Carlos Julio Pino VillarroelCosmic ImmigrantsThe origin of life is undoubtedly the biggest mystery in biological sciences, and one of the most important intellectual challenges of our…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Carlos Julio Pino VillarroelAn interstellar mementoMaybe more terrifying than the idea of death (or maybe what makes it truly terrifying) is the threat of oblivion; the notion that not only…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Carlos Julio Pino VillarroelImprovised solipsismIt’s hard to think of a moment in which the human mind’s power for abstraction is more manifest than during those eternal nights when…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Carlos Julio Pino VillarroelGravitational destructionGravity –the most mysterious of the 4 forces that govern the observable universe– has a truly exceptional range of influence. On the one…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Carlos Julio Pino VillarroelAlive among the stars“Hello” is the word typically used, in the region of the world I was born in, to greet our human companions. It’s a friendly expression…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Carlos Julio Pino VillarroelNight is not eternalThe night is not eternal, but it damn well seems like it is. Compared to the unthinkable scale of cosmic time, our lives are so brief, so…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Carlos Julio Pino VillarroelWhile someone remembers usImagine for one moment that everything we know about the operation of the human brain is wrong. Imagine –despite how incoherent the…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Carlos Julio Pino VillarroelWhy is there something rather than nothing“Thinking about nothing” sounds pretty complicated. We tend to associate the phrase with some ancient millenary practice, perfected during…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Carlos Julio Pino VillarroelOur biggest wonderThe key to the success of the human species, undoubtedly, is our ability to cooperate. Only one of us –even the smartest, fastest…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Carlos Julio Pino VillarroelThe beauty of a living beingLike cookie dough adapting to the mold in which it is baked, and producing a very specific shape as a result, we know that life on our…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
