Daniel Erasmus

Ever tried solving a puzzle with one piece? That is how problems look when we only focus on one part. Systems thinking helps us see the whole picture and the links that shape real solutions. Want to learn more? Read the full article here: vist.ly/4gp5j

Cover of the book “Victory Deferred: How AIDS Changed Gay Life in America” by John-Manuel Andriote. The title appears in large white letters over a background featuring a stylized American flag and symbolic imagery. A red AIDS awareness ribbon is shown near the bottom.

This World AIDS Day, we honor the voices and activism that shaped the global fight against HIV/AIDS. "Victory Deferred"—a defining history of the crisis by journalist John-Manuel Andriote—is now an open access edition, free for all to read on the Internet Archive: blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/a...

Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:

In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.

In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.

BP scraps plans for Teesside hydrogen and carbon capture scheme Move by oil major paves way for data centre at former steel site

BP scraps plans for Teesside hydrogen and carbon capture scheme on.ft.com/4irLTjQ

*I always like vanished high-tech sublimity of this kind, like "giant electrical windmills, oh come on, in your dreams"

A group of eight people stand together in a meeting room beside a tall banner for the Overlapping Illness Alliance. The banner displays the Alliance logo and partner organisation logos. The group are smiling for the photo, and several are wearing visitor lanyards. A table in the foreground holds leaflets, and the room has large windows and modern wooden paneling.

1/ We were thrilled to see 50+ MPs and Peers at the Overlapping Illness Alliance drop-in last week.

Thanks to your emails, nearly 80% of MPs got an invite, one even said it was the most letters they'd ever had about an event. Your support genuinely made a difference.

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www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/b...

Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost “We survived, but it wiped out the library,” Internet Archive’s founder says.

Libraries matter. Access matters.

After years of legal battles, the Internet Archive is still here—and still fighting for a world where everyone can read, learn, and remember.

@arstechnica.com tells the story: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

YouTube video by World Summit AI KEYNOTE: Saving the Planet with AI

AI can help us understand and combat climate change. How? 🤔

Check out this captivating keynote on ClimateGPT 2.0 from @derasmus.bsky.social at the World AI Summit, held in the US recently.

Watch it now: 📹 youtu.be/Fk0ku-pq_Ac...

#climatechange #climategpt #AI

OVERLOOKED: Thermal energy storage doesn’t get enough attention.

The world’s thermal storage facility currently being built in Finland will be able to store a whopping 90GWh - that’s 30x more than the largest electric storage facility in operation today.

🚀 WORLD'S LARGEST BATTERY: Switzerland breaks new ground. 1.6 GWh / 800 MW redox flow battery in Laufenburg (2x China’s record).

⚡ Why it matters:

Safety: Non-flammable | Water-based | No lithium/cobalt
Grid: Stabilizes Europe’s grid + trades energy
AI: Powers AI data center | Recycles waste heat

If you believe parts of the media electric vehicle sales stalled.

The data tells a very different story: Global electric car sales are accelerating at an unprecedented pace. Over past 3 years sales nearly tripled—reaching 17.3 million new registrations in 2024, up from just 6.5 million in 2021.

YouTube video by Sophia Tung This is where all of The Internet is stored

📹 Setting up a livestream isn’t easy. That’s why we turned to an expert: Sophia Tung.

See how this creative software engineer brought her signature mix of tech + chill to our new microfiche scanning livestream—now preserving government records in real time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r93Q...

Will Machines Ever Truly Think? Richard Feynman Contemplates the Future of Artificial Intelligence (1985) Though its answer has grown more complicated in recent years, the question of whether computers will ever truly think has been around for quite some time. Richard Feynman was being asked about it 40 y...

Will Machines Ever Truly Think? Richard Feynman Contemplates the Future of Artificial Intelligence (1985)

PET imaging reveals long-term heart and lung damage from COVID-19 New data highlight the long-lasting effects of the coronavirus, revealing changes that are not detectable by standard medical assessments.

PET imaging reveals long-term heart and lung damage from COVID-19.
healthimaging.com/topics/medic...

Long-COVID patients show signs of inflammation on PET/ MRI scans

CIDRAP: 'Long-COVID patients show signs of inflammation on PET/ MRI scans'

"This study highlights the unique power of hybrid PET/MRI imaging to uncover hidden disease processes in long COVID patients," said Zahi Fayad, PhD, senior author of the study

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/lon...

