My 26th Escalade Race of Geneva 2020
I started to train earlier for the end of 2020 Geneva Escalade Race run on the first weekend of December. Then CORVID 19 struck and the race cancelled. Nevertheless, I made up my mind to run alone on the day to avoid a gap in my 26_year series. On Saturday 6 December, many enthusiasts ran…
Talk 21- Sick Earth: argue or treat?
Not a breath of clean air On 21 June 2020, I completed writing 20 Talks about my anxieties. The following morning, I heard a meteorologist on the BBC commenting on climate warming and what we should do next. He proposed that we should sit down and talk. That infuriated me. Isn’t that what the world…
Talk 20: Glorious eternal life in 2045
No surprise Human beings named Homo sapiens do not surprise us anymore. We know these animals are the Bacterium homo grǣdigus, the greedy human bacteria. Not too long ago, these animals learnt to stand upright on two legs. This liberated their arms and fingers. Their tall shoulders supported a big brainy head enabling them to…
Talk 19: The forgotten nature lovers*
*Inspired by: The Invention of Nature – The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science, by Andrea Wulf. Lowering Earth’s fever Grete has decided to become an Earth-Doctor. She remembers the long list of Earth’s sickness syndromes. She realized that the disease is multifaceted and awfully complex. Without genuine help from many…
