Eleanor Ndaiga
@elndaiga.bsky.social
Bio: Tech | Ethics | Policy (art & design on the side)
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A gorgeous essay that will break your heart, by Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy's daughter). "I have added a new tragedy to her life, to our family’s life, and there's nothing I can do to stop it," she writes of the mother she's tried to protect all her life. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A gorgeous essay that will break your heart, by Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy's daughter). "I have added a new tragedy to her life, to our family’s life, and there's nothing I can do to stop it," she writes of the mother she's tried to protect all her life. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
An absolute star 🩰
After 25 years, the American Ballet Theatre’s first Black principal ballerina, Misty Copeland, performs her last show on October 22.
Misty Copeland redefined what a ballerina looks like. What happens after she leaves?
After 25 years, the American Ballet Theatre’s first Black principal ballerina performs her last show on October 22.
19thnews.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
An absolute star 🩰
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At Yonge & Dundas Jays fans are obeying the pedestrian scramble, as is the custom & returning to sidewalk each light cycle.
October 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 32 YEARS, THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS ARE WORLD SERIES BOUND! THEY DEFEAT THE SEATTLE MARINERS 4-3 IN GAME 7!
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 32 YEARS, THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS ARE WORLD SERIES BOUND! THEY DEFEAT THE SEATTLE MARINERS 4-3 IN GAME 7!
I still remember how excited I was after meeting her at a public lecture as a teen and asking her to sign my book 🥺 #JaneGoodall
October 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I still remember how excited I was after meeting her at a public lecture as a teen and asking her to sign my book 🥺 #JaneGoodall
Deep nostalgic London vibes w/ Kokoroko performing in Brooklyn last night 🎺
August 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Deep nostalgic London vibes w/ Kokoroko performing in Brooklyn last night 🎺
She was the ultimate It Girl! Such a sad series of events.
Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis dies after battle with breast cancer
Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis dies after battle with breast cancer
Ananda Lewis, former MTV video jockey and television show host, has died at 52 after a long battle with breast cancer.
www.latimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
She was the ultimate It Girl! Such a sad series of events.
Is this Novo’s sneaky thank you to Banting, Best et al? Because, truly, how did they miss this? 😳
Now how the heck did Novo Nordisk end up with such poor patent coverage for Ozempic/Wegovy in Canada? Incompetence cannot be ruled out:
Novo Nordisk's Canadian Mistake
www.science.org
June 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Is this Novo’s sneaky thank you to Banting, Best et al? Because, truly, how did they miss this? 😳
Genetics undergrad me is so happy to have found this!
What if we considered samples & interpolations as connections in sonic family trees?
My project out today @puddingviz.bsky.social w/ @jaredwhalen.com @matthew-daniels.bsky.social lets you see and hear the genealogy of our popular music.
pudding.cool/2025/04/musi...
My project out today @puddingviz.bsky.social w/ @jaredwhalen.com @matthew-daniels.bsky.social lets you see and hear the genealogy of our popular music.
pudding.cool/2025/04/musi...
April 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Genetics undergrad me is so happy to have found this!
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GLORY FOR RORY 🏆
The wait is over. Rory McIlroy has finally won his first Masters — and completed a career grand slam in the process.
The wait is over. Rory McIlroy has finally won his first Masters — and completed a career grand slam in the process.
April 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
GLORY FOR RORY 🏆
The wait is over. Rory McIlroy has finally won his first Masters — and completed a career grand slam in the process.
The wait is over. Rory McIlroy has finally won his first Masters — and completed a career grand slam in the process.
Appreciate the framing of the fertility conundrum as a challenge that requires more than what social/behavioural interventions can offer. We need more than employer-friendly policies (which are helpful!); we need solutions that expand the repro timeframe*.
worksinprogress.co/issue/fertil...
worksinprogress.co/issue/fertil...
