eduard punset i casals (9 november 1936 – 22 may 2019) was a spanish politician, lawyer, economist and science popularise. he was a member of adolfo suárez's union of the democratic centre. he served as a member of the congress of deputies from 1982 to 1983. he was later a member of the european parliament between 1987 and 1994. he also wrote for the bbc and "the economist". he was born in barcelona, catalonia.