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BarCraft Madrid 2012: Spanish gamers play for keeps
My second piece for PUMA on after-hours athletes, including my own original (though challenging with bar light) photos. BarCraft Madrid, where folks gather to watch an unrecognized, but fairly hardcore...
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Spanish masters of the entrepreneurial universe
MADRID — If most Spanish are unhappy at work, why don’t they do anything about it? One public university bets on the risk takers. Published with CBS SmartPlanet.com, Oct. 15, 2012. If there aren’t jobs...
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Spain’s no-touch, one-man orchestra, no instruments required
MADRID — Hands-free gaming turns into beautiful and weird arrangements of music and light. First published with SmartPlanet.com, October 26, 2012. What would You like to see made Kinect hands-free?
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Madrid’s AirportNap helps you do just that
MADRID — Spanish start-up employs mothers 45 and older, while helping you survive layovers. From CBS SmartPlanet, October 29, 2012. Read here!
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Yes, there is a housing market in Spain
MADRID — No, the Spanish aren’t the ones investing in it. Even though the housing bubble has long since burst, there is still a market in Spain, a country that, no matter what, folks (like me!) want to...
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Taking monotony out of music in Madrid
MADRID – Music is getting scientifically more monotonous and unoriginal, but maybe turning dejaying into an interactive game could help. Published on SmartPlanet.com, November 26, 2012. What songs do...
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What Madrilenos didn’t know about the brain
Madrid — Part 1 of 2. Are left-handed people really more creative and righties better at math? Do we really only use ten percent of our brain? Published on CBS SmartPlanet.com, November 15, 2012. Which...
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This is your brain on drugs and video games
MADRID — Part 2 of 2. Do drugs really harm the brain? Can video games really increase brainpower? First published on SmartPlanet.com, November 16, 2012. What brainteasers do you want the answers to?
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How to spend next to nada in Madrid
This two-part article didn’t take interviewing or research — it’s my life. In my more than three years in Spain, I have learned to, finally, live on a budget and to get the most out of my money. It was...
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How to win El Gordo
El Gordo is Spain’s biggest lottery. Scratch that… with prize totals over 2.5 billion euros, it’s the world’s largest lotto. And, in my opinion, it’s the most complicated one at that! Thus, I set out...
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How the Cubipod can prevent your city from flooding
MADRID — It’s cute, it’s symmetrical, and it could save money and your city from flooding. It’s the CubiPod. Published on SmartPlanet, December 10, 2012. I though this was an interesting (and cute!)...
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How much could you learn with just five minutes a day?
MADRID — Like tapas, devouring five-minute bites of a language might be a better — and certainly more convenient — way to micro-learn. Published December 18, 2012 on CBS SmartPlanet.com . If you could...
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When I saw that had a Christmas Eve article due, I could only think of this one totally awesome, totally renewable, kind of crazy, one of the best places I’ve ever visited. Check out the article and...
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Happy new year! I’m moving to Barcelona!
Feliz año! Nuevo año, nueva vida. Happy New Year! A new year, a new life. It’s official, 25 days until I move to Barcelona! And I need everyone’s help building my network there… both for Business...
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In Spain, high-end jewelry molded after art, architecture
MADRID — Contemporary artists and architects design high-end pieces of jewelry, sold only online — a first in the luxury sector. See the gorgeously shocking jewelry of Artency.com and decide — in times...
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The problem from Medina to Mecca
MADRID — Sand. It’s a big problem. Huge. So how do you build a high-speed rail across the desert? You hire a Spanish team of engineers! Published on CBS SmartPlanet, January 21, 2013. Read more here!
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Ibero-American design sets out to reconnect
MADRID — What links Latin America back to the Iberian Peninsula? Design. Published on SmartPlanet.com, January 24, 2013. A shared history meets up with great design, photographed by a great...
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Three innovators tackle a Spanish tradition: wine
MADRID — There’s nothing like sitting out on a terrace on a beautiful sunny Spanish day, sipping red, white or cava and munching on some cheese or jamon tapas. These three start-ups make it even a...
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La Matanza, Yes that’s Spanish for massacre
If you’re not a first time reader of mine, you probably know I am both an animal lover and an avid carnivore. I think we as humans are meant to eat other animals, but that we should show more of an...
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Why the Spanish aren’t entrepreneurs
BARCELONA — And why the Spanish youth aren’t either. After all, 60 percent of those 30 and under are unemployed. Maybe it’s just not in the Spanish blood. Published with CBS SmartPlanet.com, February...
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