Sven Daniel Wolfe
@sdwolfe.bsky.social
Professor of Social & Cultural Geography.
Here to lament / rant in unprofessional capacity on mega-events, geopolitics, sustainability, Ukraine, Russia, the end of things and how it could be better.
New book, open access: https://tinyurl.com/SDWHESP.
Here to lament / rant in unprofessional capacity on mega-events, geopolitics, sustainability, Ukraine, Russia, the end of things and how it could be better.
New book, open access: https://tinyurl.com/SDWHESP.
"Can he be stopped?" and "Should the West arm Ukraine?" as front page articles from February 2015.
Yes, 10+ years ago.
To keep in mind when talking about "making a deal". The Russian state and army will not stop, unless they are stopped.
"Deals" like these are the worst bad faith argument
Yes, 10+ years ago.
To keep in mind when talking about "making a deal". The Russian state and army will not stop, unless they are stopped.
"Deals" like these are the worst bad faith argument
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"Can he be stopped?" and "Should the West arm Ukraine?" as front page articles from February 2015.
Yes, 10+ years ago.
To keep in mind when talking about "making a deal". The Russian state and army will not stop, unless they are stopped.
"Deals" like these are the worst bad faith argument
Yes, 10+ years ago.
To keep in mind when talking about "making a deal". The Russian state and army will not stop, unless they are stopped.
"Deals" like these are the worst bad faith argument
Today I learned:
Tsundoku (Japanese term) - piling up books with the promise that I'm reading them. Really, I am. I just read slower than I acquire them.
Antilibrary (Taleb) - this process is great because the unread books remind us of all the things we still have to learn.
I feel seen.
Tsundoku (Japanese term) - piling up books with the promise that I'm reading them. Really, I am. I just read slower than I acquire them.
Antilibrary (Taleb) - this process is great because the unread books remind us of all the things we still have to learn.
I feel seen.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Today I learned:
Tsundoku (Japanese term) - piling up books with the promise that I'm reading them. Really, I am. I just read slower than I acquire them.
Antilibrary (Taleb) - this process is great because the unread books remind us of all the things we still have to learn.
I feel seen.
Tsundoku (Japanese term) - piling up books with the promise that I'm reading them. Really, I am. I just read slower than I acquire them.
Antilibrary (Taleb) - this process is great because the unread books remind us of all the things we still have to learn.
I feel seen.
I am usually just complaining on here but this morning I wanted to share something small and pretty.
Commuting through Zurich main station in the early morning, you hear gentle piano music.
That’s a conscious decision. Someone decided that music makes things better, and they’re right.
Commuting through Zurich main station in the early morning, you hear gentle piano music.
That’s a conscious decision. Someone decided that music makes things better, and they’re right.
October 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I am usually just complaining on here but this morning I wanted to share something small and pretty.
Commuting through Zurich main station in the early morning, you hear gentle piano music.
That’s a conscious decision. Someone decided that music makes things better, and they’re right.
Commuting through Zurich main station in the early morning, you hear gentle piano music.
That’s a conscious decision. Someone decided that music makes things better, and they’re right.
“At first the regime tried to recruit my father, but he refused because he believed in truth and accountability…”
Carine Kanimba at Play the Game with an incredibly powerful and important story about state repression, authoritarian politics, and sport. Rwanda: Football and Repression.
Carine Kanimba at Play the Game with an incredibly powerful and important story about state repression, authoritarian politics, and sport. Rwanda: Football and Repression.
October 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“At first the regime tried to recruit my father, but he refused because he believed in truth and accountability…”
Carine Kanimba at Play the Game with an incredibly powerful and important story about state repression, authoritarian politics, and sport. Rwanda: Football and Repression.
Carine Kanimba at Play the Game with an incredibly powerful and important story about state repression, authoritarian politics, and sport. Rwanda: Football and Repression.
Am about to go live at Play the Game 2025. It’s always an honor and a pleasure. I’m pretty excited about this discussion
October 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Am about to go live at Play the Game 2025. It’s always an honor and a pleasure. I’m pretty excited about this discussion
This here is gonna be a spicy evening session at Play the Game. Transgender athletes in sport.
October 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This here is gonna be a spicy evening session at Play the Game. Transgender athletes in sport.
Play the Game is always exciting, provocative, engaging, educational. Here’s a pic of some excellent speakers sharing important work they’ve done on some of the problems with Saudi Arabia and their colossal investments into sport.
I recommend looking up this work.
I recommend looking up this work.
October 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Play the Game is always exciting, provocative, engaging, educational. Here’s a pic of some excellent speakers sharing important work they’ve done on some of the problems with Saudi Arabia and their colossal investments into sport.
I recommend looking up this work.
I recommend looking up this work.
Rural Albania is pretty spectacular
September 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Rural Albania is pretty spectacular
Hello Albania 🇦🇱
September 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hello Albania 🇦🇱
Aspiring Dictator 101: Destroy the free press.
Trump attacks the media as easily as breathing:
"Did they have anything to do with your network, Antifa?"
"No" - answers NPR reporter
"OK, well we're going to find out."
Trump attacks the media as easily as breathing:
"Did they have anything to do with your network, Antifa?"
"No" - answers NPR reporter
"OK, well we're going to find out."
September 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Aspiring Dictator 101: Destroy the free press.
Trump attacks the media as easily as breathing:
"Did they have anything to do with your network, Antifa?"
"No" - answers NPR reporter
"OK, well we're going to find out."
