What would you give to live forever? There are circles in the scientific, philosophical, and social community that ask this question, and various answers are given. Some are willing to shed their mortal bodies to join some hypothetical collective intelligence, others believe in some paradise to be bought through piety, and there are also those who believe in their immortality as part of the human legacy, passed on from one generation to the next.

"Curing Day" proposes a different, and arguably much higher, price...

​How do we know if something exists? Does it need to have some physical form? If not, then how do we know if it exists? Notice how we went full circle on that initial question? We're not alone, as mathematicians and philosophers have discussed and debated on the nature of the most fundamental thing in the universe: numbers.

You can take this question as an intellectual exercise, though this topic can be discussed seriously in some academic circles.

So the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has concluded, and I'm sure many of you are rooting for specific events. For myself, it's the athletics, there's something about pushing the human limit of speed with nothing but muscle power that epitomises our obsession with achievements.

Zeno had thought of this - he is Greek after all, and proposes an extraordinary race that shapes our understanding of mathematics and physics, even today.

Mamihlapinatapei is a short story on the possible future where long extinct species were brought back. It tells a story of Marta, a Chilean of Yaghan ancestry, and fits the irony of her job in a world where extinct creatures were brought back, while minority cultures are becoming more and more endangered.

There's so much irony in this story, the ancient Greeks would appreciate it.

"The Heresy of Friar Travolo" can be seen as how new, paradigm-shifting ideas may be treated by unprepared minds. In the guise of breaking one of mathematics' fundamental laws, the story attempts to show how too much caution may lead to stagnant thinking, or the avoidance of thinking itself.

​Learn from this cautionary tale, and apply the lessons in your every thought.