Manpreet Singh

My team is hiring for a Sr. Strategy Officer focused on geospatial insights.

This is a very exciting role at the intersection of data and strategy, and the hiring manager (not me) is wonderful.

Please apply and encourage great people to apply!

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For the UK and US people online, my feed is very confusing. This is the second time in a few months that Jonathan Ross has been an unsuccessful traitor.

My 2026 productivity #lifehack: don't have a jetlagged 2 year old.

Listening to I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and have to share the definition of 'Fundamentalist':

What you do when you buy a Tesla.

ChatGPT, cooking and Christopher Walken: how parents got their kids to love reading in 2025 Fewer children are reading for fun - but parents are trying everything from AI to dramatic voices to keep them engaged

This is so sad: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... reading to your kids is one of the best things. I can't imagine outsourcing that joy to ChatGPT

☕️📖 Nothing like spending a cozy morning curled up under a blanket with a cup of tea and a book on my lap to keep me company while I endlessly scroll my phone

Well it can't be a poodle because too floofy. Can't be a Labrador because bras are girly. Can't be any type of spaniel, because spas are girly. Can't be a terrier, because that sounds like terry (her), which implies terry has a female gender identity. I'm out of ideas tbh.

Geeeeettttt…. DRESSED, you merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay! For it is Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Day!

Sexual and reproductive health and rights is at the edge—restoring it will require courage Improving sexual and reproductive health and rights means confronting problems that are inherently social and political, say Rajat Khosla and colleagues Global health stands at a crossroads. The del...

I do wish the literature on "depopulation" was more au fait with the literature on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights though, rather than seeing it as an afterthought. Read this piece afterwards, as a critically important counterpoint: www.bmj.com/content/391/... (2/2)

David Runciman · Are we doomed? The End of the Species Are we doomed to die out? We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population...

This is a very good piece by David Runciman, which ties together climate change and depopulation: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... "Anyone who thinks the 21st century will not see the biggest global movement of peoples in history has not been paying attention" (1/2)

Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?

This is not just interesting, it's also well researched. An excellent article that delves into the background of why AI writing sounds weird - like an overeager MBA who just discovered a thesaurus: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...

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@alicefraser.bsky.social Is there a way of buying the audiobook that ensures you (and Chris) get the biggest cut?

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

You Love America A covenant with death, and an agreement with hell; Yale, Du Bois, Bagehot, Pynchon, Fitzgerald

open.substack.com/pub/rottenan... this by @economeager.bsky.social is an astonishing essay. With some excellent, loving, put downs about both the British and Americans.

that point could end up being the difference between arsenal finishing second with 81 points and second with 82 points

This is fantastic fun!

The image presents a line graph depicting global maternal mortality rates from 1985 to 2023. The y-axis represents the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, ranging from 0 to 500, while the x-axis spans the years from 1985 to 2023. The graph shows a downward trend in maternal mortality rates, starting at approximately 460 in 1985 and declining steadily over the years. A notable increase is observed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but by 2023, the rate has decreased to about 197. This marks a 57% reduction compared to the rates in 1985. Annotations highlight key points, such as the spike during the pandemic and the significant decrease achieved by 2023. The data sources for this graph include the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank, and UN DESA (2025). There is a note stating that the estimates aim to adjust for underreporting and misclassification. The image is credited with a Creative Commons attribution.

Global maternal mortality rates have fallen by almost 60% since 1985

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Desert

cancel out a band by inventing their exact opposite: the restoring pumpkins

Douglas Adams was a time traveller

Yes and yes!

I don't use the handwriting to text feature as that doesn't work. But I can (mostly) interpret my own handwriting. It replaces paper notebooks for me. I have a separate file for each of my regular meetings (1 on 1s and team meetings), so it's much easier to find notes and next steps.

The unfolding tragedy of ending US aid Funding cuts could result in one million deaths in the next year

Most things by @timharford.ft.com are an instant recommend. This piece about the impact of aid funding cuts is essential: www.ft.com/content/8575...

"A million deaths may be a statistic, but it is also a million tragedies. Most of these tragedies could still be prevented"

This is obscene. Also, any news about RFK and vaccines should remind people that he profits from anti-vax legal cases: www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...

RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.

This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Opinion | The Waste Musk Created

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/o... I'm glad that @nickkristof.bsky.social is reporting on the impact of the USAID cuts

Thank God for immigrants This week, of all weeks: Thank God they came here and chose to make it their home.

I needed to read this piece by @iandunt.bsky.social: iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...

An unapologetically positive piece about immigrants and immigration

First, jab more babies As aid shrinks, donors and recipients should focus more on health

First, jab more babies
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From The Economist