Students help build a more equitable coffee supply chain through innovative design challenge as.vanderbilt.edu/news/2024/04/2…

45rpm version of my take on the switch from beer to coffee and the rise of the Enlightenment | BBC Mundo youtu.be/IFx8eABfivg?si…

Over the transom: the Tennessee AFL-CIO endorses Democrat Megan Barry for Congressional District 7 against incumbent Mark Green.

An underreported part of the Ukraine support bill is the authority to confiscate Russian central bank assets, but to do so only weakens the US’ position the global financial system. Insightful piece from Ingrid Brunk
lawfaremedia.org/article/the-co…

We know that cycling is good for those who do it. But is it also good for everyone else–even those who do not cycle?

The best way to answer this question is through #Bikenomics , a (now) widespread term that indicates economic thinking applied to cycling.

If you don't think #TN7 is in play you aren't paying attention. An extremist incumbent focused on nonsense who doesn't even want the job finds himself facing a formidable opponent.

Reasons to support my campaign for Congress, #Women ’s edition.

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#MeganbarryforCongress #TN7

One of the most crucial moments of our campaign is here.

By the end of the day TOMORROW, we'll report every dollar we’ve raised this quarter.

Let's show Mark Green and Donald Trump what they're up against. 💪 Donate whatever you can today! secure.actblue.com/donate/2403-q1…

As a Vanderbilt University faculty member I expect a prompt explanation from Chancellor Diermeier and VU administration for this very alarming occurrence. A well-known legitimate local reporter coming on campus to do some journalism risks arrest for criminal trespass? Seriously?

'An important part of decolonizing is increasing diversity of representation—that proverbial seat at the table,” Fischer tells Sprudge. “But it also goes beyond this: what are the assumptions built into the Western worldview about humans v. nature, that numerical data is…

Excited to be teaming up with the great folks cxffeeblack and impressed that Sprudge would include a quote on decolonizing Western metrics

intersection at Elandsgracht and Marnixstraat in AMS uses almost no signage to manage pedestrians, bikes, trams, buses, cars. Generally bikes have priority, followed by trams, and cars are clearly the lowest; tram drivers get visibly aggravated at bikers who try to yield to them.

The way we talk about ROAD SAFETY:
🪦 blames victims instead of addressing causes
🏎️ normalizes the underlying violence
‼️ reduces a sense of urgency
📈 might make matters worse

What if instead we talk about ROAD DANGER?
Open Access paper: tsr.international/TSR/article/vi…

Seems important to remember right now that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

Painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. Sharrows? Safer to NOT have them. usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/pro…

Check this new video/podcast from the amazing folks ⁦cxffeeblack⁩ for a different and optimistic take on youth and coffee youtu.be/89SV4aWZVyE?si…

Is Coffee ... Good?, by ✨ B O S S B A R I S T A ✨ open.substack.com/pub/bossbarist…

Our new Cultural Contexts of Heath study challenges childhood norms, suggests ways to improve health policy  news.vanderbilt.edu/2024/02/16/stu…

I was delighted to be included as an expert consultant on this report and so impressed with the balance of nuance and accessibility the authors have achieved. Essential reading for - well, everyone, but esp anyone working in the child health space.