Your pope name is your 1999 celebrity crush followed by your Erdős number.

In the U.S. in 1825, *452* out of 1000 children born died before their 5th birthday. By 1925, that number was 135 out of a 1000 children. Today, in 2025, that number is *7* And it is entirely due to advances in medicine, public health, and technology. 9/

Periodic reminder that airplanes are absolutely bonkers cool

Please send me your syllabus if you do!

I'm thrilled to announce I'll be joining the faculty of Chicago Kent law school this fall! @chicagokentlaw.bsky.social

I think this is a (grim) illustration of what Alex Yelderman @alexyelderman.bsky.social writes about in Danger as Deterrent, 65 B.C. L. Rev. 113 (2024). bclawreview.bc.edu/articles/311....