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Allergies and climate change
In recent times, climate change has emerged as one of the most pressing challenges for the global community and has impacted both human health and other aspects of life on Earth. One of the...
A poisoned apple
We are all familiar with Snow White's poisoned apple and usually interpret that tale as a story for children. However, contemporary adult life is not too far from episodes like this one. And no,...
Bugmicide
May is synonymous with bumblebees. Or it was about four decades ago, when they would suddenly appear flying with the first rains of the year, hitting windows, light bulbs and walls, pets,...
Superheroes or martyrs?
September of this year will mark another anniversary of the famous photograph of the superheroes of the heights. I'm not referring to The Justice League, but to the eleven workers in the iconic...
Boeing: nosedive
Last May 9, at Dakar International Airport in Senegal, 10 people were injured after a plane skidded off the runway as it was about to take off. Just four days earlier, at Kinshasa N'djili...
Artificial intelligence considerations
In June 2022, Swedish fintech Klarna laid off 700 employees, representing 10% of its workforce, in a mass video. After a reorganization, today Klarna is one of the largest banks in Europe, offering...
Change of course and public cost
By Emma Tristan & German Lleras José Rafael has always lived in Alajuelita. In his happiest memory he is on the lap of his grandfather, who drives one of the buses that were brought in the 60's....
Towards a taxonomy of sustainable finance in Costa Rica
During the month of May, Costa Rica will submit its first taxonomy of sustainable finance to public consultation. Why did this taxonomy arise? What advantages will it bring to the Costa Rican...
Jurassic fashion
David Bowie, music and fashion icon, said it in the early 1980s in his piece Fashion: fashion plays with us. It makes us turn left, then right. It asks us to listen to it and then not anymore. It...
Cloudy water
In March 2022, citizens of the cantons of Moravia and Goicoechea reported that the water in their homes smelled like fuel. However, Roberto Zoch, mayor of Moravia, indicated that the Costa Rican...
Working alone
Pedro needs to work. He has been out of work for several months and his family depends on him. María offers him an opportunity to receive income and Pedro must work for clients that she will send...
Magic trees
For this article, I borrowed from photographer Giancarlo Pucci the title of his beautiful book and the foundation he formed, following the trail of his passion for trees. Giancarlo spoke with...