Why America Reinvents Itself Every 80 Years - and Is Doing So Again The three main drivers are the arrival of transformative technologies, the looming potential for vast economic growth, plus the right alignment of certain generations. We have them all right now.

I wrote an essay a couple weeks ago that went viral on how America could be heading into a reinvention like only a few times before. My new piece this week lays out the case about why this happens every 80 years and points out all the evidence around us now.
peterleyden.substack.com/p/why-americ...

Climate Inaction Could Cost 1/3 Of Global GDP This Century, BCG Warns The Big 3 consulting firm finds that most harms come from productivity losses, but also reveals how nations could avoid 90% of climate damage.

🚨NEW: climate inaction will cost more than a third of global GDP this century, but an investment of less than 2% GDP now will reduce harms by 90% - a "massive opportunity for humanity", finds a report from Boston Consulting Group and University of Cambridge.

Earlier this week, I attended the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Long Covid, where Long Covid Support presented a report; among the numerous recommendations, it called on the government to provide additional funding to research the effects of Long Covid, which has not been funded since 2021.

Differences in Long COVID severity by duration of illness, symptom evolution, and vaccination: a longitudinal cohort study from the INSPIRE group Among participants followed up to 3 years after initial infection, those with current Long COVID had worse physical and mental health outcomes. The majority of those with Long COVID did not resolve, w...

"The majority of those with Long COVID did not resolve, with less than 2% having resolved Long COVID."

Per @dbkell.bsky.social 🙏🏻🙏🏻

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

2024 Fourth quarter Financial statements and review

Equinor's capital markets update is live now - I am happy to report that Equinor are remaining steadfast in using this photograph of someone using a VR headset as a metaphor for them ignoring the realities of climate and energy

www.equinor.com/investors/q4...

Ukraine’s Tryzub Laser is Swatting Russian Drones 2 km Away Forgive me if my skepticism about battlefield lasers shines through.

*21st-century battlefield ray-guns

https://medium.com/@wesodonnell/ukraines-tryzub-laser-is-swatting-russian-drones-2-km-away-9e835fa82399

SARS-CoV-2 evolution on a dynamic immune landscape - Nature A modelling approach predicts SARS-CoV-2 variant dynamics on the basis of immunity and cross-neutralization, which was shaped by a region’s SARS-CoV-2 infection history.

Short summary:

Repeated infections at shorter intervals.

This is true Long C-19 recipe🙏🏻

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

US airlines have transported passengers for more than two light-years since the last plane crash Sometimes, the most important news is when something isn’t happening.

The total distance flown passengers on US airlines since the last crash is 2.3 light-years.
That's about 2.2*10^13 km. The last crash was on Feb 12, 2009.

ourworldindata.org/us-airline-t...

YouTube video by Broken Battery ME/CFS Scandal Explainer (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

2/3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiwX...

Thread on #LongCovid based on our Lancet paper. #episky #medsky #medtwitter (lay summary link is right at the end).

Screenshot of the study published yesterday Annals of Neurology. Title: Neurologic Manifestations of Long COVID Disproportionately Affect Young and Middle-Age Adults. Interpretation: Younger and middle-age individuals are disproportionally affected by post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Neuro-PASC) regardless of acute COVID-19 severity. Although older people more frequently have abnormal neurologic findings and comorbidities, younger and middle-age patients suffer from a higher burden of Neuro-PASC symptoms and cognitive dysfunction contributing to decreased QoL. Neuro-PASC principally affects adults in their prime, contributing to profound public health and socioeconomic impacts warranting dedicated resources for prevention, diagnosis and interventions. ANN NEUROL 2024

You may think that neurological symptoms in #LongCovid are for old people, but it is the opposite. Young adults (18–44 years) and middle-aged (45–64 years) with mild acute #COVID cases (non-hospitalized), represent 90% of the cases of #NeuroCovid. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New research shows younger and middle-aged adults have worse long COVID symptoms than older adults New study from Northwestern Medicine finds symptoms occurred regardless of mild or severe COVID-19 infection

New research shows younger and middle-aged adults have worse long COVID symptoms than older adults

"On an average of 10 months after COVID-19 onset, younger (ages 18-44) and middle-aged (ages 45-64) adults had worse neurologic symptoms of long COVID than adults 65 and older."

#LongCOVID

Sam Morgan (@smorgan.bsky.social) Journalist and podcaster 🎙️ on all things climate and energy | Reach me @ sammorgan.journo@gmail.com

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