Artificial rain or anti-hail cannons: Can the weather be manipulated?
There is no out-of-control engineering causing damage or drought, but the threat of climate change is increasing interest in some countries in techniques to alter the weather
When great actors make horrible films: ‘It keeps getting worse than seems possible’
Stars such as Marlon Brando, Michael Caine and John Wayne have won prestigious awards and are true legends of the screen, but there was one day when they made a misstep and accepted a role that would become an indelible stain on an otherwise (almost) perfect career
Milpamérica, a social network for resisting the Musk algorithm
More than 74 land defenders from various First Nations have created an online space they say is free of ‘racism and neoliberal discourse,’ designed for the posting of stories from Mesoamerican lands and their diasporas
From Platonic love to Stoic endurance: Everyday expressions we stole from Greek philosophers
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Today we use words and concepts coined by thinkers such as Plato or Epicurus, although often with a different meaning
Germany, chronicles of an imaginary nation
Thirty-five years after the fall of the German Democratic Republic, a ‘mental wall’ continues to divide the country, including in its literature. EL PAÍS took a trip through Berlin, Jena and Leipzig in search of the great German novel, written today by authors like Jenny Erpenbeck and Clemens Meyer
How a pots and pans salesman invented an industry 100 years ago that is now worth $74 trillion
Edward Leffler created the first open-end mutual fund, democratizing investment by offering small-scale savers a low-cost financial product managed by professionals. His original fund has achieved an annual return of nearly 9.5% over the last century
Antonio Turiel, physicist: ‘We take for granted that we are going to replace fossil fuels with a 100% renewable system. That’s very questionable’
The scientist presents a new book in which he predicts drastic changes in Europe due to the lack of energy and materials
‘Squid Game 2′: ‘I won’t do this again. I lost several teeth in the process’
Violent, funny and visually iconic, the show by Korean director Hwang Dong-hyuk was the most-watched series on Netflix. In an interview, the director confesses that success has left him exhausted. The second season is coming out on December 26, while third will be released in 2025