Lessons from the Blackout
The recent blackout in Spain offers a lot of lessons about energy policies and electric grids. The column analyse some of them.
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ in Art
This column is about the representation of Christ Resurrection in the Art, remarking the difficulty of interpreting an event that is beyond of human knowledge.
The “resurrection” of the dire wolf
This column is about the “de-extincion” of dire wolf specie and the implications of this scientific goal.
Seven lies about lithium contracts
It is my intention to refute some claims that the state-owned lithium company (YLB) does…
Welcome denialism!
With the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, a political earthquake has been…
The Order of Love
About the interpretation by US Vice President JD Vance of the theological concept of “ordo amoris” -the order of love- and its application to migrants deportation.
Are lithium contracts profitable?
I wonder if the lithium contracts between YLB and Russian and Chinese companies are profitable. The answer is negative, due to the low internacional price of Lithium Carbonate, now and in the next years.
Francesco Zaratti
Born in Rome (1947), he has lived in Bolivia since 1973.
He was Sonia’s widower and is now married to Carolita. From his first marriage he has three children and three grandchildren. He also shares three other children and seven grandchildren with Carolita.
He is a physicist by profession and an emeritus university professor. For 17 years he directed the UMSA Atmospheric Physics Laboratory. It also deals with energy issues, privatizations, biblical exegesis and common life.
In public life, he has collaborated, between 2004 and 2005, with President Carlos Mesa, as an advisor on energy and hydrocarbons and Delegate for the Review and Improvement of Capitalization.