Published on Mar 29, 2013 View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/want-to-be-… When are humans most happy? To gather data on this question, Matt Killingsworth built an app, Track Your Happiness, that let people report their feelings in real time. Among the surprising results: We’re often happiest when we’re lost in the moment. And the flip side: The [...]
Background Reading The Bike Helmet Paradox (The Atlantic) Mikael Colville-Andersen: Why we shouldn’t wear bike helmets (Mag) Oregon Senator looks to strengthen mandatory helmet laws (BikePortland) Summary Plastic shells keep our heads from coming open, but they also deter us from riding bicycles. And riding bicycles is good for people and Earth. — James Hamblin, MD, is The [...]
Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA — in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where “the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys.” Ron Finley grows a nourishing food culture in South [...]
Michael Shermer Posted: 02/01/2013 9:00 AM Source: HuffingtonPost TED and The Huffington Post are excited to bring you TEDWeekends, a curated weekend program that introduces a powerful “idea worth spreading” every Friday, anchored in an exceptional TEDTalk. This week’s TEDTalk is accompanied by an original blog post from the featured speaker, along with new op-eds, thoughts and responses [...]
Published on Nov 1, 2012 Kyle grew up like most Northern California kids – active in all sports from swimming and golf in the summer to skiing in the winter; soccer, baseball, basketball, football, volleyball, you name it. Kyle was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia at age 17. Although FA has hindered his ability to participate in [...]
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Background Reading Utility company street patching destroying bike routes (ChainLink) We Made “The Atlantic”… Some Interesting Press (ChainLink) Summary You can never put a genie back in the bottle. When theAtlanticCities article appeared a few days ago there was a tepid recognition of what that might mean for the ChainLink. The group has become over the [...]
Background Reading Cyclists Aren’t ‘Special,’ and They Shouldn’t Play by Their Own Rules (Atlantic Cities) Summary Sarah Goodyear makes some interesting points in her piece in the Atlantic Cities. But among the ones that caught my eye was this: The cyclist as outsider, maverick, or outlaw – that has been the image. But now, bicycling [...]
Background Reading Idaho Stop (ChainLink) Trigger Green Traffic Lights (WikiHow) IDAHO STOP LAW FOR CYCLISTS (Cyclelicious) Summary The statute reads: 49-720. STOPPING — TURN AND STOP SIGNALS. A person operating a bicycle or human-powered vehicle approaching a stop sign shall slow down and, if required for safety, stop before entering the intersection. After slowing to [...]
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