Simon Geisker
@simon-geisker.bsky.social
NYC based documentarian 🎬 | Brooklyn EMT 🚑
NYU film & environmental studies 🌎 2022
Interests: food systems 🍓 pandemic prep 💉😷🦠 AI capabilities 🤖 disease ecology 🦟 emergency medicine 🏥🩺 EA💡 democratic socialism 🌹
https://www.groundedthefilm.com/
NYU film & environmental studies 🌎 2022
Interests: food systems 🍓 pandemic prep 💉😷🦠 AI capabilities 🤖 disease ecology 🦟 emergency medicine 🏥🩺 EA💡 democratic socialism 🌹
https://www.groundedthefilm.com/
August 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Everyday, officials in the Trump administration wake up & ask: why shoot yourself in the foot when you could shoot yourself in the head?
NSF and NIH cut off almost 300 grants to UCLA. Story by @dangaristo.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
August 3, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Everyday, officials in the Trump administration wake up & ask: why shoot yourself in the foot when you could shoot yourself in the head?
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NSF and NIH cut off almost 300 grants to UCLA. Story by @dangaristo.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
August 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
NSF and NIH cut off almost 300 grants to UCLA. Story by @dangaristo.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
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Over the past decade, the number of ambulance services in New York State has decreased by 9%, from 1,078 to 982, exacerbating the strain on the existing system - Feb 6, 2025
NYSenate.gov share.google/2uLUYgwCGihl...
NYSenate.gov share.google/2uLUYgwCGihl...
The New York State Senate
Connect with elected members of the New York State Legislature. Review changes to the laws of New York, and share your reaction with your representative.
NYSenate.gov
July 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Over the past decade, the number of ambulance services in New York State has decreased by 9%, from 1,078 to 982, exacerbating the strain on the existing system - Feb 6, 2025
NYSenate.gov share.google/2uLUYgwCGihl...
NYSenate.gov share.google/2uLUYgwCGihl...
Lying in bed & running the internal calculus in my head over & over again and it feels like there is almost no way we make it to 2075 without an x-risk catastrophe (aka really a x-risk near miss) or some form of s-risk lock in / cascade....
July 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Lying in bed & running the internal calculus in my head over & over again and it feels like there is almost no way we make it to 2075 without an x-risk catastrophe (aka really a x-risk near miss) or some form of s-risk lock in / cascade....
"In the last few years, D.O.s have risen to the highest medical posts in the country: overseeing NASA’s medical team, leading top medical systems and, during the last three administrations, overseeing the medical care of the president of the United States"
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/b...
What Is a D.O.?
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"In the last few years, D.O.s have risen to the highest medical posts in the country: overseeing NASA’s medical team, leading top medical systems and, during the last three administrations, overseeing the medical care of the president of the United States"
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/b...
I've been here for less than 24 hours, but I genuinely believe that Beacon might be one of the most underrated small towns in New York State
July 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I've been here for less than 24 hours, but I genuinely believe that Beacon might be one of the most underrated small towns in New York State
I have a deeply held belief that that Trader Joe's cage free Fresh Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs™ are an affront to God herself....
And yet...
I still continue to buy them 😔
And yet...
I still continue to buy them 😔
July 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I have a deeply held belief that that Trader Joe's cage free Fresh Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs™ are an affront to God herself....
And yet...
I still continue to buy them 😔
And yet...
I still continue to buy them 😔
The bimodal distribution of Cuomo voters is fascinating
June 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The bimodal distribution of Cuomo voters is fascinating
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11/10 social media work by the Durham Bulls
June 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
11/10 social media work by the Durham Bulls
It's hard to understate how much I love the crosstown bus in Manhattan: it's fast, efficient, safe, affordable and reliable...
June 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
It's hard to understate how much I love the crosstown bus in Manhattan: it's fast, efficient, safe, affordable and reliable...
