decisions Making decisions: a superhuman difficulty Human beings face several needs on a daily basis: eating, clothing, expressing ourselves, feeling achieved… Many of these are actually born from a greater need, the one of deciding. We are constantly forced
femicides #NotAWomanLess Dear reader, I invite you to reflect just one moment with me. Have you been watching the news this week? What do you say about the past month? Many things have happened: the
companies The secret for survival in any organization Are you interested in knowing why some organizations last and others don’t? For an organization, whatever its nature, to exist and reach its objectives, it is necessary to fulfill a minimal level
cooperation 5 News Stories we all want to read … and who knows how much longer till they make the headlines: The last person with HIV was cured Earthquake in Bangladesh: no fatal victims Latin America: first in the rankings of Government Transparency
Inclusión The challenge of inclusion: a city for all? The Porteños (citizens of the City of Buenos Aires) are currently immersed in electoral activity. The superficial proposals abound. The simplistic criticism too. Isn’t is time to ask ourselves in which kind
poverty Inclusion, there isn't just one I must confess the word inclusion has caused certain apprehension in me. There is a top-down component that assumes as a basis a better reality (its own) versus the other one, which they
Opinion The (in)human being Many times we live without thinking about what it means. The vast majority lives a repetitive set of days, 5 working days and 2 days to rest from the working days. And, if
Democracy South America, that phenomenon - Part 2 When we talked the other day about South America, we mentioned a basic thesis that somehow allows us to understand the socio-political reality of the subcontinent. We mentioned some institutional factors that were
Society Saving lives: would you do it? Explaining a world without donors Denmark had a grave problem. Being a highly developed country, educated and with life quality levels that any other country would envy, its citizens were dying every day due to the lack of
economy We are imprisoned by the bolivar When the Venezuelan bolivar is called “strong”, it is no longer because of its promised – and never achieved – sturdiness and stability; instead it seems today to be due to a fortification. The strong
Latin America South America, that phenomenon A common origin, several attempts to constitute, a reality that repeats itself, amidst dichotomies, along the Andes and the marine line. In Latin America, and even more in the South region, the historical
economy Economy, the science of a chessboard During my 10 years of teaching courses on introductory economics, I take more time in defining what economy is/ the concept of economy. I remember that the first years, as soon as the
cooperativity Do we ally or do we alienate with each other? We live in times in which humanity seems to be moving to the tune of “every man for himself”, and where selfishness as an anti-value often prevails over camaraderie, solidarity and love for
education Hunger didn't Go to School In any basic Introduction to Law course it is explained why the norms that rule our life exist (laws, decrees, ordinances, provisions, etc.). And even if you study landscaping, engineering or medical imaging,
human rights Our labour rights or "Maybe Orwell wasn't so wrong" Postmodernism. Since the first Industrial Revolution, a lot of things have changed. The Game’s Rules are quickly changing day by day. This is so, that the circumstances our parents had to deal
economy What are the implications of socio-environmental business’s responsibility? We are living unstable times under permanent change where everything seems to be disposable and instantaneous. We are living fast, avoiding the obligations of what’s permanent. This last, that we can observe
economy Enterprise: from utility to common wealth The mobilizations throughout the world in 2011 have certainly set a precedent that will remain in the history of the beginning of the XXI Century. From the outraged from Spain, Occupy Wall Street,
Citizen Participation Creativity: born or made? We live in a hyper connected world, constantly bombarded with all kind of information, amazed by technology advances and knowledge increasingly decentralized. Don’t you think it is hard to believe that some
Argentina On walls and windmills *Since today it’s the international labour day, we’ve invited María Lasa, ex-SABF participant to write a reflexion on this day. * An anonymous quote says that “when the wind of change blow,
economy Thinking Latin America Today Analía Gómez Vidal was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1989. She studied Economics (specializes in Journalism) in Torcuato Di Tella University. Currently, she is pursuing a Master in Economics in the same
Climate Change UN General Assembly declares access to clean water and sanitation is a human right Only a few days ago, … “Safe and clean drinking water and sanitation became a human right essential to the full enjoyment of life and all other human rights” (Read more) Finally, after debates,
ICISTS ICISTS-KAIST 2009 The 2009 Edition of the “International Conference for the Integration of Science and Technology into Society” (ICISTS) will be held in South Korea from August 20 to August 23, 2009. ICISTS-KAIST is a