Fertility on demand - Works in Progress
Many women face a choice between career advancement or motherhood. But emerging fertility technologies could allow women to have it all.
worksinprogress.co
March 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Appreciate the framing of the fertility conundrum as a challenge that requires more than what social/behavioural interventions can offer. We need more than employer-friendly policies (which are helpful!); we need solutions that expand the repro timeframe*.
worksinprogress.co/issue/fertil...
worksinprogress.co/issue/fertil...
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My father, Tom Beauchamp, has died at age 85.
He was a truly extraordinary man: a giant of modern philosophy, a moral paragon who stood up against segregation, and the kindest dad I could have hoped for.
The Washington Post has published a wonderful tribute: www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
He was a truly extraordinary man: a giant of modern philosophy, a moral paragon who stood up against segregation, and the kindest dad I could have hoped for.
The Washington Post has published a wonderful tribute: www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Tom Beauchamp, scholar who helped define modern bioethics, dies at 85
As a Georgetown University philosophy professor, Dr. Beauchamp in the 1970s worked to shape the guidelines for medical research involving human trials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
My father, Tom Beauchamp, has died at age 85.
He was a truly extraordinary man: a giant of modern philosophy, a moral paragon who stood up against segregation, and the kindest dad I could have hoped for.
The Washington Post has published a wonderful tribute: www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
He was a truly extraordinary man: a giant of modern philosophy, a moral paragon who stood up against segregation, and the kindest dad I could have hoped for.
The Washington Post has published a wonderful tribute: www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
“…that breakthrough innovations can generate immense private fortunes while their hidden costs accumulate silently in human bodies and ecosystems…“
Great read on the history of MSK: www.statnews.com/2025/02/21/s....
Great read on the history of MSK: www.statnews.com/2025/02/21/s....
The ironic origin story behind Sloan Kettering
Sloan Kettering is one of the world’s leading cancer centers. It was founded by two men who created and sold leaded gasoline — a destructive, carcinogenic poison.
www.statnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“…that breakthrough innovations can generate immense private fortunes while their hidden costs accumulate silently in human bodies and ecosystems…“
Great read on the history of MSK: www.statnews.com/2025/02/21/s....
Great read on the history of MSK: www.statnews.com/2025/02/21/s....
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SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
February 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
We are so lucky to have witnessed his kindness and shared this lifetime with Jimmy Carter! jonathanalter.com/work/his-ver...
His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life | Jonathan Alter
The first full-length biography of Jimmy Carter. This is the epic story of an enigmatic man of faith and his improbable journey from barefoot boy to global icon.
jonathanalter.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:47 PM
We are so lucky to have witnessed his kindness and shared this lifetime with Jimmy Carter! jonathanalter.com/work/his-ver...
Great thread and a special reminder, on World AIDS Day, to honour the early HIV/AIDS activists who set the stage for modern-day patient advocacy.
Today, 1 December, is World AIDS Day. It has been commemorated every year since 1988. www.who.int/campaigns/wo.... Here's a mini- #histmed 🧵 to explain why I incorporate the modern AIDS pandemic into all my thinking about the history of global health. 1/6
World AIDS Day 2024
On 1 December WHO joins partners and communities to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024. Under the theme “Take the rights path: My health, my right!”, WHO is calling on global leaders and citizens to cham...
www.who.int
December 1, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Great thread and a special reminder, on World AIDS Day, to honour the early HIV/AIDS activists who set the stage for modern-day patient advocacy.
It's a little jarring to watch the downfall (?) of 23andMe in real time. A few legal considerations as the company navigates the restructuring process:
What 23andMe Owes its Users by Jonathan LoTempio, Jr | The Hastings Center www.thehastingscenter.org/what-23andme...
What 23andMe Owes its Users
With concern about its stability, 23andMe should consider what information and protection it owes its users. So should other DTC genetic testing companies.
www.thehastingscenter.org
November 19, 2024 at 12:37 PM
It's a little jarring to watch the downfall (?) of 23andMe in real time. A few legal considerations as the company navigates the restructuring process: