Hila Mehr

Innovation. Design. Emerging Technology & AI. @HarvardAsh & @StartingBloc Fellow. Views my own; RT, links ≠ endorsements.

[Hila Mehr @HilaMehr]

Excited to share my new paper for @HarvardAsh on #AI for citizen services & government https://t.co/vk1BykzQxF

[Hila Mehr @HilaMehr]

@united I’ve been trying to refund premium seats for a flight for my family since Nov due to medical emergency. I’ve spent hours on phone, chat, email with service. You keep confirming that my flight has been refunded, but you haven’t refunded $1000 in premium seats. Pls help!

[Hila Mehr @HilaMehr]

Read this! Especially if you have kids. 👇🏻

[Kevin Henderson @KHendersonCo]

Let's talk Estate Planning!

I've recently been working on updating our Estate Plan (EP) and thought it would be helpful to summarize why EP's are important generally, but also why you should routinely review and update yours.

So grab a mimosa, and lets roll! 🧵

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

-For the first time since 1974, Louisiana has no abortion clinic

-A 16 yr-old was denied an abortion because a court says she isn't "mature" enough

-A Baton Rouge woman was denied an abortion even though the top of her baby’s head and skull is missing

https://t.co/lGTy9569kv

[James Hamblin @jameshamblin]

Remember CDC guidelines always reflect a mix of science, politics, and public attitudes. They’re not synonymous with ideal medical advice and shouldn’t be regarded as such.

Just because a practice is no longer formally recommended doesn’t mean it’s not still a good idea.

[Adrienne Sheares @AdriSheares]

As an elder millennial who came of age when Google became a verb, I had difficulty grasping that ~40% of Gen Zers use TikTok for search.

So I hosted a mini-focus group with Gen Zers to learn more.

Here are 3 takeaways:

[Kingfisher & Wombat @UrsulaV]

You loved playing “Allergies or COVID?” Now get ready for “Mosquito Bite or Monkeypox!”

[Charis Hill | they/them | 🇵🇸 😷 @BeingCharisBlog]

Mark my words.

Burning Man (in a month) will be one of the most significant early superspreaders of Monkeypox. The consequences will be absolutely disastrous.

On top of COVID.

[Andrew Kaczynski @KFILE]

@KayeSteinsapir I wish people would say “I can’t understand.” I can’t imagine is isolating, even if well-intentioned. Because people can imagine it that’s why they say it.

[HuffPost @HuffPost]

Karen Cohn lost her 6-year-old son, Zachary, when he drowned in the backyard pool. “I’m still overwhelmed with emotion when I think back to that horrible day in 2007, the day that changed our lives forever,” she writes.
https://t.co/Mk0f3G4ooV

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

japan had one death from gun violence in 2021 (not including accident or suicide). one.

the united states had 220 last weekend.

[Noriah @noriaaahj]

A baby went to a 4th of July parade & left an orphan. The way we’re living in this country makes zero sense..

[Ellen Kurz @EllenKurz]

Making abortion a felony when most states don’t allow felons to vote is effectively reversing the 19th Amendment.

[Bess Kalb @bessbell]

November is the third trimester for people who are pregnant right now. Democrats saying “Vote in November!” are turning their backs on countless Americans in immediate crisis. As the party in control of two branches with a month-long head start after the leak, what’s the plan?

[Mr. Newberger @jeremynewberger]

You people went from "Don't tell us to wear masks!" to "Have that baby!" in like two months. You realize how crazy that makes you?

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

It shouldn't be harder to obtain an abortion than an AR-15.

[David N Hackney MD, FACOG @DavidNHackney]

Abortion for *lethal* fetal anomalies is now *illegal* in Ohio

I’m a high-risk obstetrician here. I diagnose birth defects

So some point soon I may look someone in the eyes & say that they, against their will, will carry to term, undergo delivery & then have their child die