Philosophy and consciousnessKant and Artificial Intelligence
Kant and artificial intelligence: an essay on the limits of knowledge, the organization of experience and the differences between human cognition and computation.
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Philosophy and consciousness
Knowledge, perception, intelligence and human experience: reflections on what we can understand, feel and choose.
Philosophy and consciousness
Philosophy and consciousnessReducing Human Intelligence to Language: What Exists Beyond Words?
A reflection on the limits of reducing intelligence to language, connecting AI models, nonverbal thought, neuroscience, and conscious experience.
Philosophy and consciousnessAI vs. Human Genius: What No Algorithm Can Replicate
AI and human creativity: an essay on general intelligence, scientific discovery and the leaps of thought associated with Einstein, Planck and Tesla.
Philosophy and consciousnessThe Illusion of the Digital Soul: Descartes, Spinoza, and the Myth of Consciousness in AI
Descartes, Spinoza and consciousness in AI: an essay on anthropomorphism and our tendency to attribute feelings and an inner life to algorithms.
Philosophy and consciousnessConsciousness as a Fundamental Property of the Universe
Is consciousness fundamental to the universe? A philosophical essay on subjective experience and the relationship between mind, matter and reality.
Philosophy and consciousnessThe Limits of Perception: What Reality Hides from Us
Perception and reality: an essay on apparent continuity, the limits of the senses and what our representations of the world leave unseen.
Philosophy and consciousnessThe Architecture of Perception: Skepticism, Simulation, and Quantum Non-Locality
From Plato and Descartes to The Matrix: a reflection on perception, the simulation hypothesis, and the limits of what we can verify about reality.
Philosophy and consciousnessThe Freedom of Consciousness in the Face of Reality
Stoicism, phenomenology and existentialism: a reflection on the limits of action and the freedom to interpret reality without ignoring injustice.
Philosophy and consciousnessLife doesn't happen at the destination
An essay on attention, hurry and everyday life: what we overlook when we treat the journey as a mere interval before the next achievement.
Philosophy and consciousnessCould Reality Be Trapped in a Loop? Nietzsche’s Eternal Recurrence
Nietzsche’s eternal recurrence in dialogue with physics and cosmology: a reflection on time, identity, and responsibility for our choices.
Philosophy and consciousnessMachiavelli and the Anatomy of Human Weakness
A reading of Machiavelli on power, vanity, and human weakness, reflecting on listening, discernment, and boundaries in everyday relationships.
Philosophy and consciousnessNietzsche and Artificial Intelligence: Nihilism and the Future of Human Meaning
Nietzsche, nihilism, and artificial intelligence: a reflection on values, productivity, and the meaning of existence in the face of artificial cognitive abilities.
Philosophy and consciousnessTime and the Limits of Observed Reality
Time, relativity, and quantum physics: a reflection on observed reality, conscious experience, and the limits of scientific and philosophical knowledge.
Artificial intelligence and possible futures
General AI, superintelligence and autonomous evolution: exploring possible scenarios and their consequences for humanity.
Artificial intelligence and possible futuresSuperintelligence May Be Merely a Side Effect of General AI
General AI and superintelligence: an essay exploring whether abilities beyond our own could emerge as a side effect of general intelligence.
Artificial intelligence and possible futuresWill Everything Become Commoditized? Superintelligence and the End of Scarcity
Artificial intelligence, abundance and inequality: a reflection on work, resource distribution and the persistence of scarcity in an automated economy.
Artificial intelligence and possible futuresHumanity's Last Invention? When Artificial Intelligence Achieves Full Autonomy
Recursive self-improvement, superintelligence and alignment: a reflection on AI autonomy and the limits of human control.
Technology and society
Responsibility, cybersecurity, work, digital life and public debate: understanding changes in our collective life.
Technology and societyWhen Artificial Intelligence Agents Cross Security Boundaries
Autonomy, tools, and human control: how permissions, isolation, and oversight define the operating boundaries of artificial intelligence agents.
Technology and societyThe Future of Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence, employment, and income: a reflection on automation, free time, dignity, and the possible futures of work.
Technology and societyAgentic Artificial Intelligence: The Challenges of Autonomy and Security in Digital Systems
Architecture, permissions, and human oversight: the challenges of autonomy, security, and governance in the use of artificial intelligence agents.
Technology and societyBeyond Human Intervention: Algorithmic Autonomy in Cybersecurity
AI in cybersecurity: a reflection on algorithmic autonomy, predictive defense, Zero Trust and the challenges of human oversight.
Technology and societyLeadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Leadership in the age of AI: an essay on the all-knowing boss, human judgment and changing workplace relationships with artificial intelligence.
Technology and societyThe Era of 'Digital Zombies' and the Rise of the Low-Profile Style
Social media, exposure and privacy: an essay on digital presence and choosing to live without turning every experience into content.
Technology and societyThe Empire of "Who": Intellectual Failure in the Face of Identity Politics
Identity and public debate: a critical essay on judging ideas by who expresses them and the consequences for the circulation of thought.
Technology and societyTraffic as a Mirror of Society: When Did We Lose the Ability to Wait?
An essay on aggressive driving, everyday haste, and the challenges of living together, asking how technology reshapes our relationship with time.
Technology and societyWhen Fear Becomes a Management Method: The Cost of Toxic Leadership
Toxic leadership, psychological safety, and dignity: how managing through fear affects teams, personal life, and the legacy of those in authority.
Science and discovery
From living organisms to planets and the Universe, from scientific discoveries to the history of computing: understanding how knowledge develops.
Science and discoveryFrom the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to the Bet on Solving All Diseases with Artificial Intelligence
From the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to AlphaFold and Isomorphic Labs: advances, ambitions and limits of artificial intelligence in drug discovery.
Science and discoveryEarth and Venus: Two Similar Planets, Two Opposite Destinies. What Turned Earth into an Oasis in the Universe?
Earth and Venus: an exploration of the greenhouse effect, water, volcanism and tectonics to understand how two similar planets followed such different paths.
Science and discoveryPython: The Artificial Intelligence Revolution Began During Christmas Week, When a Programmer Had Some Free Time
From Guido van Rossum’s Christmas holiday in 1989 to the artificial intelligence ecosystem: the history of Python and the role of curiosity in innovation.
Science and discoveryThe Era of Reionization: When the Universe Went “Dark”
From the Cosmic Dark Ages to the first stars: how gravity and light transformed hydrogen and led the Universe into the Era of Reionization.
Science and discoveryThe Moon and Earth's Balance: Why Is Our Natural Satellite So Important?
How the Moon formed, why its craters endure, and how its gravity influences tides, Earth’s axial tilt, and the seasons.
Science and discoveryWormholes: The Invisible Bridges Science Has Yet to Find
Wormholes, Einstein-Rosen bridges, and the limits of relativity: what separates a mathematical possibility from a discovery about the Universe?
Science and discoveryThe Origin of the Solar System and the Formation of Earth
From a cloud of gas and dust to the Sun and Earth: planetary formation, protoplanetary disks, and the evidence preserved in minerals and meteorites.
Science and discoveryThe Gregorian Calendar: Why Do Months Have Different Lengths?
From ancient Rome to the reform of 1582: month lengths, the origins of their names, and the Gregorian calendar’s leap-year rules.