Meri Koivusalo
@merikoivusalo.bsky.social
Global health policy professor in Tampere University with interest in intersectoral work and social determinants of health.
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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All 7 chapters of the @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment report are available to download!
This report, co-chaired by UKCEH's Prof Paula Harrison and with contributions by 165 experts from 57 countries, explores interconnections among biodiversity, water, food &health
www.ipbes.net/nexus-assess... 🧪
This report, co-chaired by UKCEH's Prof Paula Harrison and with contributions by 165 experts from 57 countries, explores interconnections among biodiversity, water, food &health
www.ipbes.net/nexus-assess... 🧪
October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
All 7 chapters of the @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment report are available to download!
This report, co-chaired by UKCEH's Prof Paula Harrison and with contributions by 165 experts from 57 countries, explores interconnections among biodiversity, water, food &health
www.ipbes.net/nexus-assess... 🧪
This report, co-chaired by UKCEH's Prof Paula Harrison and with contributions by 165 experts from 57 countries, explores interconnections among biodiversity, water, food &health
www.ipbes.net/nexus-assess... 🧪
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Can AI simulations of human research participants advance cognitive science? In @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social, @lmesseri.bsky.social & I analyze this vision. We show how “AI Surrogates” entrench practices that limit the generalizability of cognitive science while aspiring to do the opposite. 1/
AI Surrogates and illusions of generalizability in cognitive science
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated enthusiasm for using AI simulations of human research participants to generate new know…
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October 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Can AI simulations of human research participants advance cognitive science? In @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social, @lmesseri.bsky.social & I analyze this vision. We show how “AI Surrogates” entrench practices that limit the generalizability of cognitive science while aspiring to do the opposite. 1/
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"Why this matters: No human author = no copyright. That means AI-only outputs can be freely copied by others, with no exclusive rights. This has implications for teams deploying generative AI in content, code, design, marketing or other content ....
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Thaler v. Perlmutter: SCOTUS petition tests the "human-only rule" for AI works
On October 9, 2025, Dr. Stephen Thaler asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether a work created entirely by artificial intelligence without a…
www.lexology.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"Why this matters: No human author = no copyright. That means AI-only outputs can be freely copied by others, with no exclusive rights. This has implications for teams deploying generative AI in content, code, design, marketing or other content ....
www.lexology.com/library/deta...
www.lexology.com/library/deta...
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From Surveillance To Sedation: The Rise Of Blue Pill Capitalism
From Surveillance To Sedation: The Rise Of Blue Pill Capitalism
We are witnessing a disturbing evolution in digital capitalism—from harvesting our data to trapping us in algorithmic fantasies that profit from our isolation.
www.socialeurope.eu
October 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
From Surveillance To Sedation: The Rise Of Blue Pill Capitalism
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Paul Belcher’s starter pack on European public health
October 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Paul Belcher’s starter pack on European public health
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More on the attacks on Wikipedia and its editors: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive
The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.
www.theverge.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
More on the attacks on Wikipedia and its editors: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
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This is the most important development in the fight for a liveable planet in DECADES, and it comes out at just the right time to enable us to put spotlight and pressure on climate obstruction at the COP30 in Brazil.
BRAVO TIMMONS AND CSSN COLLEAGUES!!!!! 🤩🌍🤩
BRAVO TIMMONS AND CSSN COLLEAGUES!!!!! 🤩🌍🤩
BIG launch this week--the book is available, free, online at our @cssn.org website:
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October 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
This is the most important development in the fight for a liveable planet in DECADES, and it comes out at just the right time to enable us to put spotlight and pressure on climate obstruction at the COP30 in Brazil.
BRAVO TIMMONS AND CSSN COLLEAGUES!!!!! 🤩🌍🤩
BRAVO TIMMONS AND CSSN COLLEAGUES!!!!! 🤩🌍🤩
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🦠 One in six bacterial infections is now resistant to #antibiotics.
