I have more than 70 tabs open on my phone. Surely some of them must be interesting..
Allow me to share some #BrainPickings to ponder on a quiet #NewYearsDay

First up, an interesting study from August this year that documents historical patterns of bicycle sales and ownership worldwide since the 1960s. The authors also quantify the benefits of #Cycling for transport while noting it is unfortunately still marginal in many countries..

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00497-4

@mariapopova
I ❤️ #BrainPickings and missed it and was delighted to find you here! Maria, thank you for your ongoing labor of love. I always enjoy your writing, densely informative yet conversational, and I always learn some gem worth sharing with others. It’s like having a super smart friend introduce me to her even smarter friends. I’m now happily supporting #TheMarginalian like I once subscribed to Brain Pickings. Thanks again for feeding my mind with fact and inspiration.

All is well in the world - the amazing Maria Popova has joined us here. @mariapopova She was one of the first people I followed on the bird site when I joined a very long time ago. She is an amazing writer and collector of ideas and knowledge - her #Brainpickings are a delight to read ..now renamed #Marginalian her website and newsletters are full of fascinating pieces of writing on everything you can imagine from #art #music #science #poetry #nature #literature #letters #love #grief #friendship #inventions and much more... as this place has grown so much and it's very mycelial in nature..thought you might appreciate this recent post of hers about #soundwaves and #mushrooms 🍄😃 https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/13/mushrooms-sound-waves/