Provocations

Challenging the Established Paradigm

Eventorum – Why go Back?

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Timo

Humanity’s grip on the planet eases… In The Guardian Article “‘It’s positively alpine!’: Disbelief in big cities as air pollution falls’, a series of then and now pictures are presented, contrasting major urban areas before and during the COVID-19 driven lockdowns. I think the article’s title sums it nicely. The only question is, why would we want to go back to the “before?” If humanity is as clever as claims to be, we will find a way to embrace the new and sustain ourselves.

Image: New Delihi’s India Gate war memorial on 17 October 2019 and on 8 April 2020. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Eventorum – Making a Difference, on Two Wheels

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Timo

In the U.S., today is “Bike to Work Day.” For the Dutch, every day is bike to work day! Check out this video “Dutch people cycle so much it’s equivalent to planting 54 million trees a year,” and this story “These are the world’s best cities to be a cyclist,” both from the World Economic Forum.