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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 🏔️🇨🇭

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

💯 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?

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Tombmas Spooks @thomasfuchs.at · 17h

I remember like 10 years ago when fascism was seen by most people for what it is: criminal behavior, and not “political opinions”.

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

This! 💯 Spot on 🎯

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 2d

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.@GretaThunberg's full video is 🔥🔥🔥 "We have truth, morality, international law, justice, love, history, solidarity, as well as basic f****** common sense on our side. The war criminals have hate, l...

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

Thanks for sharing! 🙌

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

On my way from Lausanne to Berlin by train. So much more comfortable than dealing with airports and airplanes. More importantly, far better for the climate! Just 8 more hours to go 🚅 🚃🚃🚃🚃 #SlowTravel #Trains

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 6d

Migrating to Blacksky PDS: Complete Guide | Blacksky Documentation

Complete guide to migrating your Bluesky account to Blacksky's infrastructure. Covers migration tools, step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting, and how to use Blacksky services without migrating.

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Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 7d

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‘Any means necessary’: the police who adopt the skull symbol of the ultra-violent comic book vigilante the Punisher

The classic Marvel comic book anti-hero is known for ultra-violence and vigilante justice: why is he so appealing to law enforcement?

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Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 8d

Just one

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 8d

Good find! Keen to look into this further…

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

Timeline moment of Zen, from last weekend in the Swiss Alps 🏔️🇨🇭

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Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Peter Thorne, Mark Lubell , and 10 more Richard S.J. Tol, Peter Thorne, Mark Lubell, Jesse H. Kroll, Rosie A. Fisher, Richard Waite, Joseph Schafer, Brett Christophers, Tuomas Mattila, Andréas Nilsson, Cassandra L. Thiel, Patrick Meier, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 11d

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

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Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 12d

Today in the Swiss Alps 🏔️🇨🇭

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13d

jolly_good_ginger Retired Army Vet Dropping Facts

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 15d

A wide ranging convo between me & @rabble.nz for @revolution.social
→ past, present and future of Blacksky (the community + company)
→ mutual aid, susus, people's assemblies, etc
→ building protocols for people

wherever you get your podcasts.

Rudy Fraser on Blacksky, Mutual Aid & Reclaiming Social Media

YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble

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Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 15d

Sunset on the Swiss Riviera #Montreux 🏔️🇨🇭

Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 22d

Remember the part in “V For Vendetta” when the late-night comedy host gets canceled for upsetting the dictator?

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

From the 1878 World Fair in Paris, this solar energy concentrator could heat water and produce steam. It also produced ice. The inventor, Augustin Mouchot, also experimented with the conversion of solar energy into electricity, nearly 150 years ago!

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

Every billionaire is a staggering policy failure.

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

From 1987: SOLAR, the Sony Walkman WM-F107, was a cassette player and stereo radio powered by an integrated solar panel. It was equipped with a rechargeable battery for rainy days. #RetroSolar

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

Will check it out, thanks!

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

Very nice! 👏 Thanks for sharing 😊

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

Very nice re reading light 😊

I spotted this at an exhibition in Lausanne, Switzerland. Not sure if the artist produced more than one. Here’s the full description of the solar lamp:

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

Artist: Teresa van Dongen

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

This self-powered lampshade is both a light and a solar panel. Unfolded like a flower and applied to a windowpane during the day, it charges. At night, folded like an origami, it powers a light sounce. The solar light invites us to practice a ritual that follows the daily cycles of light.

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

Thanks for sharing. This may be of interest?

wasteflow.ai

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WasteFlow

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

Thanks for sharing. This may be of interest?

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AI-Powered Waste Sorting Solutions

AMP offers AI-powered waste sorting solutions to automate recovery and reduce labor. Discover Smart Sortation™ systems built for speed, scale, and accuracy.

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

Haven’t seen this before. Spotted at an airport in Europe. They must be using AI / robotics at the end point to auto-sort the waste. More on the role that sustainable robotics can play to scale climate action: climaterobotics.network #climate #climatetech

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

Somewhere over the Swiss Alps this morning 🏔️🇨🇭

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

On my way to Bangalore for our Regional Summit on Climate Innovation & Environmental Entrepreneurship. This is one of six regional summits we’re organizing across the globe in September.

We = beVisioneers: The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship.

#climate #inclusion #diversity #climatetech #india #asia