Hi – and welcome to my first blog post. Don’t worry it’s going to be short and sweet. This is the view from the window of my apartment. I like it, I’m lucky.
However, it’s going to feature big-time in my life in the coming weeks as I am in virtual lockdown here in the UK. Along with more than 2.5 billion others, a third of the world’s population. But the great news is that all of us can turn our restricted local windows into global ones through the magic of the internet.
So now I’m able to share links to three high-quality primary-sources to help us understand and process what is happening to our world. The first perspective is provided by a reliable and accurate database detailing the growth of the virus across the world.
I know many have already found this to be a useful tool to analyse the shifting global narratives as the virus continues to spread. Note there is a column recording the number of recovered cases. This can give us a little much-needed encouragement during these difficult days.
Second, I recommend this interview by TED TALKS with Bill Gates giving his international take on the disease.
Third, here is a forward-looking essay in the Financial Times by Yuval Noah Harari, the thought-provoking author of Sapiens and Homo Deus.
If you want to send your own lockdown view, please connect with me on my social media pages.
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