@afeighery.bsky.social
Behavioral health scientist specializing in tech & infrastructure in international dev/aid. CEO of mWater & Solstice, the world's largest platform for managing water, sanitation, & health. mwater.co solsticeinstitute.com Mom of 3, partner of @jfeighery
Battery life is obviously a big area that is and needs more improving. Our first road trip was in a winter storm and it was a shock to have ~30% less battery life than would have been normal. And I'm always eager to have cutting edge safety features. Especially for my driving adult children.
Charging speed is one area that is improving. That was huge for when we lived in LA and there were always lines at charging stations. Back on the east coast, with a lower car density, the lines are rare. But rude men unplugging my daughter's car was a real crisis in CA.
Conceptually, moving to EVs changed our idea of ownership. I doubt we'll ever own a car again. Leasing and swapping out every three years feels like the right pace to keep up with tech advances. It's more like my iPhone in that way.
Can AI solve a math problem that no one has a solution to yet?
Computer Scientist Andrew Blumberg & a team of mathematicians put leading AI models to the test — with findings that challenge some of the biggest assumptions about what these tools can actually do.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4ukRpdz
In my head, this goes on the shelf next to @nikkipaynebooks.bsky.social's amazing books :)
awesome title.
This thread rules
I'm so sorry.
How does treatment induced antibiotic resistance happen in real-world infections? We analysed 25k Pseudomonas isolates from 180 patients in a clinical trial to find out! TLDR: The ecological and evolutionary paths are surprisingly diverse & complex even in patients receiving identical treatment…
Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
While others are stepping back on climate, Project Drawdown is stepping up!
We’re proud to announce the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support U.S.-based Ph.D.-level scientists & engineers focused on climate solutions for the public good.
drawdown.org/news/project...
Cool/important job alert:
Principal Research Scientist at the Wikimedia Foundation's
Research team for the area of knowledge integrity
Job posting: job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jo...
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A paper in Nature presents OpenScholar, an open-source language model that can outperform commercial large language models in performing accurate literature reviews. go.nature.com/3MozzFq #Academicsky 🧪
"Ethical research requires that participant safety remains central, not subordinate to hypothesis testing....Vulnerability should never be seen as an opportunity to advance research at the expense of those it claims to serve." @natureportfolio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Opinion: Africa’s health security is global security. As aid contracts and risks grow, Africa is building sovereign, continent-led systems — proving that resilience, not dependence, is the strategy for a safer world.
Correcting temporal bias in mobility data using time-use surveys arxiv.org/abs/2601.22330
1 minute of vagus nerve stimulation per day was recently FDA approved as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. A new Ground Truths podcast with Kevin J. Tracey who pioneered this field
erictopol.substack.com/p/vagus-nerv...
This band and choir is amazing. Take in this song, too: www.instagram.com/reel/DTtpG2U...
I'm grateful for Bruce Springsteen's new song today. But let's acknowledge Jesse Welles as this moment's Boss!
🗨️ Africa–Europe relations are moving beyond an aid-based model.
We spoke to Former Vice-President of the European Parliament at the 2025 #IGW where she called for a new partnership built on mutual interests.
#AfricaEurope #Africa #TheAfricaWeWant
*I'm* not crying from seeing the mayor of NYC spending time talking to his constituency about the city managing a weather crisis the way leaders should
*you're* crying from seeing the mayor of NYC tell people to enjoy the snow
I'm so sorry.
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
If you are in the path of this weekend's winter storm, & you are predicted to face power outages, turn your heat up in advance. All of the surfaces of your interior will absorb that energy. When the power fails, that energy will radiate back into the room buying you as much as 8 extra hours of warm.
He was a nurse.
BREAKING: The person who was allegedly shot by ICE officers in the video below has DIED.
The expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits threatens the economic stability and health coverage of self-employed Americans with disabilities.
www.americanprogress.org/article/aca-...
#RepublicanHealthcareDisaster
