alexander_singh

env variable error that I missed on the build, thanks for noticing! Just pushed a fix up for this and tested that it's live!

I've volunteered a few times with the BOP and it's a really great experience. Would recommend if you're in NYC!

https://www.billionoysterproject.org/volunteer

Spent ~30 minutes this weekend building a POC for automated medical billing with openai. Accuracy is limited, but definitely shows the capability for applying LLMs in healthcare.

Would be interesting to see the link between these neurons and the hormones that control hunger in our bodies. Perhaps there is a way to deactivate neural pathways when we see food, v. just targeting hormonal pathways with obesity-related medications.

It would be interesting to see a Reframe-like company in the space of gambling addictions.

Have you thought about updating this to do the same for Airtable?

I also had a severe back injury - using a full foam roller can overextend your back and cause further injury. My understanding is a half-circle can just provide some lumbar support if you don't have good lumbar support in your desk chair, etc. I've also been told to roll a towel up and use it for lumbar support or lying on.

I used to spend most of my time outside but have shifted to a sedentary indoor lifestyle for the most part. Definitely missing out on vitamin D.

Weight gain and loss is much more about biology that "just eating less". There are significant genetic and metabolic factors that contribute to each individuals' appetite and ability to control that appetite.

The stigma around weight gain has been reliant on this argument of overeating for so long, while the research has indicated that there's a lot going on behind the scenes that has to be considered.

"obesity is innate, that weight regulation is not governed by a uniform tally of “calories in–calories out,” and to quote Jules Hirsch, that “there is a biochemical or basic biological element in what it is that we call `willpower.'”5 The views of many Americans notwithstanding, weight is clearly far from being entirely within an individual's control. Genetic predispositions, in tandem with the development of food environments that facilitate overeating and built environments requiring minimal energy expenditure, may help explain why so many Americans are obese today."

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmp1400613

As someone deeply involved in the weight loss space (CEO of Alfie, men's health starting with weight loss), I would not recommend biology "hacks" to lose additional weight. Hacks often result in a series of other physical and sometimes mental harm. The best ways to lose weight are dietary changes and exercise, in some cases combined with medication for individuals who have struggled to lose weight via lifestyle changes alone.

Additionally, weight is lost mainly as CO2 because of the metabolic processes that convert fat into energy and this process' byproducts ~(84% CO2 and 16% H2O). Additional O2 intake would not cause your body to burn more calories, and it's unlikely this strategy would result in passive weight loss.