Growth versus ecology: who will win?
For decades, experts have known that infinite growth is impossible in a given world. Yet these warnings have been ignored in favor of the myth of continuous gains. As we begin to see the effects of this quest on us, the question remains whether a paradigm shift is necessary. If so, what will it be?
The will and desire to learn tested by scientific facts: key points
Ten beliefs about the desire to learn in the light of scientific knowledge on the subject. What does the will to learn really depend on? How can we create the best conditions?
What's going on here?
Sociologist Erving Goffman posed the question "What's going on here?" as an invitation to discernment and criticism.
Does disconnecting from the Internet help creativity?
The Internet is a constant source of distraction. Social networks and exponentially multiplying content can quickly draw people away from their personal or professional activities. So some people turn everything off for a while, just to recharge their batteries and reactivate the engine of creativity. But disconnecting from the Internet has major emotional and social consequences.
From robotization to autonomous robots
What is this robotization that surrounds us and that is inexorably approaching us in the fields of providence, work and school? What are we to make of it?