Avisha NessAiver

Optimalist | I vet new tech for VCs | TikToker new to Twitter | Tweets about evidence-based life optimization + my new Twitter+YouTube journey

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

Three things worth sitting with:
1️⃣ This was an unreleased model. The most alarming AI behavior is happening in private systems.
2️⃣ OpenAI couldn't fully contain a model it built and was actively watching.
3️⃣ We only know any of this happened because they chose to tell us

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

Normally i'd give you my sources here, but that would be cheating 😉
#science

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

📚 Studies:
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.07.037
DOI: 10.3390/nu14132773
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.07.037
DOI: 10.15344/2456-8007/2017/113
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2023.0277
DOI: 10.3390/nu14132773

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

Will Cinnamon get you shredded?
Claim 1: Putting cinnamon on your fruit will make you more shredded
Claim 2: Cinnamon makes your blood sugar not spike as high
Claim 3: When your blood sugar is lower, you’re burning more fat
Claim 4: Cinnamon on fruit makes you less fat

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

YOU should pay attention to this study if you are not in the 1-3x / day group! Even if it doesn’t seem to be causing you any significant problems right now, the build-up of some of these more problematic byproducts when your gut bacteria switch over to consuming amino acids (prot

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

The book is now out, and I've used it as a reference multiple times! Hence this deserving a repost. Go check out @dr_idz if you don't already follow him.
#health #nutrition #science

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

Cool find! Who here got scared when they first saw it? #science #health

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

Today (July 16) the FDA announced that they've linked the outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations in IN, KY, MI, OH, and WV. It's still unclear if this is the only source of contamination, but it seems to be the largest one.
#science #pub

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

POLL THAT I WILL ANALYZE:
On a scale of 1-100, how likely do you think it is that Al will lead to doomsday-level societal impacts?
Which aspects do you find most concerning?
What do you want me to research and report back on?
#science #ai #technology

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Cyclospora: Michigan officials now say evidence points to lettuce and other salad greens as a likely source, but no specific product, grower, or supplier is confirmed, and other foods aren't ruled out. Nationally: CDC reports 1,645 confirmed cases Michigan alone reports 3,309

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UPDATE (July 13): Michigan officials now say evidence points to lettuce and other salad greens as a likely source — but no specific product, grower, or supplier is confirmed, and other foods aren't ruled out (Reuters, 2026). Nationally: 843 CDC-confirmed cases, 1,500+ under inves

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

The CDC has only confirmed 843 U.S. cases of cyclosporiasis with 1,500+ more still under investigation, but Michigan alone has now reported 2,600+ cases — a state that normally sees about 40 to 50 in an entire year. The national total is climbing toward ~3,000 across 30+ states.

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

Let's do some science!
1. Does this work for you?
2. How ticklish are you in general (1-10)
3. Is there any other place you can tickle yourself, and if so, where?

#science #neurology

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

Do you feel like caffeine helps or hurts your workouts, and are you a fast or slow processor?
BONUS Question: Do you have ADHD? (This study didn’t look at that, but other data indicate it could influence things!
📚Study📚
Caffeine, CYP1A2 Genotype, and Endurance Performanc

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

The more data we get the better!
If you know where this is going, don't ruin it for others, just drop a 🐔

#science

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One of my fun posts from the vaults! Looking back at this I'm amazed I ever managed to tolerage that stache 🤣

📚DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.01.013
#science #health

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Here’s an example: I no longer brew coffee with a French press or metal aeropress filter after reading this study on how doing so leaves in oils that mostly cancel out the health benefits https://t.co/WfgnsKGLrF

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

@Xander_J_C @parsons_tor @Aella_Girl I'll be there! Definitely looking forward to meeting all the interesting folk

[Avisha NessAiver @distilldscience]

@AnthropicAI These are Opus 4.7's critiques:
(1) unacknowledged conflict of interest, (2) rhetorical sleight-of-hand around "democracies vs. CCP,"(3) loaded terminology presented as analytical, (4) internal contradictions re:what actually drives AI capability, and (5) Reliance on own sources

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@j_g_allen @celinegounder Great piece!
I'm a bit confused as to why none of these analyses seem to mention the 2007 Chile study on ANDV that measured household transmission and found
Sex partners: 17.6% infected
Other: 1.2%
Could be a different strain, but still relevant!
https://t.co/0xeLDdkQqU