Blog posts July 2009
What are our priorities in this time of crisis?
During the time of the second Industrial Revolution in England in the mid 1800s, when the British Empire was at its peak, it was said that it was better to be the horse of the Queen than the subject of the Queen, because horses received better treatment than people. According to historians,…
¿Quién tiene la prioridad en una época de crisis?
En la Era Victoriana de Inglaterra, a mediados del siglo XIX y en el apogeo de la Revolución Industrial y del expansionismo británico, se decía que era mejor ser el caballo de la Reina que el súbdito de la Reina, porque a los caballos se los trataba mejor que a las personas. Según dicen los…
Why did we abandon our best ideas on the roadside of our lives?
Last week I drove from Colorado through Kansas to Missouri, around 700 in each direction. From time to time, I could see trucks or houses abandoned close to the highway. In some cases, the trucks or the houses were so deteriorated that it was clear they have been abandoned for a long time a…
¿Por qué abandonamos nuestras ideas al costado del camino de la vida?
La semana pasada viajé por tierra casi mil kilómetros en cada dirección entre Colorado y Missouri, pasando por Kansas. Al costado de la carretera con cierta frecuencia se veían casas o camiones abandonados. En algunos casos, el estado del deterioro de la casa o del camión revelaba que el ab…
Three big lies I learned during a visit to Harvard
Last week I had the opportunity of visiting Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I learned many valuable lessons during that visit, but the most important lesson was the history of the statue of John Harvard. In Harvard Yard, the oldest part of Harvard University campus, there i…
Tres grandes mentiras que aprendí visitando Harvard
La semana pasada tuve la oportunidad de visitar la Universidad Harvard, en Cambridge, Massachusetts. La visita me enseñó varias lecciones, pero la más valiosa fue conocer la historia de la estatua de John Harvard, por quien la universidad fue nombrada. En Harvard Yard, la zona más antigua d…
What’s the minimum number of trees to form a forest?
Last week, Argentinean health authorities declared an “epidemic,” after they confirmed at least 55 deaths due to what they call “Flu A” (that is, swine flu.) What’s the minimum number of sick people required to declare an epidemic? Let’s suppose there were only 54 deaths instead of …
¿Cuántos árboles se necesitan como mínimo para tener un bosque?
La semana pasada en Argentina se declaró una epidemia, luego de que las autoridades sanitarias de aquel país sudamericano comprobasen la muerte de por lo menos 55 personas debido a la gripe A, antes llamada gripe porcina. ¿Cuántos enfermos son necesarios para que se declare una epidemia? Si…
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