Category Archives: Mots & Concepts

The art of subverting expectations

Posted on September 25, 2019 by ldmarchesi

Subverting expectations is, according to me, a good thing if used with wisdom. Unfortunately “Game of Thrones” didn’t in the mess of season 8. Continue reading →

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A subtle and short guide on how to write good reviews

Posted on June 29, 2019 by ldmarchesi

Today the reviews are the very currency on the internet, this sentence is actually real, but knowing how to write them is a tough question. Continue reading →

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David Brinn, The practice effect and the progress

Posted on June 22, 2019 by ldmarchesi

In a world when the entropy works differently, David Brinn gave me the chance to get a personal key to read one of his less known novels. Continue reading →

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Higher minds and the scales of civilizations

Posted on May 5, 2019 by ldmarchesi

The mankind mind is almost unlimited, it could create literally anything. Remember that smartness and the way we use it are two separate things. Continue reading →

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Henrietta Leavitt and the measurement of the universe

Posted on March 8, 2019 by ldmarchesi

In the international women day, I’ll tell you the story of Henrietta Leavitt, the woman that unlocked the key to measuring the distance between some stars. Continue reading →

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Sci-fi and the misconception of hostile machines

Posted on February 27, 2019 by ldmarchesi

Sci-fi thought us that machines are hostiles, but is not always like that. It depends on how you program them. In case of an AI, they need to learn. Continue reading →

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The subtle difference between sci-fi and space operas

Posted on February 11, 2019 by ldmarchesi

Sometimes is easy to set a genre for an opera. But is not so simple in reality. Sci-fi is a tricky genre to analyze and set. Continue reading →

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Ideas – The bricks of progress

Posted on February 3, 2019 by ldmarchesi

Ideas are something amazing. Could be very bad if you lose one so please, Just note them and you’ll see that maybe, it will be part of progress. Continue reading →

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Mice and men – Universe 25 and the end of humanity

Posted on February 2, 2019 by ldmarchesi

Universe 25 is one of the most terrifying experiments that we ever did. It stones a behavior relationship between different species. Continue reading →

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Limits we shall not cross and the ethics of progress

Posted on February 1, 2019 by ldmarchesi

There are limits we shall not cross? If such a limit exists, probably it should be uncrossable so, until we can fulfill progress, we have to. Continue reading →

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