Monocle on Saturday Space security, Italian disco and the Bayeux Tapestry
Jan 31, 2026
Giuseppe Savoni, founder of Disco Bambino and collector/producer celebrating Italian disco, shares origins, rare finds and listening entry points. Tira Schubart, Royal Astronomical Society fellow and science communicator, talks space security, Artemis II and who controls satellites. They also touch on protests linked to environmental stress and the debate over moving the Bayeux Tapestry.
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Wrestling As A Physics Metaphor
- Tira Schubart compared lucha libre wrestling's chaotic five‑way matches to particle physics experiments.
- She uses this personal observation to illustrate complex systems that yield surprising outcomes.
Water Shortages Fuel Iran Unrest
- Iran's protests are driven partly by environmental stress, especially water shortages aggravated by climate change.
- Tira Schubart links mismanagement and fragmented power centers to worsening resource and political crises.
Iran's Fractured Power Structure
- Iran's power structure is fragmented into multiple centers like the Revolutionary Guards and foundations rather than a single pyramid.
- This fragmentation makes simple decapitation of leadership unlikely to topple the regime quickly.