iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Absentee ballot MAILED from Taipei! 🗳️ I'm voting in Michigan for Abdul EL-SAYED & many others. Our government has been purged of many of its regulators and experts while the President profits. We're in pointless wars & destroying lives. (All views my own.) I hope you’ll join me and vote.

171

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am stunned and filled with gratitude to have our recent paper on HPV16 featured as “Paper of the Week” by the International Papillomavirus Society! It means so much to be part of this research community and to have our work highlighted. 1/2

101

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Some bangers in last week’s New Yorker

020

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I invite you to join me in Athens for IPVS 2026, the 38th Annual Conference of the International Papillomavirus Society (Oct 22-25). 🏛️ Connect, learn, and share insights on the latest #HPV research. More info here ➡️https://invt.io/1txb5wivrq5 #IPVS2026 #HPVPreventionAndCare #HPVConference

000

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New TreasuryDirect email full of superfluous spaces and needless newlines does not inspire confidence that care is being taken in the lamentable switch to IDme

110

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Decided to start the week by printing out several papers to review—even got a paper cut in the process. I am filled with the joy of learning again. It feels like a return to a past age, where the ideas come slower but they’re better and they last longer. We are tactile creatures.

140

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Joyful to learn that our HPV research was accepted for a talk at #IPVS2026 in Athens, Greece (October 22–25). 1/3

120

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Congratulations to Rasmus Nielsen and Ziheng Yang for receiving The Balzan Prize! For "Molecular Evolution: Decoding Patterns of Genomic Change... their pioneering and complementary contributions to molecular evolution... have transformed the study of evolutionary adaptation."

042

Reposted by Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

David Maddock @davidm54.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

111

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Left my copy of Gillespie out a few too many days in the sun

020

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

For anyone who enjoys the wisdom of George Orwell; for anyone who refers to the Ministry of Truth, Thought Police, or Big Brother; consider that “every line” Orwell wrote was “against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism.” 1/2

2124

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

One is 14x more expensive. I recently became obsessed with skincare, settling on Vitamin C as one of the only substances with real evidence (with moisturizer, sunscreen, niacinamide, retinol). Taiwan even has a phrase “早C晚A”, meaning C in the morning and A (retinol) in the evening. 1/5

231

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

TODAY is voting day in Michigan, 7 AM to 8 PM. Get out there and do it, my friends! 🗳️

051

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Doing the work is the best cure for the difficulty of doing the work. JULIA CAMERON, FINDING WATER

000

Reposted by Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

Ryan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Haven't seen this shared, but it's a great one by a giant in the field, Trevor Bedford. Finds that fastest SARS-2 fitness growth was 2021 to mid-2022. Since then there's been a steady rate of evolution ("fitness flux") >4x faster than H3N2 flu A, a benchmark for rapidly evolving RNA viruses. 1/2

24321

Reposted by Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Our full catalogue of HPV16 genetic variation is available in our Supplementary Data 1. We hope the research community will take advantage of this painstakingly-compiled resource. Full paper (open access): www.nature.com/articles/s41... 9/9

nature.com

HPV16 genetic variation provides evidence of positive natural selection driven by HLA class I - Nature Communications

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes more cancer than any other virus, yet for unknown reasons, HPV experiences differential success infecting and persisting in individuals. To investigate how human and ...

074

Reposted by Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

OUT NOW in Nat Commns @natcomms.nature.com: HPV16 causes the majority of the 1,800 cervical cancers diagnosed every single day, but most infections are controlled by the immune system. Our study shows that these disparate outcomes are shaped by genetic variation in both host and virus. 🧬 1/9

2196

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

2196

Reposted by Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 @audreyt.org · 17/07/2026

Proud as Punch to appear in “The Humanist Review of AI”.😎 Our essays by writers, artists, philosophers, investors & technologists examine the intersection of people & technology.🔀 Let’s explore AI’s impact on the world & #FreeTheFuture🖖 — together! ▶️ humanistreview.ai/issue-1/tang...

Humanism After Optimization by Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s cyber ambassador, first digital minister, architect of the Taiwan Model for digital diplomacy and 2025 Right Livelihood laureate, is one of the essays featured in The Humanist Review of AI supported by Microsoft AI. The centre of the light pink essay cover features an abstract, vertically oriented geometric graphic in coral and orange tones, forming a mosaic-like image of a butterfly.
https://humanistreview.ai/
https://civic.ai/

0449

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Thrilled to be part of this new study, just out in PLOS Pathogens, describing how #HPV genomes change over time within individuals. Sambit Mishra of the Mirabello @lisamirabello.bsky.social group led this work, documenting years of within-host viral mutations in cervical samples from 351 women. 1/6

141

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Excited to VOTE in Michigan on Tuesday, August 4! You must be REGISTERED by Monday, July 20, which can be done online.

