Conor Browne
@brownecfm
Biorisk analyst | Co-Founder Foundry 42
1. I'm very happy to introduce you all to Foundry 42, the realisation of a concept my co-founders and I have been developing for nearly two years.
Not catching Covid is not a goal of my life. It is a means to increase the chance of achieving my actual goals, one of which is developing tools based on novel technology that drastically reduce the risk of infection by pathogens for everyone.
It is inevitable, long term and on average. We cannot, indefinitely, with the current tools at our disposal, live our lives with the goal of not catching Covid
This is absolutely wonderful to see - my dear friend @KristieDeGaris 's debut book in the wild.
A friend spotted my book Drystone – A Life Rebuilt in Topping & Company, St Andrews. If you see a copy in the wild or if you’ve picked one up, I’d love to see a photo. It still feels surreal and living a hermit life means I miss a lot of the ‘real’ moments #Scotland #Books
This is a remarkable evolutionary feat that many want to ignore, or wipe their brow thinking they’ve dodged a bullet. Viral evolution will not reverse. It’ll continue evolving towards a virus that poses increasing risk to humans & animals across the globe. It’s critically…
⚠️BREAKING H5N1 BirdFlu has infected 50% more mammalian species over the last year, than over the previous 20 years combined. This study looks at mammalian infections pre and post March 2024. ✴️”By March 2024, at least 48 mammal species had been reported infected by H5N1, with…
2. I wrote about exactly this missed opportunity a while back: Missed Opportunities: The First Year of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Ireland - Royal Irish Academy share.google/HroK8pzLsuT3Rw… /end
1. The island of Ireland comprises two distinct jurisdictions: the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Northern Ireland (UK). Had co-operation between the two respective governments been possible, the island of Ireland could have pursued an exclusion and elimination strategy.
Pandemics bring so much pain and suffering, but a lot went right in the C19 response in Aotearoa New Zealand phcc.org.nz/briefing/compa…
It's not just the #H5N1 #birdflu cuts across the federal government, but the Trump admin's targeting of immigrants that could trigger a pandemic. They're our front-line livestock workers -- and when the birds start flying south in the fall... latimes.com/science/story/…
Forbes: “Fatigue, Brain Fog And A Racing Heart — What Doctors Are Learning About Post-COVID Neurodivergence” “emerging, but compelling, evidence…hypermobility syndromes, mast cell activation syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia and dysautonomia..” forbes.com/sites/drnancyd…