César Alejandro Urbina Blanco, Author at Caracas Chronicles

César Alejandro Urbina Blanco

Guatireño, the grandchild of two Carmens. BSc in Chemistry from La Simon and PhD in Chemistry from The University of St Andrews currently working as a Research Scientist in Germany. Big science geek, proud winner and supporter of the Chemistry Olympiads and former Viola player from El Sistema. Always up for a good discussion unafraid of playing the devil's advocate, politics, religion, science or art, you name it I'm up for it. In one word: Cesapo.

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La Simón: Facts, Problems and Half a Solution

What if we got over our elitism complexes and took a long, hard look at what a University can do for a deeply unequal society?

César Alejandro Urbina Blanco November 21, 2015

Calling La Simón Elitist is Like Calling the Sky Blue

I love La Simón deeply. But commuting to and from campus every day from Guatire gives you a whole new perspective on elitism, USB-style.

César Alejandro Urbina Blanco November 6, 2015

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