UFMG: The Federal University of Minas Gerais – Brazil
Learn more about the Federal University of Minas Gerais, one of the best universities in Brazil and Latin America.
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Digital Addiction: Checking Email and Messages all the Time
Rescue Time App reported that their average user checks email or an instant messenger every six minutes.
Augmented Reality and Accessibility in Museums: Book Chapter
This post presents an accessibility experience with augmented reality at the MASP museum. This text is part of my new…
Academic Productivity and Digital Addiction: The Abyss Between Those Who Dominate New Technologies and Those Who Are Dominated by Them
This post discusses the impacts of the digital revolution on academic productivity and the crises associated with the Internet and…
Apple Killed Primephonic: How Tech Giants Are Dictating World Culture Consumption
Based on the classical music app Primephonic case acquired by Apple Music, I build reflections on tech giants’ monopolies.
Kill the intelligent and skilled
The Arab traveller Ibn Fadlān reports on the ancient Slavic custom of killing people who knew too much. In this…
Reflections on the challenges of translating Portuguese into English: 1st Anniversary of This Blog
In this commemorative text of this blog’s first anniversary, I talk a little about Brazilian culture, English study, and my…
The Maths of Productivity Progress: Adopting a New Habit and Then Quitting
Do you think it is hard to keep a new habit? Then join the club! In this post, I reflect…
Letter to Brazilians in defence of the Democratic Rule of Law
More than one million Brazilians and I signed this letter defending democracy and freedom in Brazil. In civic vigil against…
The Reverse Side of Embroidery: a Delicate Allegory for Our Life
Old embroideries kept in the closet sewed memories of adventures in forests, rocks traced by cave paintings, and reflections on…
