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Patrick Meier, PhD

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Patrick Meier invented the concept of using crisis mapping in humanitarian emergencies, and is a co-founder and the Executive Director of WeRobotics.

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Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · Mar 4

Swans on a Swiss lake in the Alps 🏔️🇨🇭

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 2d

“Despite thousands of years of innovations and breathtaking scientific advances, you'd be more likely to survive if you were marooned on a tropical island with a tradesman or farmer from ancient Rome or medieval England than with most modern professionals.” - @brianklaas.bsky.social

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 2d

After they left, Mamdani went to the library to look for Marx, and then took a class on Mark. And that’s how Mamdani Senior was introduced to Karl Marx! (3/3)

ps. Mamdani Sr.’s books had a big impact on me in grad school. And turns out we both went to Fletcher.

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Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 2d

Mamdani Senior: “I haven’t met him.”

FBI: “No, no, he’s dead.”

M: “Wow, what happened?”

FBI: “No, no, he died long ago.”

M: “Why are you asking me, if he died long ago?”

FBI: “No, he wrote a lot. He wrote that poor people should not be poor.”

M: “Sounds amazing.”

🧵 (2/3)

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 2d

One of my favorite stories about Mamdani’s father, who was jailed during the civil rights march in Montgomery in 1965:

Weeks after he got out, the FBI paid him a visit. They asked why he was at the march, and who had influenced him. An hour into the interrogation, they asked, “Do you like Marx?”

🧵

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 3d

Sunset in the Swiss Alps 🏔️🇨🇭

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 6d

WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.

Gen Z women aren't playing around.

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KNinja @khrisnin.bsky.social · 10d

I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 11d

Whoa: This highway outside Paris can charge your EV while you drive – at a whopping 300 kW (!)

Can’t do that with ICE motors!
This approach could significantly reduce the size, weight and materials needed for EV batteries, (eg, for buses), without compromising uptime!

electrek.co/2025/10/30/t...

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 13d

Moment of Zen, from the Swiss Alps 🏔️🇨🇭

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 23d

And Switzerland 😊🇨🇭🇺🇸

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks for sharing!

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 23d

howdy @greatlakes88.bsky.social in Geneva, IL! 👋

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 23d

No Kings, Swiss edition 🇨🇭

Reposted by Nils Zurawski

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 23d

The peaceful No Kings march kicks off in Geneva, Switzerland! 🇨🇭🇺🇸🐸 #NoKings

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 24d

We’re hiring for an Entrepreneurship Manager based in Berlin! This is a central role on our Sustainable Ventures Team at beVisioneers: The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship.

Are you passionate about environmental entrepreneurship, climate innovation, sustainability? If yes: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 24d

Today in the Swiss Alps 🏔️🇨🇭

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 24d

✅ Flu shot
✅ Covid shot

Modern science rocks 👩‍🔬

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 25d

It’s been *totally* overcast for 6 (!) days in a row now ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️

So I went back to the mountaintops this morning in search of the sun. 🏔️🇨🇭

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 26d

And this morning’s sunrise! 🫶

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 26d

Stunning sunset above the clouds in the Swiss Alps this evening 🏔️🇨🇭

www.bergfex.ch/rochers-de-n...

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 27d

Found another sunny spot above the clouds in the Swiss Alps today (during my lunch break). Perhaps a good reminder about life in general: “Above the clouds it is always sunny.” 🏔️🇨🇭

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · Oct 11

Whoa!

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · Oct 11

The top of the mountain that disappears into the clouds in this photo is where I took the above video!

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · Oct 11

Today in the Swiss Alps. I love this cloud effect over the lake. Only happens 2-3 times a year during colder months. During the winter it’s so dark & grey below the clouds (see next photo in thread), so finding the sun & blue skies on mountain tops is one of my favorite things about planet Earth. 🏔️🇨🇭

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · Oct 10

💯 agreed: how reliable? And so many other questions, eg:

* What is the net climate impact of manufacturing and operating humanoids at scale?

* What are the social ramifications of deploying these units at scale?

* Are these robots actually takling any of the world’s most pressing problems?