Harvey J. Miller
@mobileharv.bsky.social
Sustainable mobility scholar, advocate and practitioner @ The Ohio State University. “Generally friendly if you get him talking about bikes” - RateMyProfessor
Research blog: https://u.osu.edu/miller.81/
Engineering
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Computer science
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As Computers Take the Driver’s Seat, Experts Worry About Safety (Gift Article)
Self-driving systems are getting so good that drivers may overestimate the technology and not be prepared to respond when something goes wrong.
www.nytimes.com
Risk homeostasis - people use the illusion of greater safety to behave more recklessly.
You could find your way along the Nova Scotia coast blind, just by timing the blinks. Every lighthouse flashes on its own rhythm, a set interval and colour no neighbour repeats. Sambro Island off Halifax has burned since 1758, the oldest working lighthouse in North America. #lighthouse #NovaScotia
Beautiful mapping!
South Park just took on America’s e-bike problem – and surprisingly nailed a lot of it
South Park has finally come for e-bikes. And perhaps surprisingly, underneath all the explosions, biker gangs, racist caricatures, and general...
electrek.co
South Park spent 22 minutes making fun of e-bikes. Yet somehow, by the end, it also made a pretty compelling case for them.
(Disclosure: I haven’t seen this episode yet.)
(Disclosure: I haven’t seen this episode yet.)
South Park just took on America’s e-bike problem – and surprisingly nailed a lot of it
South Park has finally come for e-bikes. And perhaps surprisingly, underneath all the explosions, biker gangs, racist caricatures, and general...
electrek.co
South Park spent 22 minutes making fun of e-bikes. Yet somehow, by the end, it also made a pretty compelling case for them.
(Disclosure: I haven’t seen this episode yet.)
(Disclosure: I haven’t seen this episode yet.)
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World’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days
Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create
www.theguardian.com
World’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days
Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Opinion | New Matrix, Meet the Old Matrix (Gift Article)
The railroads were once the octopus that A.I. is now.
www.nytimes.com
@jamellebouie.net draws appropriate parallels between AI in the 21st century and railroads in the 19th: “If A.I. promises to transform the entire society, then the entire society is entitled to have a say, even a decisive one, over the use, development and direction of the technology.”
Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or conscience. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
“The belief that a driver should be allowed to do whatever they please, regardless of the impact on others, mounts the pavement and travels deep into our lives…when the roads are used to amplify and celebrate a dangerous, antisocial culture, we are driven towards a very dark place.”
London buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl – visualised
As experts fear for future of UK capital’s bus network, some commuters are giving up entirely. London is not alone – with worrying implications for poorest in society
www.theguardian.com
Buses are traveling slower in London and other global cities due to traffic, delivery vans and (yes) new cycling and walking infrastructure. This can cause a death spiral as passengers choose other options, reducing revenue
Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
A staggering number of heat-related deaths over the next six months. The El Niño is also a “postcard from our future,” pushing up temperatures to the level the climate crisis is projected to deliver in 20 years’ time.
Reposted by Harvey J. Miller
You could find your way along the Nova Scotia coast blind, just by timing the blinks. Every lighthouse flashes on its own rhythm, a set interval and colour no neighbour repeats. Sambro Island off Halifax has burned since 1758, the oldest working lighthouse in North America. #lighthouse #NovaScotia
Opinion | Climate Catastrophe Is Still on the Table (Gift Article)
Harrowing temperature increases remain unnervingly possible.
www.nytimes.com
The world still isn’t nearly concerned enough
‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
www.theguardian.com
“It will spawn a string of weather catastrophes around our world.”
‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
www.theguardian.com
Our planetary life support systems have deteriorated to the worst levels ever recorded. 7 of the 9 crucial planetary boundaries that help support life on Earth have been transgressed. We need to change, now.
Black moms and pregnant women forced out of their homes in metro Detroit face health and safety threats
Detroit had 20,370 eviction cases filed in 2025. But evictions that do not go through the formal court process are not included in the city’s official eviction data.
theconversation.com
A study by Dr. Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson (OSU College of Public Health) shows that official eviction counts underestimate the real number of evictions in metro Detroit by half because many landlords ignore the law and skip the formal court process
Using Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Urban Historical Research and Reconstructions: A Review and Case Study
Sanborn fire insurance maps contain a wealth of information about the historical built environment for thousands of cities and towns across the United States. In combination with geographic informa...
www.tandfonline.com
In the latest paper from CURA’s Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project, we discuss library Sanborn map collections as data that can enable novel urban historical research
Meta's massive plants may spell massive health problems for Columbus area | Opinion
If Google can power its data centers with clean energy, why can’t Meta?
www.dispatch.com
The plants being built by Meta in Ohio will release significant greenhouse gas pollution and particulate matter with adverse impacts on health