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28 Aug 26

The Letters are Infinite

In mathematics, infinity produces profoundly counterintuitive results.
Illustration with a white background featuring multiple letters of the alphabet in different vibrant colors, including blue, purple, yellow, green, pink, orange, and red, drawn with textured strokes and hatching, arranged in perspective to create depth, with larger letters in the foreground gradually decreasing in size as they recede into the background of the image.

30 July 26

Homeopathic Text

I've always been an avid reader. Perhaps my childhood without siblings and without many toys, except for a ball, partially explains my interest in reading.
A child with wavy brown hair, wearing a scarf and an orange plaid jacket, holds an open yellow book with small white marks on the cover in both hands, sitting against a white background.

03 July 26

The disguise of the universal

Perhaps that's exactly what Nelson Rodrigues understood so well. The universal rarely appears dressed in itself.
A dense crowd of people gathered in an open urban space, with modern multi-story buildings in the background, some people carrying flags and white banners, many individuals standing close to each other, clothing in various light and dark shades, and an architectural structure with visible pillars to the right of the composition.

May 07, 26

Urban Exodus

According to the World Bank, in 2024, 82% of the population in "high-income countries" lived in cities. The world average was 58%.
A three-dimensional sphere composed of hundreds of small profile photographs of people arranged in a mosaic format, with a radial depth effect that creates the illusion of movement from the center of the image.

25 Tues 26

The Ability to See the Truth

When discussing artificial intelligence, for example, the focus almost always shifts to the question of whether or not the machine is intelligent.
The Ability to See the Truth, an article by Michel Yamaguchi

05 Tues 26

The Contradiction

"This contradiction between what is said and what is done is recurrent in some people. And this, for childlike souls, is a true enigma."
The Contradiction; an article by Michel Yamaguchi

01 Dec 25

Stability

No public servant can be coerced into committing a wrongdoing for fear of losing their livelihood.
Stability

03 July 25

The Zeitgeist

One of the best Brazilian writers is little known; his name is Gustavo Corção (1896–1978), have you heard of him?
The writer Gustavo Corção (1896–1978) - JU article

21 January 25

The worst form of loneliness

"Well, here's my version of Nelson Rodrigues' famous quote: the worst form of loneliness is the company of a sycophant."
Nelson Rodrigues immortalized several controversial phrases, such as “all unanimity is stupid”, when narrating the murder of his brother

10 set 24

'I am a theist and an evolutionist'

Michel Yamagishi: "However, if God is logos, then it must be possible to prove his existence using reason. And Saint Anselm courageously rose to the challenge, proposing a demonstration now known as the ontological argument for the existence of God."
Image of Saint Augustine (a joke that is quite popular in academic circles)

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