Without stronger real-time surveillance the next #pandemic could already be brewing.🌍
@wellcometrust.bsky.social @unaids.org @gavi.org @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social @helenclarknz.bsky.social
#AMR #OneHealth #PandemicPreparedness
Without stronger real-time surveillance the next #pandemic could already be brewing.🌍
@wellcometrust.bsky.social @unaids.org @gavi.org @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social @helenclarknz.bsky.social
#AMR #OneHealth #PandemicPreparedness
One In Six Bacterial Infections Is Antibiotic Resistant; Calls For Stronger Real-Time Pandemic Risk Surveillance - Health Policy Watch
There is an urgent need for a more comprehensive pandemic risk monitoring system that tracks threats and preparedness in real time, according to the
healthpolicy-watch.news
October 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
🦠 One in six bacterial infections is now resistant to #antibiotics.
Without stronger real-time surveillance the next #pandemic could already be brewing.🌍
@wellcometrust.bsky.social @unaids.org @gavi.org @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social @helenclarknz.bsky.social
#AMR #OneHealth #PandemicPreparedness
Without stronger real-time surveillance the next #pandemic could already be brewing.🌍
@wellcometrust.bsky.social @unaids.org @gavi.org @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social @helenclarknz.bsky.social
#AMR #OneHealth #PandemicPreparedness
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What does Europe's #environment 2025 mean for Europe?
Catch our first episode of our new EEA 🎙️ #podcast show Europe's Climate and Environment.
#europesenvironment2025
Catch our first episode of our new EEA 🎙️ #podcast show Europe's Climate and Environment.
#europesenvironment2025
October 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
What does Europe's #environment 2025 mean for Europe?
Catch our first episode of our new EEA 🎙️ #podcast show Europe's Climate and Environment.
#europesenvironment2025
Catch our first episode of our new EEA 🎙️ #podcast show Europe's Climate and Environment.
#europesenvironment2025
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In the lead up to Election Day, Zohran Mamdani has engaged in a second primary of sorts, meeting quietly with New York City power brokers to consolidate support and box out his main rivals. Here’s the inside story of his rise. nyti.ms/3WCHy37
October 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In the lead up to Election Day, Zohran Mamdani has engaged in a second primary of sorts, meeting quietly with New York City power brokers to consolidate support and box out his main rivals. Here’s the inside story of his rise. nyti.ms/3WCHy37
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That one is no surprise and I will be surprised if they are rehired
An HHS source says admin also RIFed entire Office of Population Affairs last night.
“Not a single staff person to run our nation's family planning program or the evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program. The Office of Adolescent Health which nested within OPA functionally ceases to exist”
“Not a single staff person to run our nation's family planning program or the evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program. The Office of Adolescent Health which nested within OPA functionally ceases to exist”
October 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
That one is no surprise and I will be surprised if they are rehired
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Thankfully, some of yesterday's CDC firings have been rescinded.
But this should be a major scandal, not business as usual in this shitshow of an administration. It's either spectacular incompetence or an effort to make even politically untouchable positions feel precarious to those in them.
But this should be a major scandal, not business as usual in this shitshow of an administration. It's either spectacular incompetence or an effort to make even politically untouchable positions feel precarious to those in them.
100s of #CDC employees were notified Friday they were being fired — RIF'd. The firings cross multiple parts of the agency, endangering its core mission of keeping Americans safe.
Saturday, some were informed they were RIF'd in error.
Hard to imagine how this happens www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
Saturday, some were informed they were RIF'd in error.
Hard to imagine how this happens www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
CDC battered by government shutdown firings, while some are rescinded
The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...
www.statnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Thankfully, some of yesterday's CDC firings have been rescinded.
But this should be a major scandal, not business as usual in this shitshow of an administration. It's either spectacular incompetence or an effort to make even politically untouchable positions feel precarious to those in them.
But this should be a major scandal, not business as usual in this shitshow of an administration. It's either spectacular incompetence or an effort to make even politically untouchable positions feel precarious to those in them.
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MLL antoi lausuntonsa taloudellisia, sosiaalisia ja sivistyksellisiä oikeuksia koskevan sopimuksen (TSS-sopimus) toimeenpanosta Suomessa.
Suomen valtion raporttiluonnoksessa annetaan aivan liian myönteinen kuva TSS-sopimuksen toimeenpanosta. Raporttia on syytä täydentää.
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Suomen valtion raporttiluonnoksessa annetaan aivan liian myönteinen kuva TSS-sopimuksen toimeenpanosta. Raporttia on syytä täydentää.
