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Do rats dream of the future?

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imageMystic rodent.Starsandspirals, CC BY-SA

Rodents, one might guess, live in the present – seeking out the best rewards they can scurry to. Indeed, the Scottish poet, Robert Burns, encapsulated this in his poem, “To a Mouse”, with the lines:

Still, thou art blest compar’d wi’ me! The present only toucheth thee: But Och! I...

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An introduction to the booming world of Latin American digital arts

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imageMonika Bravo, detail of the installation [URUMU](https://vimeo.com/86606440).Photo © Juan Luque

The idea of “digital arts” may not immediately call Latin America to mind. Silicon Valley maybe, Old Street roundabout maybe; probably not Buenos Aires. But this is exactly where the most recent E-Poetry Festival, “renowned...

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