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The aging of the world is being read as imminent catastrophe. There's another reading underway — in labor policy, in longevity science, and in the geopolitical rebalance between aging and younger economies. This Radar travels from Tokyo to Milan, Seoul, and Africa to make sense of a civilizational transition still being written, with names, dates, and a concept worth adopting into your vocabulary: designed longevity.

Aging Isn't the Crisis. It's the Achievement.

How to keep the brain young isn't a self-help question — it's one of the most active areas of neuroscience today. Three pillars show up across nearly every study, and none of them runs through comfort.

How to Keep Your Brain Young

Test new diets, routines, workout regimens and see what best suits your body and mind

Health & Diet

More than 3 out of 4 American workers report some level of burnout. Learn to spot the warning sign before it turns into a diagnosis.

How to Spot Burnout: The Point Where Tiredness Stops Being Tiredness

A discovery in the brain's own immune cells is challenging the dominant model of anxiety treatment. This Radar breaks down the study, what it changes, and what's still worth doing while the science catches up.

What anxiety is, and what to do about it

Three dead, eight infected, thirty passengers scattered across twelve countries without contact tracing. This Radar tells the story of the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, a ship that departed Argentina in April twenty twenty-six, and answers the question that dominated headlines: could this become a pandemic? Drawing on sources including the WHO, CNN, NPR, Harvard, and STAT News, the text explains what the Andes virus is, why it is different from other strains, what happened on board, and why experts are ruling out a pandemic now while still taking the warning seriously.

Hantavirus, a new pandemic?

From Nash's game theory to the dopamine design of video games, this Radar traces the path that brought the concept of play into the classroom, explains the science behind the engagement games create, and evaluates, without romanticizing, what gamification actually solves in education and what it still can't replace.

YOUR BRAIN LOVES A GAME

See what science says about modern childhood education.

Parenting

Autism and Inclusion breaks down Autism Spectrum Disorder through the lens of practical education, showing parents and teachers how to create environments where autistic children can genuinely thrive. Drawing on psychopedagogy and methods like ABA, TEACCH, and Montessori, Eugênio Cunha delivers a compassionate, actionable guide that replaces fear and confusion with clarity, purpose, and real strategies for building independence — one small step at a time.

Autism and Inclusion

Based on the work of Mayra Gaiato, one of Brazil's leading voices on neuroscience applied to autism, this microbook presents the Singular Model: a ten-step method that combines behavioral science with genuine emotional connection to support children on the autism spectrum or with developmental delays. From organizing the environment to managing meltdowns, it shows how to turn everyday interactions into real learning opportunities.

Singular brain

An autism spectrum disorder diagnosis changes everything — and the absence of solid information turns fear into paralysis. Dr. Gustavo Teixeira translates decades of neurodevelopmental expertise into a straightforward, jargon-free guide: from the historical roots of ASD and Wing's Triad to early warning signs, real causes, and evidence-based therapies. The focus is always practical — how to observe, how to act, and how to turn a diagnosis into the starting point for an autonomous, fulfilling life.

The autism handbook

A neuroscience-backed guide to understanding how the autistic brain learns, processes emotions, and builds memory — and how the right stimulation, environment, and individualized planning can unlock real growth in children with ASD.

Neuroscience and autism spectrum disorder

In “The Brain That Changes Itself” author, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge looks at new medical research on the functioning of the brain. For most of medical history it was believed that the brain was fixed, but it has now been proven that the brain continually changes itself. This has revealed new ways of dealing with stroke or anxiety patients and has even shown how blind people can regain their sight!

The Brain That Changes Itself

How did we get here? See which ideas shaped the course of history, and how philosophy played a significant role in human evolution.

History & Philosophy

“The Great Influenza” by John M. Berry tells the terrifying and surprisingly little-known story of the 1918 flu pandemic, the deadliest in history. Erupting at the height of World War I in an army camp in Kansas, the pandemic killed 100 million people worldwide, five times as many as the war itself. Barry examines the reasons and the consequences, and shares the lessons (never) learned.

The Great Influenza

GDP, Trade balance, foreign capital. Everything about global trade is here!

Economics

Ian Ayres’s engrossing bestseller “Super Crunchers” tells the story of how analyzing data is changing how decisions are made. Briefly put, it examines the “power” of numbers. In this lively and groundbreaking book, Ayres explains how sorting through mass quantities of easily stored information can offer greater insight into human behavior for businesses, governments, and consumers.

Super Crunchers

Take a sneak-peek into the private lives of people who left a mark in world history.

Biographies & Memoirs

Named one of the best books of 2010 by numerous publications – and turned into a blockbuster HBO movie starring Oprah Winfrey in 2017– “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” tells the fascinating account of how a poor tobacco farmer of African American origin by the name of Henrietta Lacks died in relative obscurity to become the unlikely originator of HeLa, the first immortal cell line widely used in scientific research.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

In “Descartes’ Error,” eminent Portuguese-American neuroscientist Antonio Damasio draws on the famous Phineas Gage affair and his personal experiences with neurological patients affected by brain damage to challenge traditional ideas about the relationship between emotions and rationality. Ultimately, he shows that, rather than being its deterrent, emotions are actually a fundamental part of rational thinking.

Descartes’ Error

Personal Development

The best microbooks on Emotional Intelligence to make you overcome obstacles in your personal and professional life.

Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman’s “Emotional Intelligence” summarizes research from a decade of studies and shows us why emotional intelligence (EI) is just as important for a successful life as our IQ. Contrary to the academic knowledge measured by the IQ, EI is multifaceted and has an impact on our work performance, our relationships, and our health.
Goleman argues for a shift in educational focus: he makes the case for educating our children in the art of emotional intelligence, to prevent the rise of mental health issues and crime rates.


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