An avatar for the Earth is the perfect paradox
There’s an idea that keeps returning across cultures like a stubborn refrain: when humans cannot govern themselves, they reach for an external voice. A god, an oracle, natural law, an algorithm. In Colombia, the idea takes a contemporary shape: an avatar called Gaitana, presented as “AI,” associated with Earth, communities living according to nature, and […]
Goodall, Fossey, Galdikas: The Trimates, Ladies of the Apes
From the studies carried out, we now know that our genome is 70% similar to that of the chimpanzee and 15% to that of the gorilla (Durbin, Dutheil and Scally, 2012). What we share with the great apes is not only appearance or physiology, but also the range of behaviors and emotions. Only fifty years […]
Education as the Foundation of Identity
The concept of “education” is often surrounded by misunderstandings. A clearer perspective can be achieved by referring to its etymology and integrating fundamental insights from mammalogy. Education should not be regarded solely as an intellectual practice or the transmission of social etiquette, nor can it be considered an exclusively human phenomenon, unless we choose to […]