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MLL antoi ulkoministeriölle lausuntonsa taloudellisia, sosiaalisia ja sivistyksellisiä oikeuksia koskevan yleissopimuksen täytäntöönpanosta Suomessa. TSS-sopimuksen ja TSS-komitean suositusten toimeenpanossa on merkittäviä puutteita. #TSSsopimus #LapsenOikeudet
www.mll.fi/kannanotot-j...
www.mll.fi/kannanotot-j...
MLL:n lausunto taloudellisia, sosiaalisia ja sivistyksellisiä oikeuksia koskevan kansainvälisen yleissopimuksen täytäntöönpanosta - Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliitto
Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliiton lausunto 9.10.2025 Ulkoministeriölle Suomen kahdeksas määräaikaisraportti taloudellisia, sosiaalisia ja sivistyksellisiä oikeuksia koskevan kansainvälisen yleissopimuk...
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October 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
MLL antoi lausuntonsa taloudellisia, sosiaalisia ja sivistyksellisiä oikeuksia koskevan sopimuksen (TSS-sopimus) toimeenpanosta Suomessa.
Suomen valtion raporttiluonnoksessa annetaan aivan liian myönteinen kuva TSS-sopimuksen toimeenpanosta. Raporttia on syytä täydentää.
bsky.app/profile/mllf...
Suomen valtion raporttiluonnoksessa annetaan aivan liian myönteinen kuva TSS-sopimuksen toimeenpanosta. Raporttia on syytä täydentää.
bsky.app/profile/mllf...
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French economist Gabriel Zucman says PM Sébastien Lecornu made a fatal mistake by not embracing his wealth tax.
Zucman: French government should’ve listened to me on wealth tax
The popular economist says France’s 3 previous prime ministers ignored his proposal.
ow.ly
October 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
French economist Gabriel Zucman says PM Sébastien Lecornu made a fatal mistake by not embracing his wealth tax.
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”Tässä ollaan tekemisessä aika perustavanlaatuisten asioiden kanssa”, Kujanpää sanoo Journalistille.
” #Elokuvasäätiö n leikkausuhassa on kysymys ideologisesta missiosta, ei rahasta.”
Kujanpää vertaa perussuomalaisten missiota Venäjään ja Unkariin.
” #Elokuvasäätiö n leikkausuhassa on kysymys ideologisesta missiosta, ei rahasta.”
Kujanpää vertaa perussuomalaisten missiota Venäjään ja Unkariin.
Wille Rydmanin avustaja elokuvasäätiöstä: ”Säätiö edistää muuta kuin kansallista kulttuuriagendaa” - Journalisti
”Elokuvasäätiö itse tuntuu siis valitettavasti edistävän jotain ihan muuta kuin kansallista kulttuuriagendaa.” Näin kirjoitti kansanedustaja Wille Rydmanin (ps.) eduskunta-avustaja Tuulia...
journalisti.fi
September 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
”Tässä ollaan tekemisessä aika perustavanlaatuisten asioiden kanssa”, Kujanpää sanoo Journalistille.
” #Elokuvasäätiö n leikkausuhassa on kysymys ideologisesta missiosta, ei rahasta.”
Kujanpää vertaa perussuomalaisten missiota Venäjään ja Unkariin.
” #Elokuvasäätiö n leikkausuhassa on kysymys ideologisesta missiosta, ei rahasta.”
Kujanpää vertaa perussuomalaisten missiota Venäjään ja Unkariin.
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“We have been left with no choice but to stop our activities, as our clinics are encircled by Israeli forces... This is the last thing we wanted.”
We have been forced to suspend our activities and leave Gaza City.
We have been forced to suspend our activities and leave Gaza City.
MSF forced to suspend activities amid Israeli offensive in Gaza City | MSF
The intense Israeli forces' offensive in Gaza City, Palestine, is putting our staff and patients at an unacceptable level of risk to continue our lifesaving activities.
www.msf.org
September 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“We have been left with no choice but to stop our activities, as our clinics are encircled by Israeli forces... This is the last thing we wanted.”
We have been forced to suspend our activities and leave Gaza City.
We have been forced to suspend our activities and leave Gaza City.
