausted, raising children alone in silence. Too many men feel lost, unsure of how to step in. Ignacio Pereyra spoke with Laura Baena and Maite Egoscozabal of Malasmadres — a movement born to dismantle the myth of the perfect mother — about how to rebuild the bridge between the sexes in a world that has changed faster than our old roles allow.
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.
From social media filters to salary bumps, an exploration of how the beauty advantage plays out across cultures — and why pretty average looks might be just the right amount.
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.
When French president Emmanuel Macron unveiled a dedicated passage for the Mona Lisa, the Louvre promised relief from crowds. Instead, it offered a stark preview of museums’ surrender to spectacle: galleries as curated stages where art is secondary to the social-media moment.
A report from Oxford University lists the 32 countries – 16% of the world’s nations – with the infrastructure needed to develop artificial intelligence. The gap is widening with the rest of the world, in the key technological sector of the 21st century.
In the 1950s, despite an outward appearance of fulfilled lives, American housewives endured a hidden malaise — “the problem that has no name” — a silent yet pervasive discontent. Self-esteem, which has long been neglected among women, can be nurtured and developed, for both personal and collective wellbeing.
The Israel-Iran truce brokered by the U.S. president is a major diplomatic victory for Trump. But it’s a peace plan that feels more sleight of hand than statesmanship, which raises doubts about whether the ceasefire can last.
From boardrooms to barroom debates, knowing what to say in the moment can change everything. You’re either born with the skill or not, right? A writer from Germany’s Die Zeit weekly joins a Berlin debate club to test whether quick wit can be trained.
In an age of emotional scams and digital recklessness, older adults are increasingly vulnerable (and dangerous) online. A card-carrying member of the boomer generation is calling out himself and his peers.
June 14-15 • Putin’s long game• Music world mourns Brian Wilson, Sly Stone…• “Climate-responsive” paint• … and much more ⬇️ STARTER Israel’s Iran strikes required extensive planning, with parallels to pager attack in Lebanon On Sunday, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi in Oman to negotiate a […]
Once sites of shock and provocation, museums are reinventing themselves as places of calm and care. From meditation cushions to medical studies, art is now being prescribed for everything from burnout to chronic illness. But what happens when comfort replaces critique?
As a child in the 1970s, German journalist Kirsten Küppers found joy, freedom and ease on the U.S. Army base in Mannheim. With Trump asserting his power, it may be simply impossible for that America to be found today in Germany.
Parents throwing punches. The ways we try — and fail — to coexist. Bill Watterson and ambition. Calvin & Hobbes and the adult world. Do kids worsen our quality of life? Would my mom have lived 13 more years?
June 7-8• Gulf architecture as soft power• Banning #SkinnyTok• Viral PSG éclairs• … and much more ⬇️ STARTER A timely reminder of what Ukraine’s defeat would mean for the rest of us Bahatyr and Vilne Pole. Oleksandropil and Mykhailivka and Malynivka. Here in Germany, these names mean nothing. They stir no feelings, no fear, no […]
As digital facades and minimalist design dominate the urban landscape, architect Florent Auclair argues for the revival of ornamentation as a cultural language that connects buildings to their time, their place, and the people who live among them.