By studying the brains of London cabdrivers, neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire demonstrated that some fundamental understandings of the brain had been wrong
Eleanor Maguire, Neuroscientist Who Studied the Brains of London Cabdrivers, Dies at 54
Her widely hailed research showed that the human brain didn’t work as previously believed.
www.wsj.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
By studying the brains of London cabdrivers, neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire demonstrated that some fundamental understandings of the brain had been wrong
cabdrivers whose only idea of a route is all the way up and all the way over
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May 21, 2024 at 12:39 PM
cabdrivers whose only idea of a route is all the way up and all the way over
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And it means something a lot closer to "Fuck off, America!" Cabdrivers in Tehran regularly scream "Death to traffic!"
just really meditating on how some people chanting "death to America" in Iran was used as one of the main justifications for our years of treating them as an enemy
April 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
And it means something a lot closer to "Fuck off, America!" Cabdrivers in Tehran regularly scream "Death to traffic!"
The source of Trump's appeal is no mystery -- it's the same as George Wallace's.
I wrote about this a few years ago:
www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/o...
I wrote about this a few years ago:
www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/o...
January 15, 2024 at 6:18 PM
The source of Trump's appeal is no mystery -- it's the same as George Wallace's.
I wrote about this a few years ago:
www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/o...
I wrote about this a few years ago:
www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/o...
An American tourist in Barcelona? The cabdrivers will rip him off!
June 10, 2026 at 6:56 AM
An American tourist in Barcelona? The cabdrivers will rip him off!
June 14, 1925: Cabdrivers across New York comply with a new city edict that they must wear white collars and ties. Sailor Burke, an ex-prizefighter turned hack, dresses up with help from a mirror held by a buddy.
June 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
June 14, 1925: Cabdrivers across New York comply with a new city edict that they must wear white collars and ties. Sailor Burke, an ex-prizefighter turned hack, dresses up with help from a mirror held by a buddy.
And especially not cabdrivers.
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 AM
And especially not cabdrivers.
1. bodega cats
2. (tie) delivery guys and cabdrivers
3. food cart vendors
4. the lateral redistribution system (leaving stuff on the curb for others to take home)
5. the Mayor
2. (tie) delivery guys and cabdrivers
3. food cart vendors
4. the lateral redistribution system (leaving stuff on the curb for others to take home)
5. the Mayor
November 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
1. bodega cats
2. (tie) delivery guys and cabdrivers
3. food cart vendors
4. the lateral redistribution system (leaving stuff on the curb for others to take home)
5. the Mayor
2. (tie) delivery guys and cabdrivers
3. food cart vendors
4. the lateral redistribution system (leaving stuff on the curb for others to take home)
5. the Mayor
The 20% increase, the city's first cab fare hike in a decade, aims to help cabdrivers facing competition with Uber and Lyft, amid skyrocketing gas prices and other vehicle expenses. But some drivers worry it might push customers away.
Chicago cabbies conflicted about fare hike intended to save 'dying' taxi industry
chicago.suntimes.com
April 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The 20% increase, the city's first cab fare hike in a decade, aims to help cabdrivers facing competition with Uber and Lyft, amid skyrocketing gas prices and other vehicle expenses. But some drivers worry it might push customers away.
The City Council agreed Wednesday to throw a sorely needed lifeline to Chicago’s shrinking taxicab industry — at the expense of cab riders. The Council agreed to raise taxicab fares by 20%, the first increase in a decade, to help cabdrivers struggling to compete with Uber and Lyft.
Chicago cab fares going up 20%, as City Council tries to buoy taxi industry
chicago.suntimes.com
April 15, 2026 at 11:26 PM
The City Council agreed Wednesday to throw a sorely needed lifeline to Chicago’s shrinking taxicab industry — at the expense of cab riders. The Council agreed to raise taxicab fares by 20%, the first increase in a decade, to help cabdrivers struggling to compete with Uber and Lyft.
1. If you have a medical emergency in the back and die, WAYMO will still deliver your corps to your destination.
2. If there is a stick up, with a traffic cone on the good, you will be robbed.
3.Some of the best stories I have ever heard are from cabdrivers.
4. We need way less WAYMO
2. If there is a stick up, with a traffic cone on the good, you will be robbed.
3.Some of the best stories I have ever heard are from cabdrivers.
