The history of human progress is inextricably linked to scientific knowledge and technological development. Today, at the dawn of a new era marked by artificial intelligence (AI), gene editing and nuclear fusion, mankind is facing an unprecedented promise of well-being [...]
On the centenary of the foundational developments in quantum mechanics, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. This commemoration highlights not only the historical impact of one of the most [...]
A historical perspective Consciousness is the ethereal fabric that gives rise to our subjective experiences, our perception of the world, and our sense of self. For many millennia, this concept has been associated with religious or philosophical thought that considers [...]
Artificial intelligence (AI) represents one of the greatest technological advances of our time, with profound implications for society, the economy and ethics. In this context, 2025 is a momentous year for AI. Two important documents have marked this year as [...]
Human beings have been recognized as having a moral value since the dawn of human history. We have been aware of the practice of funeral rituals since the Neanderthals began burying their dead about 100,000 years ago, a clear sign [...]
Consciousness is the state of awareness of oneself, allowing us to be aware of our own existence and of everything that happens around us. It is the song that sticks in our head or the smell of the earth after [...]
A new understanding of the world Viktor Frankl[1], a young Austrian psychiatrist who survived the horrors of the concentration camps in Nazi Germany, has conveyed his thoughts that the search for meaning is the primary motivational force in human life. [...]
The contributions of Newton and Darwin The theories of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin, two of the most influential scientists in human history, have long prevailed, but the twentieth century has witnessed important discoveries that have limited their postulates. Newton’s [...]
Doubt is a key feature of scientific progress that consists of a constant reevaluation of hypotheses. This constant doubt and proposal of new theories often leads the research community to controversy and conflict. This is the framework that fosters the making [...]
The fallen idol The Spanish geneticist Francisco J. Ayala [1] , an American national, was one of the most renowned scientists in the United States in recent times. His name was attached to the University of California Irvine (UCI), to which [...]
Pope Benedict XVI’s homily at Regensburg On 12 September 2006, on the occasion of a Eucharistic Celebration in Regensburg (Germany), Pope Benedict XVI gave a beautiful and thought-provoking homily that we would like to comment on, as a simple homage, [...]
Science and philosophy were born together Until recent times, there was no distinction between physics and philosophy, and indeed one can say that they were born and developed together. Thales of Miletus, who lived in the sixth century B.C., is [...]
