Stories of ideas, discoveries, inventions ... and blunders
Stories of research and development of new technologies for environmental, economic, and social sustainability. We draw lessons for the future from tales of successes interspersed with major failures.
Mitochondria: the energy powerhouses of life
This is where the energy that is needed to power cells and enable biological evolution is transformed In the world...
The Tasaday tribe: Between mythology, deception and scientific truth
The discovery, the scam, and the final twist It is 1971. While Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev exchange fierce accusations...
Before oil they used… whales
A brief history of fossil energy The discovery of oil: a resource that illuminated the past but obscures the future...
Lorenza Colzato: cognitive psychologist genius of creativity or queen of...
When those who study how inventive thinking, an indispensable element in the scientific process towards a more sustainable world, is...
Electric cars: stuff from over a century ago. The history...
How it all started before the combustion engine, why today the electric revolution is not coming and we are still...
Who’s fishing with the Net: the staggering increase in online...
The development of the Internet has revolutionised the way we live, work and connect with the world. But, as in...
















