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Martín Cagliani studied Anthropology and History at the University of Buenos Aires until he realized that his true passion was sharing everything he was learning with others. Since his parents and siblings grew tired of listening to him, he aimed at a burgeoning audience that complained less: the early days of the Internet, back in 1997, when accessing the limited Spanish material available was challenging.


From there, he transitioned to larger publications, in print, such as the now-defunct supplement Futuro from Página 12, or magazines like Quo and Muy Interesante from Spain; Scientific American from the United States; and Muy Interesante and InfoTechnology from Argentina. On the radio, he has a science column on Mundo UBA, aired by CNN Radio.

He is the author of the book "Modelo para armar," part of the Ciencia que Ladra collection published by Siglo XXI. He has also contributed chapters and articles to various books by different authors. He has received scholarships for his work as a science communicator to attend the prestigious Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in 2013 in Lindau, Germany, where Nobel laureates in Physics and Chemistry gather annually along with young researchers from around the world. He also attended the Heidelberg Laureate Forum in Heidelberg, Germany, in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2022. This forum is similar to the Lindau meetings but focuses on young researchers in mathematics and computer science, along with laureates of the Turing, Abel, Fields, and Nevanlinna awards.

You can read mor about him in his spanish site: Darwin y Dragones.

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