If you ever doubt yourself remember:
January 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
If you ever doubt yourself remember:
When we talk about egg prices, we don't talk enough about how bird flu killed over 100 million chickens last year
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The bird flu doom loop
Is bird flu here to stay?
www.vox.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
When we talk about egg prices, we don't talk enough about how bird flu killed over 100 million chickens last year
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The way NYU treats student protesters is absolutely shameful
A 1 year suspension for siting in a library & engaging in quiet protest for a human rights issue
A 1 year suspension for siting in a library & engaging in quiet protest for a human rights issue
January 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The way NYU treats student protesters is absolutely shameful
A 1 year suspension for siting in a library & engaging in quiet protest for a human rights issue
A 1 year suspension for siting in a library & engaging in quiet protest for a human rights issue
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How to protect your health from wildfire smoke:
Evacuate if active fire is too close
Wear a high quality mask with headstraps; N95s are great, P100s are most protective
Stay indoors, and close your windows and doors
Run air purifiers on high to filter smoke that seeps inside
Evacuate if active fire is too close
Wear a high quality mask with headstraps; N95s are great, P100s are most protective
Stay indoors, and close your windows and doors
Run air purifiers on high to filter smoke that seeps inside
January 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
How to protect your health from wildfire smoke:
Evacuate if active fire is too close
Wear a high quality mask with headstraps; N95s are great, P100s are most protective
Stay indoors, and close your windows and doors
Run air purifiers on high to filter smoke that seeps inside
Evacuate if active fire is too close
Wear a high quality mask with headstraps; N95s are great, P100s are most protective
Stay indoors, and close your windows and doors
Run air purifiers on high to filter smoke that seeps inside
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Having survived the Lahaina fire storm and now watching the LA fire storm, I am convinced we need to retire the "once in a lifetime" characterization. We are living in the time of climate change & insufficient infrastructure investment. This will happen increasingly & we need to meet that reality.
January 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Having survived the Lahaina fire storm and now watching the LA fire storm, I am convinced we need to retire the "once in a lifetime" characterization. We are living in the time of climate change & insufficient infrastructure investment. This will happen increasingly & we need to meet that reality.
"Mayor Karen Bass signed a city budget that cut the fire department's funding by more than $17.5 million"
theintercept.com/2025/01/08/l...
theintercept.com/2025/01/08/l...
LA Gave More Money to Cops While Cutting Fire Budgets. Now It’s Burning.
“Defunding of other city programs in order to give the LAPD billions a year has consequences,” according to a local activist.
theintercept.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
"Mayor Karen Bass signed a city budget that cut the fire department's funding by more than $17.5 million"
theintercept.com/2025/01/08/l...
theintercept.com/2025/01/08/l...
Let's save your life today by looking at what is most likely to kill you next week - so you can avoid it:
youtu.be/oTx-GSF3cts?...
youtu.be/oTx-GSF3cts?...
This Video Might Save 58 Lives Next Week
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
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January 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Let's save your life today by looking at what is most likely to kill you next week - so you can avoid it:
youtu.be/oTx-GSF3cts?...
youtu.be/oTx-GSF3cts?...
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It is truly wild that it is estimated that more than 20 million people died of Covid and the prevailing vibe is that the world overreacted. That is an astonishing toll! More people died of Covid in the US than in the Civil War. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
5 years after it appeared, things we know and still don't know about COVID
Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries.
www.pbs.org
January 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It is truly wild that it is estimated that more than 20 million people died of Covid and the prevailing vibe is that the world overreacted. That is an astonishing toll! More people died of Covid in the US than in the Civil War. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
2 weeks until the kakistocracy takes over
January 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
2 weeks until the kakistocracy takes over
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This clip from The Simpsons came out more than thirty years ago.
January 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This clip from The Simpsons came out more than thirty years ago.
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Researchers spend approximately 45% of their time on administrative activities related to #grants rather than actual #research. The current #competition in research #funding has significant drawbacks; evidence-based improvements of the funding system are required: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The costs of competition in distributing scarce research funds | PNAS
Research funding systems fundamentally influence how science operates. This paper
aims to analyze the allocation of competitive research funding fr...
www.pnas.org
December 22, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Researchers spend approximately 45% of their time on administrative activities related to #grants rather than actual #research. The current #competition in research #funding has significant drawbacks; evidence-based improvements of the funding system are required: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...