“We are like mosquitoes in the vastness of the universe, and there is so much to discover,” said cardiologist Valentí Fuster at the end of his conversation this Saturday with journalist Mònica Planas at Enfoquem: el Foro de las Soluciones (Focus: The Solutions Forum) organized by ARA at the CCCB. “We’re not going to use that as a headline,” Planas assured him. They both laughed, and Fuster, president of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital in New York, added, “I’m a very positive mosquito.” It feels wrong to contradict Planas, but the journalist is like the scorpion in the fable of the frog: faced with the possibility of a headline, he can’t suppress his nature.

It's been almost a month since we welcomed spring in the northern hemisphere. Average temperatures have begun to rise, the thaw is awakening wintering animals, migratory birds are returning, trees are blossoming, and poppies and their scarlet color fill the roadsides. Spring arrives loaded with culture and gifts us with holidays like Sant Jordi and International Dance Day. It encourages walks in the countryside and bookstalls. Today, with our eyes on the quintessential day of books, we suggest five publications: a child being born, a heart beating, a mother traveling, a questioning humanity, and a science journalist who will make us travel without moving from our chairs.