Robyn Metcalfe
Historian, Futurist, Artist, Adventurer
For the past eight years, I led Food+City, a non-profit dedicated to telling stories about the food supply chain through a print and digital magazine and supporting startups with an annual startup prize challenge. Currently, I am producing documentaries, writing books, and sharing my creative work and processes. Learn more about me on the About page.
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Risking Burning Down the House for an Experiment
I unexpectedly found myself in a personal experiment on my recent trip to Copenhagen: eating breakfast by candlelight.
What a contrast to my usual jumping out of bed at 5am, turning on every lamp and spotlight I find on my way to the kitchen.
In this moment of slowing down and seeing the world a little more clearly – or differently – I rediscovered the benefits of how this feels.
And also posed the question…how are our technological advancements truly serving us? Can we take a step back from time to time to appreciate the wonders of science, and the nostalgic wonders in the past?
Exploring this further in my latest Substack newsletter, out today: robynmetcalfe.substack.com/subscribe