Juan Luis ZalbideaSocrates, Wisdom and Climate Change“Wisdom begins with the definition of terms.” Attributed to Socrates.2 min read·Nov 4, 2023----
Juan Luis ZalbideaHuman Perception and Plato’s Allegory of the CavePerception of the world around us begins with the entry of raw data through our eyes. Light passes through the pupil and reaches the…2 min read·Jun 23, 2023----
Juan Luis ZalbideaAwareness, Understanding and IntelligenceMany of you may have witnessed dogs doing awesome tricks — open a door, run backwards, give a paw, carry a newspaper in their mouth, or…3 min read·Jun 23, 2023----
Juan Luis ZalbideaMachines, Humans and EvolutionBiological evolution, broadly understood as the result of an unplanned adaptation to the environment, seeking to maximize survival and…5 min read·Apr 8, 2023----
Juan Luis ZalbideaThomas Mann and Fascism in AmericaThomas Mann, who transitioned from supporting conservative nationalism in early twentieth century Germany to embracing democratic…2 min read·Nov 4, 2022----
Juan Luis ZalbideaOn the Improbability of UtopiaWhen Thomas More coined the word utopia — from Greek ‘no place’ or ‘nowhere’ — to use it as title of his book, about an imaginary island…3 min read·Oct 3, 2022----
Juan Luis ZalbideaWe have seen this beforeWe have seen this before. The painful longing for a bygone empire, the persistent feeling of humiliation for a war not lost, the wrong…1 min read·Feb 25, 2022----
Juan Luis ZalbideaAre Social Media Creating a Dystopian World?In George Orwell’s 1948 novel 1984, citizens of the single-party totalitarian superstate Oceania, led by the infamous Big Brother, are…5 min read·Oct 22, 2021--1--1
Juan Luis ZalbideaHuman Intelligence and BeyondOver the past few years we have been flooded with a constant stream of articles, papers, books and online content on the topic of…8 min read·Feb 28, 2021----
Juan Luis ZalbideaThe cycle of prosperityEconomic crises often generate morally-grounded responses, in order to prevent the same mistakes from happening again (overspending, wrong…5 min read·May 30, 2020----
