Entertained some out of town guests last night. At dinner they told us they refused to take the subway because it was too dangerous. My 9 year old said "What? You mean like if you ride on top?"

For decades church attendance was positively related to interpersonal trust. People who were more religiously active were more likely to say that "people can be trusted." However, in the last couple of years that has reversed. Now high attending people are less trusting.

The Academy of American Poets has published this poem, and that is a very, very good thing.

@profsamperry What an indictment of toxic Christian masculinity that the presence of a kind and nurturing father is decried as too feminine.

3 years ago, my dream job was cancelled. Emily's Wonder Lab helped inspire the next generation of scientists. I pitched dozens of science experiments for more seasons, but they weren't interested. What do you do when your dream is cancelled? You pivot. I turned the

@profsamperry It's absolutely insane. And he seems to admit he only watched a 3 min clip of a show that has 100+ episodes lol. In what world is it okay to then write a whole article based on something you know nothing about? This joint reads more like conspiracy than cultural commentary and

This is a HUGE problem. The number of young women who email me saying that they get treated better by men at work than at church, and are thinking of giving up dating guys from church, is mind-boggling.

You see, we recognized a LONG time ago (Massachusetts in the 1640s) that it was the COMMUNITY'S responsibility to bear the cost of educating its children. Why? Because even if you don't have kids in schools, you 100% benefit from having educated youth (5/16)

The study in which all my favorite things to discuss on the internet combine… religion, gender, governance, peacemaking, and… mobility/urban planning? 😬Also as a pacifist woman who bikes in religious Oklahoma, I have, shall we say, much anecdotal evidence to add to this!

The automobile industry spends $20 *Billion* a year on advertising. About half ($10Bn) is devoted to ACTIVELY PROMOTING DANGEROUS DRIVING. That’s *without* the movie chase scenes. For perspective nhtsagov *entire* budget is ~$1Bn/year. We are bringing Canva to a gun fight.

Do you know what is cheap, ubiquitous, effective and ALWAYS educates and enforces? Cement. U.S. Department of Transportation can communicate with drivers via narrow lanes, chicanes, barriers and bollards. Instead, they send the vulnerable to their deaths and remind them to keep their heads on a swivel.

Our DOTs don’t want to take responsibility. They want to believe they can prevent road deaths with a tweet or reliance on law enforcement, road users or, FFS, children. They cannot. They are culpable. Only our DOTs can build safe systems. Only they can prevent crash deaths.

“The estimated value of the three separate shipments was $342,000, or less than $3 per Bible, according to databases that use customs data to track exports and imports. The minimum price for the Trump-backed Bible is $59.99”

We have to be willing to try. People want to like their neighbors. We are disconnected more than we’re divided. Being vulnerable and standing on someone’s front porch, extending a hand and inviting them to find the things you agree on — that’s a powerful moment of connection. /16

Got a new #bikebus kid today. ACOG helmet incoming for her. And got the City to move a temporary construction barricade to allow us to safely ride. Feeling unstoppable. 😉