Yearly Archives: 2014

Constrained publishing

Somehow, I ended up liking Facebook. I mean, it’s a black hole. It’s a pit where losing one own’s writings and all, and where sharing cat shots. Trivial stuff gets published every day, trivial photos and quotes and cat shots. … Continue reading

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delicious Zeitgeist (mix)

Discourse Best. Discussion. Tool. On the web. Free & Open. tags:forum opensource todo 2015 discussion collaboration conversation communication tools delicious ReadCube for Researchers Read, manage & discover new literature like never before. tags:tools research apps pdf reader papers citation delicious … Continue reading

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TEDxUSagradoCorazón

We did it again! Past November 14 we hosted our second TEDx event, completely and independently organized by us. The focus this time was Reversing the Implosion, meaning we explored ideas and projects which tell us how to get out … Continue reading

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Opening the Ivory Tower

I had a great time at the Faculty Resource Network’s 2014 Symposium, last week’s Friday and Saturday in San Juan, with talks from John Sexton, NYU’s President and UPR’s and Sagrado’s Presidents, both current and emeritus. My own presentation was … Continue reading

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Bananas –in Old San Juan

Woody Allen’s Bananas (1971) was, I recently discovered thanks to YouTube, shot in Old San Juan, and some other parts of Puerto Rico, notably the El Yunque Rainforest. The scene in the next video was shot close to where I … Continue reading

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