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Maternal, Adolescent and Infant Health in Africa, India, Slovakia (prepping a blog on stunting at birth / IUGR) NGO founder and fundraiser Currently: Oxford, UK Languages: English, Slovak and French

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Most pure electric cargo ships operate at 10–12 knots, not 4 knots. While 4 knots is very efficient, it is too slow for commercial freight schedules.

Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) provide much higher energy density than solar, also kite systems like Airseas,

08.02.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Isn't compulsive behaviour (or corporate manipulation) as bad as addiction in some ways?

08.02.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes!

And from all continents and many languages

08.02.2026 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Menu of way I can discuss with doctor/pharmasist/nutritionist to limit flu-like symptoms when getting immunised for Kenya, including rabies dermal, apart from Tylenol / Paracetamol and fluids?

07.02.2026 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not surprising, as (in first pregnancies) it interferes with fetal SAMTOR and mTOR pathway in utero, reducing growth.

Malaria too, but it might be harder to make it into a therapy!

06.02.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is this national?

04.02.2026 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does it HAVE to be so?

Isn't spirituality traditionally in 3 elements:
- mystical
- prophetic (Whee We Wee?!)
- the community and teachings?

04.02.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe it should be a condition that we learn to look after this one better?

02.02.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The word 'evil' is derived from an old English word 'yfel'

... which means to β€œexceed proper boundaries.” (approx!)

02.02.2026 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bononbos Theory of Mind

From www.pnas.org/post/update/... πŸ§ͺ

02.02.2026 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Matt'ree-fay'gee

30.01.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Real Martians: How to Protect Astronauts from Space Radiation on Mars - NASA On Aug. 7, 1972, in the heart of the Apollo era, an enormous solar flare exploded from the sun’s atmosphere. Along with a gigantic burst of light in nearly

also physical shielding:

www.nasa.gov/science-rese...

30.01.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Needs a mini-magnetosphere. Methods currently being researched:

1. large superconducting magnets or solenoids on the exterior of the spacecraft

2. injecting a small amount of plasma (ionized gas) into a relatively weak magnetic field surrounding the ship

www.nasa.gov/feature/godd...

30.01.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

maybe it should be a new priority for philanthropists?

30.01.2026 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

and plausible causation?

I got this, including affordable dietary suggestions from Perplexity:
www.perplexity.ai/search/plaus...

29.01.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For the next pandemic, we should NOW form a standing pandemic ethics committee and ready volunteer cohort

.... with a minority of clinical doctors of the committee, as they are too focused on individual risks (and their own liability/involvement) and not enough on probable benefits for millions.

29.01.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Isoprene itself does not act as CCN or IN, but its secondary organic aerosols (SOA) can function as both"

How important is it in cloud formation and radiative balance?

24.01.2026 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What else?

Volunteer in mid-terms in a purple district, or online

21.01.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

yes!!!!!

also volunteer in mid-terms or for voting rights

18.01.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In England, Moslem women can wear whatever they want.

Freedom?

18.01.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If it's on US territory, surely it has to be police or FBI?

15.01.2026 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cool!

Is there a focus on Roma communities, both adults and infants/pre-pregnancy?

eg in Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine?

15.01.2026 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

>Seeing AI assisting with tropical diseases with the hope for eradication

We have plenty of high ROI solutions for tropical health, including maternal mortality, infant stunting. The issue isn't data or solutions: it's investment, bonds, aid cuts.

12.01.2026 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

and also because it has been deliberately undermined by the Atlas Network, Big Oil, GOP, anti-vax, Big Wellness, and some right wing or extreme Christian groupings?

11.01.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The book Tambora is also very good

11.01.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

excellent thanks!

- can this become an ongoing series on what works in digital health in South Asia or global south?

11.01.2026 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

... and also African DNA is by far the most important for humanity's long term future

10.01.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I do science of stunting/FGR outside of any universoty and have unlimited time for thinking and planning long term.

10.01.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

any solutions beyond exercise, social activity and limited alcohol?

10.01.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We miss you, America :-(

10.01.2026 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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