There are many ways to visualize the Climate Crisis but this is one of the most imaginative, even if the imagination was AI-assisted. Simone Candotto, a solo trombonist from Venice, the slowly-sinking, often inundated (by water and cruise ships) open air museum of a city, where Vivaldi also composed his famous 'Four Seasons' thought of remaking the famous work using a software algorithm and...There are many ways to visualize the Climate Crisis but this is one of the most imaginative, even if the imagination was AI-assisted. Simone Candotto, a solo trombonist from Venice, the slowly-sinking, often inundated (by water and cruise ships) open air museum of a city, where Vivaldi also composed his famous 'Four Seasons' thought of remaking the famous work using a software algorithm and climate data. The idea was then taken up by other composers who refined the climatic and climactic remake. Let's hope the imposing but scary music will scare some into action. interlude.hk/vivaldis-four-seasons-and-the-impact-… Show more

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and the Impact of Climate Change

Musicians and arrangers such as trombonist Simone Candotto re-compose Vivaldi’s masterpiece to let people hear the consequences of climate change.

Cycling bodies and enthusiasts have welcomed the "European Declaration on Cycling" signed in early April by EU Transport Ministers in Brussels. Hopefully, this first recognition of the importance of cycling at the EU level will eventually also lead to more cycling holidays, and cycling during holidays, through new policies and infrastructure. www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/04/cycling-declarat…

Cycling Declaration hailed as ‘historic’ moment for Europe | Euronews

Although it carries no legal force, cycling advocates have greeted an undertaking by governments and MEPs to make Europe a more bike friendly place as…

From forgiving student debt, to "forgiving" Julian Assange, to finally doing something about Gaza, it could just be the effect (on Joe Biden) of the upcoming elections - which is a case for holding elections more frequently and having an electoral system that really allows more than two parties. Or it could be another case of the Churchillian "You can always count on the Americans to do the...From forgiving student debt, to "forgiving" Julian Assange, to finally doing something about Gaza, it could just be the effect (on Joe Biden) of the upcoming elections - which is a case for holding elections more frequently and having an electoral system that really allows more than two parties. Or it could be another case of the Churchillian "You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they have tried everything else"... www.cnbc.com/2024/04/10/biden-administration-could… Show more

Biden administration could start forgiving student debt this year

The Biden administration is moving ahead quickly with its new student loan forgiveness plan, with hopes to start wiping out people's debts this fall.

While heartless reactionaries celebrate their fresh agreement to protect their distorted notion "of our European way of life" three more young lives are lost in the Aegean while trying to reach fortress Europe. The simple truth that reactionaries do not want you to understand is that no one would risk their lives if there were legal migration routes...While heartless reactionaries celebrate their fresh agreement to protect their distorted notion "of our European way of life" three more young lives are lost in the Aegean while trying to reach fortress Europe. The simple truth that reactionaries do not want you to understand is that no one would risk their lives if there were legal migration routes. www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-rescues-14-mig… Show more