Le Corbusier is a controversial figure. Some of his urban planning ideas have been criticized for their indifference to pre-existing cultural sites, societal expression and equality, & his ties with fascism, antisemitism and the dictator Benito Mussolini
"In January 1937, the University of Lausanne (UNIL) awarded Benito Mussolini an honorary doctorate. A group of Vaud politicians on Tuesday called for the academic title to be revoked."
- Swissinfo, March 2022
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89col…
The EPFL-Pavilions buildings:
>archives from the Montreux Jazz Festival
>a space for museum experimentations
> DataSquare: the HUMAN BRAIN PROJECT and the VENICE TIME MACHINE
"Driverless Vehicles, the Venice Time Machine, the Human Brain Project and MOOCs at EPFL
They traveled from the Human Brain Project to the Rolex center, where the MOOCs lab is located.."
- US Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
"Black Cube operates as a highly secretive private intelligence agency with core operational hubs in Tel Aviv and London. Formally registered in the UK as BC Strategy UK Limited, ..
the firm specializes in corporate espionage, "litigation support," and undercover sting operations."..🎶🐈⬛
Black Cube has historically been contracted by the Israeli Defense Ministry for intelligence projects. This infrastructure mirrors the high-level backing Carbyne received from military figures like former IDF general Pinhas Buchris & Ehud Barak"🧵👇🎶
Founded in 2002, the "Ring" is the exclusive alumni and business association for graduates and staff of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Computer Science and Technology. It functions as a high-powered tech incubator 🧵👇
The Link to the DeepMind Network : The intersection between the Cavendish Laboratory (Physics) and Demis Hassabis (Computer Science) is highly significant in the timeline of AI development "..
GG : "the Huxley family was deeply involved with the United Nations. Aldous Huxley’s brother, Julian Huxley, was one of the most influential figures in the early history of the UN, serving as the very first Director-General of UNESCO from 1946 to 1948. ..
While Julian Huxley was busy at the United Nations offices in Geneva shaping post-war internationalism, Aldous Huxley’s relationship with the French language and culture remained highly personal, deeply literary, and central to how he viewed the world."..
GG : "The UK Coalition Government changed the law in September 2011 to restrict private arrest warrants, a move explicitly designed to prevent the arrest of visiting Israeli officials. 🤔
The Tzipi Livni Warrant: In December 2009, a London magistrate issued an arrest warrant for former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni over alleged war crimes during the 2008–2009 Gaza war. Livni cancelled her trip to the UK to avoid arrest .."
Years earlier, Doron Almog narrowly escaped arrest at Heathrow Airport by refusing to step off his plane after learning a British magistrate had issued a private warrant against him. Following these events, the Israeli government heavily pressured the UK to change its laws."..
Some of Cambridge’s most brilliant mathematical minds were tangled up with the Cambridge University Science Fiction (and Fantasy) Society (CUSFS), and they birthed one of the most legendary, bizarre "gaming clubs" in history.
Rowan Pelling :
" Count Binface is the best of British. Unfortunately for Furious Farage, our country will never trust ‘establishment’ politicians who can’t laugh at themselves"🤔 archive.is/RnGvJ
It’s as if Newsnight were scripted by Monty Python. Long-term prankster and electoral underdog Count Binface stands for the exasperated voter, while five-property-owning, career politician Farage looks increasingly like the establishment."