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Today we joined the call for the #right to receive and provide #healthcare, for the right to live. Everywhere. #Gaza #Yemen #Sudan #Afghanistan #Ukraine #DRC #Syria #Haïti etc.
medicsonthemoveforwhatmatters.org @itmantwerp.bsky.social
medicsonthemoveforwhatmatters.org @itmantwerp.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Today we joined the call for the #right to receive and provide #healthcare, for the right to live. Everywhere. #Gaza #Yemen #Sudan #Afghanistan #Ukraine #DRC #Syria #Haïti etc.
medicsonthemoveforwhatmatters.org @itmantwerp.bsky.social
medicsonthemoveforwhatmatters.org @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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Top headline game from The Guardian
September 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Top headline game from The Guardian
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VM:n muistiossa arvioidaan ensi vuonna tehtävien veromuutosten vaikutusta tulonjakoon.
Hallituksen veropäätökset lisäävät suurituloisimpien käytettävissä olevia tuloja eniten. Heidän kohdallaan lisäys on suurin suhteellisesti ja absoluuttisesti.
Sen sijaan pienituloisimman ryhmän tulot vähenevät.
Hallituksen veropäätökset lisäävät suurituloisimpien käytettävissä olevia tuloja eniten. Heidän kohdallaan lisäys on suurin suhteellisesti ja absoluuttisesti.
Sen sijaan pienituloisimman ryhmän tulot vähenevät.
September 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
VM:n muistiossa arvioidaan ensi vuonna tehtävien veromuutosten vaikutusta tulonjakoon.
Hallituksen veropäätökset lisäävät suurituloisimpien käytettävissä olevia tuloja eniten. Heidän kohdallaan lisäys on suurin suhteellisesti ja absoluuttisesti.
Sen sijaan pienituloisimman ryhmän tulot vähenevät.
Hallituksen veropäätökset lisäävät suurituloisimpien käytettävissä olevia tuloja eniten. Heidän kohdallaan lisäys on suurin suhteellisesti ja absoluuttisesti.
Sen sijaan pienituloisimman ryhmän tulot vähenevät.
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Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
Double harvest: Vertical solar panels and crops thrive side by side
Imagine a field where solar panels and crops coexist—with no trade-off. It sounds like science fiction, but that's precisely what researchers from Aarhus University have now documented in a full-scale...
techxplore.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
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Remarkably blunt words from United Nations officials who just declared Israel is committing genocide:
"Gaza will be with me for the rest of my life."
"Netanyahu, like everything he says, is simply lying."
"The treatment of children, the amputation without anesthetic…That will haunt me forever."
"Gaza will be with me for the rest of my life."
"Netanyahu, like everything he says, is simply lying."
"The treatment of children, the amputation without anesthetic…That will haunt me forever."
BREAKING: UN Commission Concludes Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza
In an exclusive interview, Mehdi speaks with two of the UN commissioners behind the shocking new report, which lays out the evidence for the crime of crimes.
zeteo.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Remarkably blunt words from United Nations officials who just declared Israel is committing genocide:
"Gaza will be with me for the rest of my life."
"Netanyahu, like everything he says, is simply lying."
"The treatment of children, the amputation without anesthetic…That will haunt me forever."
"Gaza will be with me for the rest of my life."
"Netanyahu, like everything he says, is simply lying."
"The treatment of children, the amputation without anesthetic…That will haunt me forever."
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More than 1,000 HHS staff call on RFK Jr. to resign thehill.com/policy/healt...
September 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
More than 1,000 HHS staff call on RFK Jr. to resign thehill.com/policy/healt...
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The United States is now on the Civicus Monitor Watchlist.
A global list of countries where there is a serious decline in respect for civic freedoms.
The watchlist was updated in March 2025 and includes the US alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, Kenya, and Serbia.
DOJ actions
A global list of countries where there is a serious decline in respect for civic freedoms.
The watchlist was updated in March 2025 and includes the US alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, Kenya, and Serbia.
DOJ actions
US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms
Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The United States is now on the Civicus Monitor Watchlist.
A global list of countries where there is a serious decline in respect for civic freedoms.
The watchlist was updated in March 2025 and includes the US alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, Kenya, and Serbia.
DOJ actions
A global list of countries where there is a serious decline in respect for civic freedoms.
The watchlist was updated in March 2025 and includes the US alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, Kenya, and Serbia.
DOJ actions