Dang, imagine teaching an electric railway engineering program and having your program’s own trolley to do it with, just switching the car onto the line when it’s time to go out and do coursework. www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commo...

Not nearly enough is made of the incredibly impressive feat Indian Railways has made to electrify almost 100% of its 135,000km of track, while also growing renewable sourcing. Huge: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

There is no clear link between Tylenol and autism, says Dr. Peter Hotez.

I heard social media was a good place for troll posts.

For Halloween, we're celebrating our masked animals: raccoons, red pandas, and that one gibbon who won’t take off the rubber Nixon mask, no matter how often we ask.

“The position of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine is to scrap Daylight Saving Time and permanently stick to Standard Time.” Remind your state and federal lawmakers!

COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in older adults Prior COVID-19 infection was associated with a 41% increased risk of all-cause dementia. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...

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In just 33 years, the Shanghai Metro went from not existing to becoming twice the size of the NYC subway system, while NYC only added a few miles of track and 5 new stations. In my latest Substack (linked below), I talk about how we can build a lot of subways quickly in the USA (Urbanrail.net)

“Children who have Covid twice are at double the risk of experiencing long Covid.” “The findings, published Tuesday, challenge the perception that Covid cases in children are “mild,” as well as the notion that re-infections do not carry the same risk” www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

He looks so young, and scared. I'm sad that I never got to know this man. Frankly I'm sad I don't know any of my people down South. 😭

"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

September 30 / October 1

Did You Know? Within hours of birth, baby weasels can locomote, kill prey and commit identity theft.

i wonder what it’s like to look around every day and see the country being run into the ground by pill-poppers and secret police and anti-vaxxers and book burners and you go into work and sit down at your computer and you’re the guy whose job it is to come up with new oreos flavors

Covid cases rising with new variants Nimbus and Stratus If you feel unwell with a bad throat and a temperature you may well have caught one of the new strains of Covid circulating this autumn. www.bbc.com/news/article...

strange women lying in ponds distributing swords RETVRN

We went to the Málaga cathedral today and a lady forgot to silence her phone and the ring tone was literally the Exorcist theme. She was an older lady, suitably horrified and I have so very many questions.

Ebola in Kasai, DRC: 53 confirmed cases, 31 deaths. 3 recoveries discharged. 3,049 vaccinated. But a community death highlights need to trace all transmission chains & continue to strengthen community engagement. reliefweb.int/organization...

More on the recent listeria outbreak. And another reminder that this is notably dangerous strain of bacteria. Since June: "Of 20 people with information available, 19 have been hospitalized and 4 deaths have been reported. There is one illness in a pregnant mother that resulted in a fetal loss."

On this most important National Coffee Day, coffee carefully.

happy national coffee day.

#EastBroadTop #FTW !

Our scientists can’t clone dinosaurs like in Jurassic Park, but they did clone something that looks like an Ewok crossed with a blueberry cobbler.

For the last time, our Po the Panda is NOT the Kung Fu Panda. He majored in Judo.

11pm EDT Tropical Depression #Nine Key Messages: Tropical storm conditions are expected in the central and northwest #Bahamas on Sunday. Heavy rain could cause flooding in the Bahamas and portions of the southeastern U.S. coast. Details: http:... https://x.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1972137092433301957

Incredible! Saturday morning's sunrise -- ahead of the rain forecast this afternoon -- was a stunner. CWG's Kevin Ambrose caught this pair of fantastic shots. The adage seems prescient: Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. See more photos at cwg.live

We taught our raccoons sign language and the first thing they said was "The trouble is, you think you have time.”

The US president repeatedly advised people, “Don't take Tylenol,” but scientists say that strong evidence between the medication and autism is lacking go.nature.com/4nSRYre

The organizers of the UN event for healthy indoor air used a canary on all their materials and gave everyone canary pins. Why? Canaries detect dangerous substances in the air of coal mines. We all need to be like canaries and warn about the dangers of unhealthy indoor air due to COVID and climate.

You see this outside go back in.

The Daily Mail has run a number of attack pieces on Violet Affleck after her incredible UN speech advocating for COVID protections including masks and clean air. These attack pieces including a poll on masking in medical facilities. The result? An overwhelming 76% of people support requiring masks!

(Cue David Crosby song about three-ways that got him kicked out of the Byrds…) 😃

"This used to be the best job I’ve ever had, the best environment I’ve ever had, the best culture I’ve ever had—and they fucking ruined it. I will never ever forget how much they ruined it."

I actually write about it :) thetransitguy.substack.com/p/how-to-bui...

Two tropical systems in play — here’s what it means for us. Humberto formed today and another system — likely to become Imelda — is expected to develop just to its west. When storms form this close, they can “dance” around each other in what’s called the Fujiwhara effect. See more at cwg.live

Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right. Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!

7:30pm Wednesday: A line of heavy showers and some lightning stretches from eastern DC and Alexandria southward to La Plata. Now moving east through portions of Prince George’s and northern Charles counties. Rain lasts about 15 minutes as it comes through.

Damn, I've been buying the wrong stuff.

These are the facts.

Adjusted for inflation, Madrid built 35 miles of metro between 1995–1999 for about the same cost as a SINGLE mile of New York’s Second Avenue Subway (Phase 1). Imagine if every transit dollar here bought us 35 times more transit?

email alerts from our IT department "PhishReporting" account this morning and none of them include @phish.com's latest set?

Masking up and advocating for clean air at #UNGA w/ Violet Affleck and @myrabatchelder.bsky.social!

420p: A downpour over Burke about to head inside Beltway through Alexandria and DC. A more potent line of storms about to hit Frederick, Maryland. So far, no storms out there reaching severe criteria. We’ll keep you posted.

The BS asymmetry principle: The amount of energy needed to refute BS is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it. Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH #fmlcomix

There’s a historic indoor clean air high level event at the UN today. @drbronking.bsky.social is of course leading by example wearing a high quality mask while chairing the meeting 👏👏👏