Hello and welcome to Switzerland Good!
Do you remember the mysterious masked flame bearer from the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics? Under his costume were actually 9 athletes, who took turns throughout the ceremony. Including 3 French-speaking parkour specialists that my colleagues from RTS Sport met.
Crochet coral
A coral reef crocheted by more than 4000 people. This is the highlight of the new exhibition at the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne, dedicated to the imagination of the sea. A collective work which allows complex structures to be reproduced using traditional art.
A championship for the mullet
Short on top, short on the sides, long behind. This is the formula for the mullet cut, closely linked to Valais in the Swiss imagination. It is therefore normal that Martigny hosted the first Swiss championship dedicated to haircuts. More than 150 people participated, including 20 women and children, including Lucas, 13 years old: “If you have a mullet cut, you’re stylish. And if you’re stylish, you have a mullet cut.”
>> Find out more: The Valais Fair brings together more than 245,000 visitors and 150 mules
A web app for consent
Use your smartphone to give consent and obtain consent from your flirt. It’s not science fiction, but a web app developed by 5 Romands. On the menu, 5 formalized rules to define sexual consent, which partners fill out and exchange. A way to get along, but also to defend yourself, if one of the rules is not respected.
Promoting resonance wood
Do you know what a xylotheque is? It is a space where specific wood samples are kept. For example, resonance wood, which makes it possible to make musical instruments, and which is found in particular in the forests of the Jura Arc. An intercantonal initiative wants to promote this natural heritage.
>> Find out more: The wood used by luthiers enhanced by a new structure in the Jura Arc
A robot to sort waste
Imagine a machine that automatically sorts and crushes waste. This is the concept developed by a French inventor, based on artificial intelligence. Thanks to its 7 storage compartments, its robot also improves the logistical management of waste sorting.
50 years of Playmobil
From the games of our childhood to the marketing of an orange giant, Playmobils are still as successful, 50 years after their birth in Bavaria (Germany). Besides, do you know who the first characters were? A medieval knight, a Native American warrior and a construction worker.
>> Find out more: Playmobil, half a century of success
And if not, have you seen the last episode of Simpson? A grand finale after 35 seasons of good and loyal service, imagined by artificial intelligence. On the menu are departures, deaths and a mix of references – Breaking Bad has Game Of Thrones – and above all a spotlight on the issues linked to AI in American fiction. And rest assured, this false ending was in fact only the beginning of the 36th season of the animated series.
Have a nice week and see you next Monday!