4. We need way less WAYMO
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
1. If you have a medical emergency in the back and die, WAYMO will still deliver your corps to your destination.
2. If there is a stick up, with a traffic cone on the good, you will be robbed.
3.Some of the best stories I have ever heard are from cabdrivers.
4. We need way less WAYMO
2. If there is a stick up, with a traffic cone on the good, you will be robbed.
3.Some of the best stories I have ever heard are from cabdrivers.
4. We need way less WAYMO
New paper in Area:
'Drivers of masculinity: Marginality, manhood, and mobilities during a pandemic' by @snehaannavarapu.bsky.social
This paper explores the gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cabdrivers in Hyderabad, India.
doi.org/10.1111/area... #geosky
'Drivers of masculinity: Marginality, manhood, and mobilities during a pandemic' by @snehaannavarapu.bsky.social
This paper explores the gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cabdrivers in Hyderabad, India.
doi.org/10.1111/area... #geosky
January 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
New paper in Area:
'Drivers of masculinity: Marginality, manhood, and mobilities during a pandemic' by @snehaannavarapu.bsky.social
This paper explores the gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cabdrivers in Hyderabad, India.
doi.org/10.1111/area... #geosky
'Drivers of masculinity: Marginality, manhood, and mobilities during a pandemic' by @snehaannavarapu.bsky.social
This paper explores the gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cabdrivers in Hyderabad, India.
doi.org/10.1111/area... #geosky
FYI: one of my cabdrivers (Union Cab) told me that Walgteens has been bought out by a Venture Capital company so you can expect pharmacy service at Walgreens to get even worse. This was the rumor I heard. #Pharmacy #Walgreens #VentureCapital
October 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
FYI: one of my cabdrivers (Union Cab) told me that Walgteens has been bought out by a Venture Capital company so you can expect pharmacy service at Walgreens to get even worse. This was the rumor I heard. #Pharmacy #Walgreens #VentureCapital
"Oh...well, so much for that stroll," Aziraphale sighs, frowning slightly. "And we forgot to buy ourselves umbrellas! Oh, well, suppose we'd best call ourselves a cab back to the hotel."
"No problem, angel," Crowley says with a grin. "I have ways of getting cabdrivers to stop."
"No problem, angel," Crowley says with a grin. "I have ways of getting cabdrivers to stop."
April 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
"Oh...well, so much for that stroll," Aziraphale sighs, frowning slightly. "And we forgot to buy ourselves umbrellas! Oh, well, suppose we'd best call ourselves a cab back to the hotel."
"No problem, angel," Crowley says with a grin. "I have ways of getting cabdrivers to stop."
"No problem, angel," Crowley says with a grin. "I have ways of getting cabdrivers to stop."
"Cabdrivers We Conversationally Engaged On The Way Home From The Airport: A Survey."
June 27, 2024 at 8:44 PM
"Cabdrivers We Conversationally Engaged On The Way Home From The Airport: A Survey."
I wish more cities would have an app for their real, licensed cabdrivers. When we were in Montreal a couple years ago & Mom was using a walker, their cabdrivers' app was *incredible*. We could hail a real cab from anywhere & pay & tip through the app. I think it was owned by the drivers' co-op.
March 30, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I wish more cities would have an app for their real, licensed cabdrivers. When we were in Montreal a couple years ago & Mom was using a walker, their cabdrivers' app was *incredible*. We could hail a real cab from anywhere & pay & tip through the app. I think it was owned by the drivers' co-op.
Drive-by shootings: Walter Mackins spent years driving a cab and photographing his native San Francisco.
And that was easier to do when there were cabs. And plentiful housing for people like Walter Mackins.
Latest column from @esksf.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/08/driv...
And that was easier to do when there were cabs. And plentiful housing for people like Walter Mackins.
Latest column from @esksf.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/08/driv...
Drive-by shootings: a cabbie, a camera and a disappearing San Francisco
Walter Mackins spent years driving cabs and photographing San Francisco. That was easier in an era of cabdrivers — and plentiful homes for people like Walter Mackins.
missionlocal.org
August 24, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Drive-by shootings: Walter Mackins spent years driving a cab and photographing his native San Francisco.
