What's your "Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam" for these times?

RIP Charlie “Cunningham called bicycles the “perfect means for ‘right living.’” “They make people healthy and happy, and they free us from the tyranny of cars and the guilt of waste,” he said. “Of course, there’s a time and place for cars, but most of us use them too much.” “ @biketalk.bsky.social

Charlie Cunningham, Mountain Bike Innovator, Dies at 77 (Gift Article)

In the late 1970s, he built what is considered the first off-road bicycle with a frame that was aluminum rather than steel, one of his many inventions.

nytimes.com

You know what AI cannot do very well at all? Make maps. It's a deeper sign of the fluidity with which models play fast and loose with our precious methods of communication, warping meaning-making -- which is fundamentally rooted in the context of place.

Asperas Bompar@asperasbompar.bsky.social · 6d ago

Wakanda tariffs going to get doubled now

I remember when they first excavated the ancient city of the Minions and shouted: "I have gazed upon the face of Kevin!"

Natalie Haynes@nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 5d ago

Book 9 - where they meet the one-eyed Minion for the first time - is so much better in the original Minionese

1/5 what if a woman wrote the Odyssey? While we're arguing over Nolan getting it "right" -- maybe the version most of us know was a weird offshoot.

Join UC Environmental Stewards for their 2026 Statewide Conference (Oct. 9-11) at UC Santa Barbara! Presentations, workshops, & field trips will highlight CA natural history, with focus on climate change & resilience. I'll be one of the plenary speakers! na.eventscloud.com/w...

Very cool website that reminds of the science, innovation, engineering, and planning that we get to enjoy every day ordinaryabundance.com

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, identifiable photos are considered personal data -- and there are responsibility for posting online We need this in the US www.dataprotection.ie/en/faqs/topi...

Ominous foreshadowing #vetmed 🧪

🚸 Wildlife crossing jokes thread🚸

A sight I love to see in Scandinavia: sleeping babies parked outside in the fresh air - while the parent ducks inside to shop. This image says everything about social trust, sidewalk life, and inner city air quality.

Aristotle's humiliation lives on in Tallinn, Estonia city hall - a reminder that even the cleverest man ...

It's not just science. It's collective play to build a place... But there are rules to the "game"

The Science of City Planning: Catherine Brinkley on Building Healthier Communities

How do cities plan for the future? UC Davis Professor Catherine Brinkley discusses urban planning, environmental justice and community development at a recent June Davis Science Café.

lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu

Petition with all your friends and neighbors and you can get commemorative signage! Ours is a little special: #first Bike lane in the U.S.

#RideofSilence for Cyclists who have lost their lives - including my student, Lincoln Sabini

1/2 The federal government has severely curtailed research funding. The National Science Foundation (NSF) faces extreme funding threats, with 2026/2027 proposals including a 50%+ reduction. Yikes!!!

Curious about the City of Davis General plan update and how to engage?

Behind the scenes @ #CommonKnowledge bar lecture -- gearing up to talk about how to plan utopia #planning #beer

Thank you to @cryopolitics.com for an awesome tour of San Francisco's Arctic and Alaskan connections Chasing whales, distracted by gold, building a commercial hub out of shipwrecks, just out of reach from Russia #AAG2026

Bring a friend, pull up a chair, order a drink, and design your utopia with me at this Common Knowledge bar lecture: lnkd.in/e2We5Gmh

Now that oil prices are about to go 📈 through the roof-- the overton window 🪟 is zooming towards us for all those low/no oil futures. What should we do about it? Ideas below

David Weiskopf believes in you@dave.bzky.team · 5mo ago

What if I told you that Transportation is the highest-polluting sector of the American economy? Now what if I told you that ~100% of that is from oil? Now what if I further told you that we can do something about it but mostly aren't even trying?

@sophushelle.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social halfway through -- and somehow feel like I'm still getting to the best part even though you've already translated Enheduanna. Thank you for a wonderful book.

The Internet is no place for rage. Or tears. It's just a holding tank for sadness- a vehicle for apathy. A way to pretend we did something - when we only said something. It's no place to hold each other- to wail about bombs dropped- as children are turned into soldiers on opposing sides

Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Where is the lie?

Even if global warming was not such a pressing issue, renewables are not only more affordable and less price-volatile than single-use fossile fuels, they also increase a country’s resilience in armed conflict. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Ukraine is showing why electrification is key to Europe’s energy security

At this year’s Munich Security Conference, leaders repeatedly warned that a new era of geopolitical instability is reshaping global security. Energy was central to that discussion, with governments em...

reuters.com

HUD released a draft proposal on housing assistance for mixed status families, denying housing support to families that include a person who is undocumented. This could result in eviction of 3,000 children The Federal Register has opened the 60-day public comment period. nlihc.org/resource/hud...

Delighted to have contributed a chapter about legalizing street food vending to this wonderful collection achieving on food justice from @mitpress.bsky.social Open access: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...

Nurturing Food Justice: Expansive and Intersectional Visions

How diverse communities are finding new ways to grow food, build movements, and challenge institutions to create more just and sustainable food futures.Ami

direct.mit.edu

We're channeling the Alysa Liu joy US gold 🥇 by having fun + someone left the 🍰 out in the 🌧️

Can we stop calling it AI? -It's not artificial. -It's not intelligent. It's an algorithm backed by a large dataset

But... Did it persist? Did Athens? (No-it massively depopulated) Did Rome? ... (No-it massively depopulated) And what a leap to America... How did THAT happen? There's some serious gaps in this civics genealogy

Max Berger@maxberger.bsky.social · 6mo ago

So....the Fourth Reich?

What a ding dong. If people really loved English-Scotch culture so much they'd have flocked to England / Scotland. They're here because the US has broadcast the aspiration of a multicultural meritocracy - one that consistently celebrates pluralism. Next up: New Orleans French-Creole Mardi gras