Ciencia de los Inútiles (Science of the Useless) is the fourteenth solo album by Omar Rodríguez-López, this time under the name El Trío de Omar Rodríguez-López. Written and recorded in Mexico City, it's the first solely acoustic work by Rodríguez-López and features a reduced lineup of three members. It was released for download on February 14, 2010 via the Rodriguez-Lopez productions website, along with a limited pressing of 1,000 copies on vinyl. The album was then reissued on vinyl on January 19, 2024, by Clouds Hill.