And that was easier to do when there were cabs. And plentiful housing for people like Walter Mackins.
Latest column from @esksf.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/08/driv...
And that was easier to do when there were cabs. And plentiful housing for people like Walter Mackins.
Latest column from @esksf.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/08/driv...
Maquire discovered that London taxi drivers have extra large hippocampi. Her work on how the brain works is important for understanding the value of spatial knowledge. We know that relying on routing algorithms is making us spatially dumber, partly from her work. www.wsj.com/science/elea...
Eleanor Maguire, Neuroscientist Who Studied the Brains of London Cabdrivers, Dies at 54
Her widely hailed research showed that the human brain didn’t work as previously believed.
www.wsj.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Maquire discovered that London taxi drivers have extra large hippocampi. Her work on how the brain works is important for understanding the value of spatial knowledge. We know that relying on routing algorithms is making us spatially dumber, partly from her work. www.wsj.com/science/elea...
Here are a few papers of my favorite papers on mental accounting:
(1) Mental Accounting Matters: lnkd.in/eRzySJKp
(2) Labor Supply of New York City Cabdrivers: lnkd.in/eTqFGuQQ
(3) Mental Accounting and Small Windfalls: lnkd.in/eWAj5N2P
(1) Mental Accounting Matters: lnkd.in/eRzySJKp
(2) Labor Supply of New York City Cabdrivers: lnkd.in/eTqFGuQQ
(3) Mental Accounting and Small Windfalls: lnkd.in/eWAj5N2P
February 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Here are a few papers of my favorite papers on mental accounting:
(1) Mental Accounting Matters: lnkd.in/eRzySJKp
(2) Labor Supply of New York City Cabdrivers: lnkd.in/eTqFGuQQ
(3) Mental Accounting and Small Windfalls: lnkd.in/eWAj5N2P
(1) Mental Accounting Matters: lnkd.in/eRzySJKp
(2) Labor Supply of New York City Cabdrivers: lnkd.in/eTqFGuQQ
(3) Mental Accounting and Small Windfalls: lnkd.in/eWAj5N2P
Except it’s *not* just steelworkers and cabdrivers now, and I would bet it never has been. It’s also wealthy business owners, educated professionals, and most of the billionaire class.
January 15, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Except it’s *not* just steelworkers and cabdrivers now, and I would bet it never has been. It’s also wealthy business owners, educated professionals, and most of the billionaire class.
Jacques Pépin once remarked that the swearing of Montréal cabdrivers (“Hostie!,““Tabarnak!”) reminded him of the way the comic servants talked in Molière.
June 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Jacques Pépin once remarked that the swearing of Montréal cabdrivers (“Hostie!,““Tabarnak!”) reminded him of the way the comic servants talked in Molière.
What do cabdrivers, caregivers, and anniversaries have in common? They all have VERS. So does @lanexcolten.bsky.social. We just reviewed his OF account and his topping/bottoming skills will have you ripping up the bedcoVERS. #best #gay #onlyfans #bigbangforthebuck
July 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
What do cabdrivers, caregivers, and anniversaries have in common? They all have VERS. So does @lanexcolten.bsky.social. We just reviewed his OF account and his topping/bottoming skills will have you ripping up the bedcoVERS. #best #gay #onlyfans #bigbangforthebuck
1. If you have a medical issue in the back and die, WAYMO will still deliver your corps to your destination.
2. If there is a stick up, with a traffic cone, you will be robbed.
3.Some of the best stories I have ever heard are from cabdrivers.
4. We need way less WAYMO
2. If there is a stick up, with a traffic cone, you will be robbed.
3.Some of the best stories I have ever heard are from cabdrivers.
4. We need way less WAYMO
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
1. If you have a medical issue in the back and die, WAYMO will still deliver your corps to your destination.
2. If there is a stick up, with a traffic cone, you will be robbed.
3.Some of the best stories I have ever heard are from cabdrivers.
4. We need way less WAYMO
2. If there is a stick up, with a traffic cone, you will be robbed.
3.Some of the best stories I have ever heard are from cabdrivers.
4. We need way less WAYMO
You have been warned
(From National Railway Museum, York)
(From National Railway Museum, York)
June 4, 2024 at 10:19 AM
You have been warned
(From National Railway Museum, York)
(From National Railway Museum, York)