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At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments introduced policies that temporarily restricted individual freedoms to bring transmission rates down. The combination of things shutting down or at least being less crowded, masking, and vaccination rates brought rates down. But, this created a reduced understanding of risk. The perception by some was that rates … Continue reading
I am (mostly) a weekday vegetarian. It took me a while to make the switch. I knew the harms of raising animals for meat, but I’m not a huge fan of cooking so finding vegetarian recipes was my excuse. During the pandemic, I signed up for a food box and selected the vegetarian option. This … Continue reading
I can make a lot of changes to my own diet in order to improve my personal sustainability. Some of these, like reducing animal products are relatively straightforward. I just need to make sure that I meet my nutrition requirements and then cutting back on things like meat or dairy is pretty easy. But, I … Continue reading
I was reviewing student work on climate change a few weeks ago and realized that it was taking a toll on my mental health. The activity in question, asks students to create, take, or find an image that conveys something about climate change. I’ve had this activity in my course for a number of semesters … Continue reading
I have three general approaches to finding topics to write about here. I search recent research on a general topic, I look up answers on a specific question that someone asked me, or I go down a rabbit hole where one question leads to the next and the next. Designing research studies can be similar, … Continue reading
I already bike for fun and to commute. Am I thrilled with all the available or, as the case may be absent, infrastructure for cycling? Of course not. Changes to the network though have changed my routes but not my participation. However, there are lots of people who have shared with me that they are … Continue reading
I notice a significant difference in my mental health when I bike to work compared to driving or taking transit. I’m more relaxed and more focused. Getting up for a workout when I work from home helps but it is not the same. When I bike, I get exercise, but it is different because I … Continue reading
You may have had your heartstrings pulled by the image of a starving polar bear in the Arctic. You may have even donated to an organization to get a cute stuffed animal that is your favourite. These are examples of flagship species. Flagship species are ones that can Garner attention and support. Most often they … Continue reading
This report has been doing the rounds about people perceiving cyclists wearing safety gear as less human. I wanted to go to the original article so that I didn’t get any of the media’s spin, but it turns out there wasn’t a lot of spin. But let’s start at the beginning. Delbosc and colleagues (2019) … Continue reading
I was talking with someone recently who said that all on road bike lanes should only exist for the non-winter months. It doesn’t make sense, in their opinion, to block part of a road off when so few people cycle. The problem is that even fewer people will cycle if there is no infrastructure, so … Continue reading
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