Javier Pérez reveals how a single plant in an office can transform employee satisfaction and productivity.
1. After Work, a Spanish-language radio program on Capital Radio hosted by Eduardo Castillo, covers technology, lifestyle, and workplace wellbeing topics in a single extended episode.
2. The first segment features Javier Pérez, founder and CEO of BAUM, a Madrid-based landscaping and gardening company operating nationally and internationally, who specializes in biophilic design for homes, offices, and events.
3. The core thesis of the BAUM segment is that plants in workplaces are not decorative elements but tools for emotional wellbeing and productivity, and that most offices dramatically underinvest in them.
4. Javier Pérez notes that humans have coexisted with plants for thousands of years and that the current distance from nature in workplaces is a recent and damaging anomaly.
5. Eduardo Castillo reveals that Capital Radio's own studio at Roxy Fuencarreal 123 in Madrid has almost no plants, a fact confirmed by colleague Jorge Zumeta, which Javier uses as a case study for the broader problem.
6. BAUM designs office landscaping to reflect the philosophy of each client company — including dry cactus gardens for companies with a dynamic, low-maintenance ethos — and advises starting plant selection based on available light rather than aesthetic preference.
7. Javier Pérez says BAUM's biggest challenge is client satisfaction, and that their motto is 'always to your measure,' regardless of project size.
8. BAUM also runs team-building events where corporate groups plant trees on BAUM's property, and Javier has been doing landscaping professionally for 32 years.
9. The second segment features Julián de Cabo and Víctor Mariño, who discuss technology, AI, culture, and current events.
10. Víctor Mariño reveals that Anthropic released a new Claude model — described as related to the Opus 4.6 line — that discovered a 27-year-old previously unknown security vulnerability in BSD, an operating system used heavily in cryptographic applications.
11. Anthropic responded by restricting the model to a project called Glasswing, granting a coalition including AWS, Microsoft, Google, Apple, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Nvidia, Broadcom, and Cisco $100 million in model access to analyze and patch the vulnerability without public disclosure.
12. Julián de Cabo describes the BSD finding as one of the most important recent news stories that is difficult for the general public to understand but has enormous implications.
13. Víctor also describes Cortical Labs, a startup that grows human stem cells into brain cells, houses them in server-sized enclosures, stimulates them with electrodes, and trains them on video games — starting with Pong and advancing to Doom — as part of research into biological computing.
14. A human brain with 90,000 neurons uses approximately 20 watts, compared to millions of watts for conventional data centers, making biological computing potentially transformative from an energy perspective.
15. Julián de Cabo reacts to the Cortical Labs story with discomfort, calling it 'science fiction and horror movie,' comparing it to 2001: A Space Odyssey, and describing it as 'putting man to run around a mill to generate energy.'
16. Víctor notes that 5,500 people are already connecting their computers to these biological systems for testing, and that Cortical Labs destroys its cell cultures every six months.
17. The conversation also covers GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro being linked to rising divorce rates in the US and UK, as users who lose weight re-enter the dating market.
18. Julián de Cabo and Eduardo Castillo discuss the growth of Holy Week processions in Spain, with Julian noting that participation as cofrades and costaleros — not just spectators — has increased substantially in recent years.
19. The episode has a fast-moving, conversational radio format with Eduardo Castillo guiding between topics; Julián is sardonic and skeptical, while Víctor delivers technology news with enthusiasm.
20. People interested in AI news, biophilic office design, or Spanish-language tech commentary will find value; those seeking deep technical analysis or English-language content may not.
