Richard Simpson

A passionate human-being fueled by life, and exercising his dual-citizenship of the virtual and physical universes.

[Richard Simpson @RichardGSimpson]

@GIStrobl Congratulations Josef.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Not all heroes wear a cape. A human chain of courage and empathy. @rexchapman

[Universal Curiosity @UniverCurious]

You can change the train direction just by thinking about it.

[Richard Simpson @RichardGSimpson]

Satellite achieves sharp-eyed view of methane https://t.co/NpYHIn6kGH

[Richard Simpson @RichardGSimpson]

World's tallest prefab skyscrapers will rise in Singapore
https://t.co/eu9NhXPI1K

[Christine Boursin 🌐 @chboursin]

This new 3D printing technique is totally mesmerizing v/ @mashable cc @helene_wpli @andi_staub @jblefevre60 @FrRonconi @kalydeoo @Ronald_vanLoon @sebbourguignon @Paula_Piccard @enricomolinari

[Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal]

What to do with the #statues. New plaques might help.
My @SundayStarTimes @NZStuff #cartoon #nzpol #nzculture #BlackLivesMatter #racism

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

'Book' is a descendant of the 'beech'; 'paper' came from 'papyrus'; 'library' is from the Latin 'liber', 'bark', and 'true' is a sibling of 'tree', with the idea of something solid, firm, and steadfast.

I love the way language has wrapped itself around trees.

[Richard Simpson @RichardGSimpson]

The pandemic could reshape the world order. Trump's chaotic strategy is accelerating US losses
https://t.co/nnYYBDBPaZ

[Richard Simpson @RichardGSimpson]

An excellent review of the five must-have books on urban futures by the articulate and forever inquisitive leading commentator on this topic - @davina_jackson https://t.co/6zmUEBKDF5
@five_books #SmartCity #Urbanism #spatial #BookRecommendations #digitalearth

[Felippe Rodrigues @fsorodrigues]

This week, I took it to #scrollytelling land to break down the Covid-19 "race to the bottom" - which countries are vanquishing the coronavirus?

TL;DR: NZ doing good. Iceland doing even better.

https://t.co/LQiG7P0e0x

[Richard Simpson @RichardGSimpson]

A trans-Tasman bubble is an opportunity for Australia and NZ to focus on building more resilient supply chains. Both countries should adopt the same contact tracing app as this will some level of risk management as State/National borders open https://t.co/cldCEDZuVs

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

.@fotoole: “All our governments are failing in some way, but I don’t think you can point to any other government in the rich democratic world that has had such a malignant presence at its heart in this crisis... It is deadly, this mixed messaging from Trump.”

[Richard Simpson @RichardGSimpson]

OGC Open Geospatial Consortium to Consider Apple’s Indoor Mapping Data Format as Community Standard https://t.co/5zwKNawT8F

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Do Not Walk On The Grass! From the first episode of The Frost Report 1966. Filmed in Walpole Park, Ealing. #johncleese #frostreport

[Mashable @mashable]

3D printed homes could be the key to a more sustainable future

[Richard Simpson @RichardGSimpson]

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A new biosensor for the COVID-19 virus testing by ETH Zurich. https://t.co/T1vVRIaFAt