I attended the annual conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), held in Munich from August 30 to September 2. This is a belated reflection and photo dump. I started attending ISEE in 2009. I think I have missed it…
During the ISEE conference, I made time for a trip to Regensburg. Near the city stands the Walhalla. When Dr. Shin suggested we go, I joked that Valhalla was where people went after death. It turned out to be a memorial to…
I am writing this while waiting for a connection on my way to the annual meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE). For the first time, I flew on a plane equipped with Starlink. Until now, in-flight internet had always…
For the past few months, I have been using Hermes Agent. It is a harness that provides a working environment for getting things done with a large language model. With Hermes Agent, I have been able to use an LLM for much…
Some time has passed, but I recently appeared on a KBS News special report. I had done several interviews before, but this was my first in-studio conversation. It was a novel experience. A KBS reporter who had interviewed me several times before…
On July 22, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its global research priorities on climate, health and migration. Climate change drives migration through many pathways. Migration undertaken by choice can affect health for better or worse, but climate-related displacement—particularly when disasters or…