Did you go a little bit overboard at the office Christmas party and on New Years Eve? Then write me a mail to enter this weeks raffle. Today i’m giving away an «Öpfelschasper» health month. With a bit of luck, you and your team will receive fresh organic fruit and a suitable fitness or relaxation exercise delivered directly to you office every week for a month - by bike of course. E-mail me by clicking the link to take part.

Give my love to the city

The effects of technology on human behaviour cannot be underestimated. Not a day goes by without someone staggering into me whilst staring at their smartphone. This Thursday at Kosmos, cognitive scientist Daphne Bavelier and educational technologist, Amy Ogan will attempt to get to the bottom of it all, with a talk called «Optimizing Humans,» which will explore the benefits and pitfalls of new technologies. An open discussion will follow the talks and it will all be in my favourite language, English. It’s free too but make sure you register.

Unless you have been living in cave for the past 20 years you will know about X-Factor. And James Arthur won the UK edition of it. But perhaps even more extraordinarily he has managed to maintain some modicum of artistic credibility with it all as well. On Friday, James will be performing songs from his new record «You,» live at the X-Tra. Click the button to have a listen...

A week in Zurich without an international DJ visiting? Impossible! This Saturday Friedas Büxe is hosting Mancunian (that means from Manchester,) DJ and producer Michael James. What does this mean? It means lots of dancing and a late night. Hit the button to have a listen.

Can the Rote Fabrik be described as an institution? Well, after running for 40 years by the lake at Wollishofen i think they can make a pretty strong claim. And to celebrate they are going to allow you to tour the inner workings of the building with the people who know the history (both recent and not so recent,) intimately.

Yes, unfurl the sails and prepare for another voyage. The first Ron Voyage of the year and i’m pretty excited about it. You know the drill…Once again we have a top secret line up of great new music in an intimate but above all, top secret location.

Veganuary is still in full swing and although i failed miserably on about day three, i know many of you Ronsters have a lot more staying power than me. But after three weeks of vegan diet you may be finding it a bit of a chore and need some new inspiration. Ron to the rescue…i have three new places where you’ll be able to continue that plant based diet…

As you may well know, World Economic Forum began this week with celebrities, political leaders and the occasional activist (I’m talking Greta here,) converging on Davos. With that in mind, I found an interesting article on Bloomberg which illustrates the effects of various factors on global temperatures. Click the link to have a look and if you get a chance, show this to a certain Mr Trump. (or any other climate change naysayer for that matter.)