Sugar exports
October 7, 2026Although it may not seem so, there are central themes that present themselves each month in the making of this blog’s posts. Elections aside, this…
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The editing of reality
October 1, 2026We are in 2026, another election year in Brazil. And, as happens with every election, we have already begun to see circulating on social networks…
Impermanence in silence
September 28, 2026Silence is not static, it demands impermanence. And there is a kind of scream that is not born from fear. It is born when something…
An embroidered system
September 10, 2026Let’s do a small exercise. Imagine cross-stitch as an analog computational system, not because embroidery is literally a computer, but because some of its characteristics…
Where is this blog heading?
August 15, 2026When this space was born, I simply called it a blog. Today I am no longer so sure that this word is enough. There is…
While the journal reviews, the world changes
July 24, 2026There is a curious feeling that accompanies those who do research in areas linked to technology. You write about the present knowing that, when the…
The conflict between academic identity and personal identity
July 17, 2026During my undergraduate studies, my professor Dr. Silvia used to start some classes with music. It wasn’t to analyze the melody or figure out who…
July 8: Researcher and Science Day in Brazil
July 8, 2026July 8 brings together two important celebrations: National Science Day and National Scientific Researcher Day. The date honors the founding of the Brazilian Society for…
Moths and orixás
June 27, 2026For a long time, science believed that several moths belonged to the same species. They were found in different regions of Brazil and received a…