The MareNostrum-Ona, Spain’s first quantum supercomputer, has been developed with 100% European technology. © Barcelona Supercomputing Center
The BSC as a catalyst for urban transformation

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) is not only a leading institution in high-performance computing, but also a key driver of urban transformation. Recent announcements of...

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Time, the most precious thing of allAcceleration and democracy: A dangerous relationship

Technological accelerationism – a philosophy of urgency that has for some time prevailed in Silicon Valley –...

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Time, the most precious thing of allA four-day working week: prosperity requires time

A reduction in working hours is not merely a labour demand; it is an urban planning tool that ought to play a...

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Time, the most precious thing of allTime, work and freedom

The advancement of a civilisation can be measured by its ability to free up time. Today, however, precarity...

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Time, the most precious thing of allWorking differently to safeguard health

Time associated with work – whether paid or unpaid – is a central aspect of how people organise their lives...

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Time, the most precious thing of allTime for care

In our lives, we have to juggle two different kinds of time: the productive system’s clock time and the time...

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Time, the most precious thing of allKeynes’s unfulfilled promise

In a celebrated lecture delivered in Madrid in 1930, the eminent economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that...

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Free time, inequalities and caregiving: What happens after work?

Recently, perspectives on post-work have gained attention, whether due to the anxiety of losing jobs or the optimism surrounding reduced working hours enabled by artificial...

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