Other Worlds, Other Civilizations?

[Dreaming of other worlds].

Desde que el pasado día 23 de octubre se aprobó por el Consejo de Gobierno el Real Decreto (RD) por el que se regula la indicación, el uso y la autorización de dispensación de medicamentos y productos sanitarios de uso humano por parte de los enfermeros/as en el territorio nacional, un paso que debiera conllevar expectativas de mejoras y avances para las personas que atendemos, para las enferme...

The color of plants on other worlds.

Islam and other Religions

Any student of comparative religion will notice - and seek to identify as well - the points of similarity and difference between various religions. One might even claim that the discipline of “influence studies” has its roots in these discussions of comparison and contrast. However, these discussions persistently fail to address the nuances of particular faiths. Here, I intend to shed some ligh...

Building Post-Capitalist Worlds: Zapatistas, Via Campesina and other rebellions*

In the context of the prevailing abundance of diversity (biological, ethnic), the profound social inequalities, and the trends and attitudes of hegemonic forces in Latin America, a coherent process of environmental governance is proving difficult and environmental injustice is aggravated. Regardless of where one turns in the region, there is an increase in the number and intensity of conflicts ...

On the Plausibility of Intelligent Life on Other Worlds

The apprehension of the last three factors of the Drake equation, fi · fc · L, is misguided or at least not very well examined. This article scrutinizes the underlying suppositions involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) research. What is meant by “intelligence,” “technology,” and “civilization”? What makes them possible, and how do they evolve? The present examination a...