120

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Nothing beats the heat like a dip in Lake Michigan!

030

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Some slow-motion footage of the storm that blew through West Michigan last night, from our backyard in Holland. Lordy, I love storms!

081

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Surprising 1% spike in the value of $VTP around 2:40 today, with nothing similar reflected in the comparable fund $SCHP. Just a random fluke of its low trading volume, or something more?

000

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Taiwan has launched an anonymous tip line for Chinese nationals to share information: “aimed at expanding the collection of intelligence on China’s political, military, economic, and social developments”. Modeled on similar programs by other intelligence agencies. focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

focustaiwan.tw

Taiwan's top intelligence agency launches PRC tip-off site - Focus Taiwan

Taiwan's top intelligence agency on Sunday launched a reporting channel for Chinese nationals to provide intelligence on China, saying the initiative would help broaden its "diverse intelligence sourc...

011

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. Thoreau

080

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Amazing café at Taiwan’s central research institution, Academia Sinica (中央研究院). Full of deep freezers, incubators, and centrifuges. Really cool idea & an inspiring environment for science work — SINICA COFFEE 中研珈琲所

110

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child”. —Ecclesiastes 10:16

000

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

TRUST IN TRUMP! “At the apex of the pyramid comes Big Brother. Big Brother is infallible and all-powerful. Every success, every achievement, every victory, … all wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue directly from his leadership and inspiration.” —George Orwell, 1984

120

Reposted by Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Taiwan’s healthcare system may not be perfect — but it may just be the world’s best. And the average cost is only US$42 per month. Grateful for the invitation from Talent Taiwan to share my perspective and extol the virtues of this country’s system. (All views my own.) 1/2 #Taiwan #Healthcare #NHI

195

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

195

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The most glaring omission in Western media coverage of Taiwan is Taiwan itself. I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a Taiwanese person interviewed! Instead, Taiwan is discussed almost as if it’s uninhabited land contested by China and the US. 1/3

2217

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Those less familiar with #Taiwan often talk as if it’s uninhabited land contested by China & the US. In reality it’s a nation of 23 million, already defending its sovereignty daily against aggression like this 👇 youtu.be/TllgAHfKthg?...

youtu.be

Coast Guard Drives Chinese Ships Away From Restricted Waters Near Kinmen｜TaiwanPlus News

YouTube video by TaiwanPlus News

1107

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🇹🇼 I stand in awe of the health experts from Taiwan, who have traveled to Geneva for a 10th straight year for the World Health Assembly #WHA79 — only to be barred from participating at China’s urging. 1/3

193

Reposted by Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The contrast between the number of media requests I got when rich people on a cruise were facing a deadly, but contained outbreak versus now that some of the poorest people in the world are facing a deadly and devastating epidemic is just so so stark and it just really annoys the hell out of me.

161300428

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The WHO has excluded #Taiwan 🇹🇼 from the World Health Assembly for a 10th consecutive year, barring its delegates from participating in Geneva. With today’s hantavirus, Ebola, and geopolitical challenges, this undermines credibility and cooperation the WHO desperately needs.

1115

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

“Taiwan is part of China” is not reality. It’s a prescriptive view that Taiwan SHOULD be part of China — not unlike Donald Trump calling Canada the 51st state or threatening to annex Greenland. 1/3

160

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Affogato in Taipei with boo 🥰 to me there is no happiness greater than the deepening of our minds and souls through industrious hours, made all the more rich through the power of coffee.

240

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

On Taiwan’s defense: this would be a SALE — Taiwan would pay for its own weapons, unlike the U.S.-taxpayer-funded military AID sent to Israel and Ukraine. Surely Taiwan deserves the chance to defend itself against invasion. #Taiwan

210

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

000

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

If Taiwan were part of China, I’d already be in jail for this post. bsky.app/profile/chas...

030

Reposted by Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I live in Taiwan, and this place is a country, not a bargaining chip to be traded between China and the US. Yet, as Trump and Xi meet, the whole world is talking about this place with seemingly zero input from its leaders. 1/3

1154

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

1154

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

不解釋自己意會 Taiwan Is Taiwan! 🇹🇼

171

Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志 @chasewnelson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Trump has besmirched even the subcellular world. May purifying selection prove effective.

120