Trump attacks the media as easily as breathing:
"Did they have anything to do with your network, Antifa?"
"No" - answers NPR reporter
"OK, well we're going to find out."
I ventured onto X to see the other side of the mirror and found something freaky: Grok AI is scraping tweets and creating summary headlines and summary articles. Tiny disclaimer about verifying info is laughably insufficient.
Garbage in, garbage out. Confirmation bias machine in action
Garbage in, garbage out. Confirmation bias machine in action
September 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I ventured onto X to see the other side of the mirror and found something freaky: Grok AI is scraping tweets and creating summary headlines and summary articles. Tiny disclaimer about verifying info is laughably insufficient.
Garbage in, garbage out. Confirmation bias machine in action
Garbage in, garbage out. Confirmation bias machine in action
Sans télécharger de nouvelles photos, où en es-tu mentalement?
August 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Sans télécharger de nouvelles photos, où en es-tu mentalement?
Russian govt says that EU troops in Ukraine would be FOREIGN INTERVENTION. Breathtaking gall. Even after all these years, I am somehow still shocked.
Do you need a clearer sign that Russian officials don't consider Ukraine a sovereign state?
The foreign intervention is the Russian army, hey.
Do you need a clearer sign that Russian officials don't consider Ukraine a sovereign state?
The foreign intervention is the Russian army, hey.
August 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Russian govt says that EU troops in Ukraine would be FOREIGN INTERVENTION. Breathtaking gall. Even after all these years, I am somehow still shocked.
Do you need a clearer sign that Russian officials don't consider Ukraine a sovereign state?
The foreign intervention is the Russian army, hey.
Do you need a clearer sign that Russian officials don't consider Ukraine a sovereign state?
The foreign intervention is the Russian army, hey.
Reading through old gold cartoons from @tomtomorrow.bsky.social and thinking:
1) how you could change only the barest few details and this could be published today (if anything tho it’s gotten worse)
2) I really miss paper books (water damage and all)
1) how you could change only the barest few details and this could be published today (if anything tho it’s gotten worse)
2) I really miss paper books (water damage and all)
August 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Reading through old gold cartoons from @tomtomorrow.bsky.social and thinking:
1) how you could change only the barest few details and this could be published today (if anything tho it’s gotten worse)
2) I really miss paper books (water damage and all)
1) how you could change only the barest few details and this could be published today (if anything tho it’s gotten worse)
2) I really miss paper books (water damage and all)
741 vs an unreliable promise of 10
July 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
741 vs an unreliable promise of 10
Bill Pullman is still my president.
Happy 4th y’all
Happy 4th y’all
July 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Bill Pullman is still my president.
Happy 4th y’all
Happy 4th y’all
July 1, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Not a fan of Google’s AI summaries. I searched for publications at my old Uni’s public repository, and learned that apparently:
1) I never finished my PhD,
2) I have a secret career working on the perception of Wolves at Swiss parks
1) I never finished my PhD,
2) I have a secret career working on the perception of Wolves at Swiss parks
June 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Not a fan of Google’s AI summaries. I searched for publications at my old Uni’s public repository, and learned that apparently:
1) I never finished my PhD,
2) I have a secret career working on the perception of Wolves at Swiss parks
1) I never finished my PhD,
2) I have a secret career working on the perception of Wolves at Swiss parks
I just got a paper copy of my new book! It’s a good day.
Even though I’m thrilled about the open access digital version, I guess I’m a bit old fashioned and it feels more real to me somehow to hold it in real life…
Even though I’m thrilled about the open access digital version, I guess I’m a bit old fashioned and it feels more real to me somehow to hold it in real life…
May 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I just got a paper copy of my new book! It’s a good day.
Even though I’m thrilled about the open access digital version, I guess I’m a bit old fashioned and it feels more real to me somehow to hold it in real life…
Even though I’m thrilled about the open access digital version, I guess I’m a bit old fashioned and it feels more real to me somehow to hold it in real life…
I’m very happy to report that the City Collaboratory is alive and well. Here we are learning about the urban development of historical Geneva on one of the tours
May 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I’m very happy to report that the City Collaboratory is alive and well. Here we are learning about the urban development of historical Geneva on one of the tours
My 2nd book came out today!
Together with colleagues and friends, we wrote about mega-events like the Olympics and what they do to cities and societies underneath the intoxicating glow of the spectacle.
It's free to read and has some really great work: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Together with colleagues and friends, we wrote about mega-events like the Olympics and what they do to cities and societies underneath the intoxicating glow of the spectacle.
It's free to read and has some really great work: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
May 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
My 2nd book came out today!
Together with colleagues and friends, we wrote about mega-events like the Olympics and what they do to cities and societies underneath the intoxicating glow of the spectacle.
It's free to read and has some really great work: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Together with colleagues and friends, we wrote about mega-events like the Olympics and what they do to cities and societies underneath the intoxicating glow of the spectacle.
It's free to read and has some really great work: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
And a good time was had by all
May 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
And a good time was had by all
Belgrade gives a proper metaphor for how I’m feeling about our collective political future
April 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Belgrade gives a proper metaphor for how I’m feeling about our collective political future
Every now and again, my universes collide. Here’s a late 1970s California Highway Patrol car parked randomly on our street in Switzerland. I’d like to think time travel and wormholes were involved
March 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Every now and again, my universes collide. Here’s a late 1970s California Highway Patrol car parked randomly on our street in Switzerland. I’d like to think time travel and wormholes were involved