Lucia De Santis

Got pilled by AI 2027.

[Max Spero @max_spero_]

I have to admit I’ve watched this video every time I pass it on the timeline. Definitely going in the AI, Not Slop quadrant.

[Ari K @arikuschnir]

PROMETHEUS ONE - It won't kill you

[Sam Bowman @s8mb]

Throwing rubbish in a landfill is (usually) better for the environment than recycling it. With few exceptions, recycling ends up emitting more CO2 and costing more money, while landfills are cheap and secure.

- Recycling mid-tier plastics (like plastic bottles or butter tubs) costs thousands of dollars per ton of CO2 saved. It's cheaper to do direct air CO2 capture than that! And there is no shortage of plastic, nor any problem with sequestering it in the ground once we're done with it.

- Modern landfills are extraordinarily secure and are *much* more than just big piles of trash. They capture 75%–95% of methane gas. Groundwater contamination is doesn't really happen with landfills built since 1990. A study of 31 landfills built since 1988 in NY found no adverse effect at all on local groundwater quality.

- The crusade against single-use plastics has driven us to products that use far more materials and energy and would need to be used an absurd number of times to actually be an improvement. A steel straw needs to be used 150 times to be worth using. A ceramic mug needs to be used 1,000 times to beat a polystyrene cup. A cotton bag needs to be reused 173 times to beat single-use.

- Some things ARE worth recycling. Recycling metal saves a huge amount of energy and material – recycling aluminium saves 95% of the energy spent on making fresh stuff. So we do a lot of it already: about 30% of steel worldwide is recycled.

Modern, well-run landfills cause minimal environmental damage. We have plenty of space for them – less than 0.01% of the US is used for landfill and only about 0.02% of Germany. We can even build on top of old landfills, so the land area is not spent permanently.

New in @WorksInProgMag, @robertwiblin and @chalmermagne on why it's usually best to just bury your trash. https://t.co/TsGJdcwG76

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

@LDNLutonAirport Actually, easyJet tells me they have no info on our baggage, that any tags associated with bookings are held only by Luton. I can’t speak to anyone at Luton, however. I’ve been bounced left and right.

[Integrated Care Journal @ICJnews]

Boosting early detection and reducing backlogs through data-backed, collaborative initiatives will be crucial to addressing the deteriorating state of cancer care in the UK, write @Edge_Health’s Lucia De Santis @deslucia and @georgebatchelor.

https://t.co/8pVRgtc01Q

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

I thoroughly recommend the @shaneparrish interview of @kevin2kelly on the Knowledge Podcast.
I share some reflections on Kelly's advice for living and more widely on mentorship on my substack, if you fancy checking that out. https://t.co/mzOSmJ7b47

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

Interesting article from @FT.
However:
- Not clear if FTE or HC used. Impact of part-time work?
- Qualified GPs: static since 2017, not "increased" as suggested
- More staff = often better working conditions
- Staff on register not= to licensed to practice
https://t.co/f9asEiirbI

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

Millennial, angsty and nihilistic? Fair, I think you're the canary of our times. In my lastest article, I talk about the uncomfortable truth about our times and finding hope, inspired by @markmanson. https://t.co/bCFPYIBFSN
#millennialangst

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

Is success just about fame and fortune? 🤔 I challenge you to redefine what success means to you! Check out my latest newsletter where I share my thoughts on success and why it's important to define it on your own terms.
https://t.co/QAPDox7EYQ

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

@jburnmurdoch @DevanSinha Absolutely, that and constantly moving away from your support network. Not great when you're dealing with the aftermaths of seeing 100s people die in a pandemic & going through one of the biggest UK crises of the decade.

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

@jburnmurdoch As a former doctor who left the NHS , can relate to majority of this.
I agree that better pay is only a tiny fraction of the problem - for instance forcing Drs to move training location every year well into their 30s is madness. Toxic culture also adds so much undue stress.

[Integrated Care Journal @ICJnews]

Edge Health's Lucia De Santis (@deslucia) and @georgebatchelor write for ICJ on the need to develop localised solutions to drive the NHS’s elective care recovery.

https://t.co/T0X8yKkABM

@edge_health_

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

Sharing my twopence on a great podcast episode from #TheEzraKleinShow with @ezraklein and @JudithShulevitz. Highly recommended, link in the article.

https://t.co/JGOdSkd4YB

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

@SpencrGreenberg That instead of feeling empowered by the myriad of opportunities I have had and still have, I feel paralysed or inevitably set up for disappointment when I choose one over another.

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

The Government is engaged in a shameless campaign of misinformation & outright lies to undermine the nurses strike

In PART 2 I look at the outrageous claims made by the Government including its claim a real terms pay rise will cost every household £1,000 - it’s complete boll****

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

GP trainee numbers have been going up (above retirees), so why are qualified GPs going down?
Likely answer - retention issues.
Why exactly? - who knows, there's no data!

So I asked some friendly GPs for their opinion:
https://t.co/lL8icSQ5gK

@rcgp @gmcuk

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

@drbenwhite Especially as they're what's keeping the NHS medical workforce alive.. without them we'd have 40% fewer doctors. Imagine that world.

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

@sib313 @DrSteveTaylor @SE25A @drandyknox @DAUK_GP @BMA_GP @rcgp @gmcuk There's only so much retaining you can do if your workforce is ageing tho. Can't keep retirees for too long.
I've looked into how many GPs we'd need to train to keep up with demand: https://t.co/1bgS1k01tc

[Lucia De Santis @deslucia]

@Carnall_Farrar @NHSConfed @NHSuk Insightful - have you controlled by age and population size in this analysis? More deprived areas tend to have a younger population and thus would have lower rates of eg. Bowel cancer screening etc. as it’s not offered until >60yrs

[George, Edge Health @georgebatchelor]

solid analysis from my @edge_health_ colleague @deslucia on how many more GPs are needed over the next decade, and what needs to happen now (now-now) - @wesstreeting @theresecoffey

https://t.co/KcjqtQi64W