Writing across my work
Articles, essays, and posts from my work and our initiatives, together in one place.
42 pieces of writing
Technology & Entrepreneurship
NASA’s October 14 SPEARS update reports promising solid-state prototype tests. Surviving extreme cold is different from operating there, and the cells remain research technology rather than a consumer product.
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At least 756 pairs of Sandwich Terns bred at the West Sussex reserve in 2026, according to an RSPB account published in September. Renewed coverage today highlights a recovery built around maintained nesting habitat—not proof that disease risk has disappeared.
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UNICEF announced 75,000 medicine vials for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 16. The delivery supports a health-service response; it is not a count of patients treated, and the different forms of leishmaniasis require careful diagnosis and care.
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Pomona College launched its $530 million Originals campaign on October 10, with financial aid among several priorities. Its separate Fall 2026 course-materials initiative offers a concrete example of addressing costs beyond tuition—and of why programme boundaries matter.
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WFP’s October 19 announcement says funding shortages are reducing assistance in Gaza by around one-third, leaving half a million people without its support. Earlier UN warnings show that the cuts come amid continuing obstacles to food access and winter preparations.
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An October 9 WaterAid brief examines inclusion in Nepal’s school water and sanitation work. Global estimates provide context: 429 million school-age children lacked a basic water service at school in 2025.
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The tool’s October 14 public launch extends an earlier research-paper assistant. Author feedback suggests practical value, but error-prone judgments, privacy terms and the limits of the evidence deserve equal attention.
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Leaders endorsed a new biodiversity declaration on October 16, adding a concrete development to the pre-COP17 debate. Its commitments concern finance, participation and accountability—not proof that ecological recovery has already occurred.
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Reports of seven confirmed cases as of October 17 include three health workers. Careful contact monitoring, infection prevention and support for affected people matter more than alarm or stigma.
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A fatal roof collapse on October 15 has prompted UNICEF to call for enforced school-safety standards. Support must include affected children’s well-being as well as the practical conditions that make a return to learning safe.
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WFP announced US$147.6 million in emergency food and nutrition awards for Congo, Ethiopia and Haiti on October 16, alongside a separate school-meals award. Planned assistance must still reach people facing insecurity and disrupted services.
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UNICEF’s October 16 warning connects damaged sanitation systems with the approaching rainy season. Safe water deliveries remain essential, but functioning pumps, drainage and treatment infrastructure are also needed.
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