Ves Tod

Lover of life, travel, tunes & champagne

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

@jodieingles27 @GarvanInstitute @UNSWMedicine @LauraYeates1 @alexbutters25 @amy_baker29 @nataliestewartp @lauracatto_ @SophieHespe @SweetingJo @SpinksCat @judydo26 So well deserved! And it’s not luck - it’s bc you’re brilliant ⭐️🧬

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

Squid Game: exiting the Rozelle Interchange 😑🤦🏼‍♀️

Sydney's 'world class' road & rail infrastructure, lol

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

7% of the humans who have ever lived are alive right now.

And we are all directly linked to the 109 billion people who have come before us.

You know somebody who knew somebody else who knew another person who knew another, and so on, going back further and further in time, who once knew William Shakespeare (for example). In other words: we are all connected to every human who has ever lived by a chain of conversations, relationships, friendships, and every other form of social connection, going back to the beginning of human civilisation and beyond.

And the decisions those people made continue to influence the present in ways both major and minor.

A good example is language. There are certain words (including mother, fire, and what) which linguists believe to be at least 15,000 years old. They were part of a language spoken during the Ice Age which is the common ancestor of many modern languages. But these words didn't just appear — people, perhaps a single individual, came up with them. And, passed on from one person to another, we are still using them today. What words we create will be spoken 15,000 years from now?

The point here is that history has few hard lines. We usually think about the past in terms of dates and movements. The Battle of Hastings was in 1066, the Western Roman Empire fell in 475 AD, the Renaissance began in the 15th century etc. Thus we end up with a neat procession of ages: Classical Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and so on.

But the truth is that generations, movements, cultures, ideas, events, and civilisations all melt imperceptibly into one another.

We are currently living in the Information Age (or the Digital Age), but when did it begin? Was it with the invention of the transistor in 1947, or of the World Wide Web in 1989? Maybe, but in the 1980s our capacity for storing data was less than 1% digital, and it didn't go beyond 50% until 2002.

You've got to draw lines somewhere, if only for simplicity and ease. But we've got to remember that the past, like the present, was ever-changing, complex, and imprecise. In the same way that our Digital Age didn't simply "begin", in the year 1475 people didn't suddenly wake up and decide they were in the Renaissance rather than the Middle Ages. Over the years Leonardo painted his pictures, Machiavelli wrote his books, and Bracciolini uncovered ancient manuscripts — the Renaissance emerged and people realised they were living through it.

History isn't movements and dates; history is people saying and doing things.

As Thomas Carlyle once wrote, the entirety of the past and the entirety of the future are contained in the present. This isn't just a memorable line — it is literally true. Every future human being will be the descendant of people alive today, just as we are all the descendants of people who came before. Everything that has ever happened has brought us here, and everything that could ever happen will be a product of today.

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

Group chats are valuable bc social media is for the birds these days ... flipside is I'm in about 50 of them🤦🏼‍♀️ the urge to mute/ghost lol

@Mashable_ME https://t.co/JW4s7GjNlf

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

One of the most rewarding parts of working with #startups is seeing them thrive & scale 🙌

If you're developing a #globalhealth #innovation apply to Health10x this year!

Apps close 12 Apr: https://t.co/BYHmGrKKtE

Supported by REDI, powered by MTPConnect #REDI #REDIPartner

[The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute]

Look at the impact of our #Health10X Accelerator program!
Read the success story of our past participants whose entrepreneurial journey in #globalhealth is helping underserved populations in Bangladesh @MTPConnect_AUS @UNSWFounders :

https://t.co/9p5HErweNf

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

Calling all #health #entrepreneurs!
💡
Health10x is an #accelerator tackling the biggest #globalhealth challenges.
🌏
Join us 17 March for Info Night: https://t.co/lvwdjoGVKn

Apps close 12 Apr: https://t.co/BYHmGrKKtE

Supported by REDI, powered by MTPConnect #REDI #REDIPartner

[Dolly Parton @DollyParton]

Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine. 

@VUMChealth

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

When dealing with someone upset, think:

Have they slept, eaten, or been bothered by someone?

Sensitivity to people is a superpower

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

Bad link! Apologies & see fresh new registration link below :)

https://t.co/5E26xJp6P3

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

Only 2 days left to apply for #Health10x - the Aus accelerator program for #globalhealth #startups and innovations.

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Apply now or share with health entrepreneurs: https://t.co/A2i7ua7BtS

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

Are you an Aussie health #startup, #entrepreneur, #STEMM researcher or student with an innovative solution for a #globalhealth issue? 💡🦠🌎

Applications for #Health10x #accelerator close in 1 week!

APPLY NOW https://t.co/idKHPXWhG7

#StayHomeAndInnovate

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

The 2003 SARS pandemic helped Alibaba become a $470B company. There is an opportunity in every crisis & downturn.

If you're a health #innovator or #startup, join #Health10x - a unique #globalhealth accelerator & progress your idea or business

APPLY HERE: https://t.co/yIfNhTdrM1

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

If you're an Aussie #startup, researcher or student with an innovative solution for a #globalhealth issue, join the online #Health10x Sydney Info Night next Wed - you can learn about our accelerator program while in your PJs & #sociallydistant 🙌🏼

https://t.co/PKFDQ6KvGW

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

Kevin Bacon for all public health announcements from now on please

[Kevin Bacon @kevinbacon]

Hey everybody, now it’s so important to STAY HOME and keep our distance from others. Join me and post a video or photo with a sign like this, with #IStayHomeFor, telling who you are staying home for, & tag 6 friends. Let's work together to stay home and keep each other safe.

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

Calling all health innovators! Apply now or get in touch for more info :)

#healthtech #startups #globalhealth

[The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute]

Could your health innovation transform lives in developing countries?
Health10x is an accelerator program from @georgeinstitute and UNSW – for #startups tackling the most pressing #globalhealth challenges.
Applications are now open!
Find out more here: https://t.co/HCNcMWiKwH

[MTV NEWS @MTVNEWS]

Inside the Staples Center, Kobe’s retired 8 and 24 jerseys are illuminated #GRAMMYs

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

Can Amazon disrupt the Aus #pharmacy sector? Yes, they have the world's most innovative supply chain but can they compete with Chemist Warehouse AND change the way we purchase pharma goods here? #AusHealth #DigitalHealth

https://t.co/eti9ziFvhm

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

Will be interesting to see which state is next to roll back red tape on medicinal cannabis... #publichealth

https://t.co/r6vyW7dNn6

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

@RuthWebster42 @georgeinstitute Thanks @RuthWebster42 but the real legends there are Dina & Melissa 👸🏼👸🏻🙌🏼⭐️ @TitkovaDA

[Ves Tod @Ves_Tod]

That’s a wrap on #10x Demo Night! 🌗

Bring on the 2020 #health #startups!

#UNSWFounders @georgeinstitute