It was a weird week. More spiderwebs than usual. Flocks of geese adorned the sky almost every afternoon. Yellow leaves on the ground. Tropical nights with over 20 degrees. Weird, or maybe just not ready to let go of summer. Welcome to what Danes call “sensommer,” or, as we call it, the time to chase butterflies in the garden.
Let’s start this week’s report with a reverence for Mother Nature. A geomagnetic storm hit the Earth and was visible from Denmark. A thunderstorm with a lightning show from Tuesday night. The weather is getting more unpredictable, and while it can be a danger, it can also amaze us.
For those of us with little ones, this week marked the start of school. For many, it was just another school start — but for some of us, it was the very first one, perhaps full of emotions and worries. You are not alone; the whole country is talking about it. Unfortunately, schools are providing wildly different experiences (check here to see how your school is doing), and it has opened a national debate about equality.
While some are talking about schools and kids’ experiences in them, others are talking about the end of life, or more precisely, about legal euthanasia, which the government wants to introduce in the near future. Several models are being considered: self-administered medication; assisted medication; and done by relatives. Meanwhile, a group of health professionals and other personalities have created a movement against legal euthanasia.
We end this week’s column with a call to attention. If you get a phone call from a robotic-sounding voice, most likely speaking English, just hang up. There is a flurry of AI-powered hackers that attempt to take your information and money.
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