Writer on cities, environment, nature & history. You'll find me on my cargo bike & my bylines in @SmithsonianMag, @AtlasObscura, @GlobeIdeas, @CityLab, etc.
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined September 2012
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Thrilled to be able to share the news that I'm writing a book with @OxUniPress!
ALT Publisher's Marketplace Deal Report Science journalist and Smithsonian Magazine contributor Amy Crawford’s STRANGERS ON OUR SOIL: HUMANS, INVASIVE SPECIES, AND WHERE WE ALL BELONG, a globe-trotting examination of invasive plants and animals that questions our militaristic rhetoric of control and eradication and argues for finding new ways to live together, to Jeremy Lewis at Oxford University Press, by Veronica Goldstein at UTA (World English).
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I’ve just finished reading @JonHaidt’s bestselling new book THE ANXIOUS GENERATION.
I think it may be the most important nonfiction book of the decade, and today I want to tell you why. 🧵
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Excellent article by @LiliaCortina in @freep calling on #a2schools and #a2schoolboard to get back to the basics: Involve the community, take working parents’ need for childcare seriously and dial down technology. freep.com/story/opinion/cont…
This is wild. There's never been a better time to invest in a cargo bike. nytimes.com/interactive/2023…
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I learned at curriculum night that @A2schools mandates time using digital learning tools
In elementary kids; teachers get in trouble if not using them enough; deeply concerning. District wants to get their $ worth? Is it helping kids? #a2schoolboard @RimaForAAPS @JacindaAuMaroc
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Our culture took a wrong turn when we decided that all “content” is equally valid. An AI-generated picture doesn’t have the same value as a novel or movie that was labored over for years. Seek out quality things. Give your money to those who are putting in the work.
For @SmithsonianMag, I wrote about the long-dead pilgrims who left their marks on an Egyptian temple, and the modern-day researchers documenting ancient graffiti with high-tech tools. smithsonianmag.com/history/a…
As a parent in this district, it's so demoralizing to see adults behaving this way. No mention in these messages about what's best for kids. wxyz.com/news/local-news/inv…
I wrote a fun story about a hidden side of one of my favorite places, @colonialwmsburg. atlasobscura.com/articles/co…
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An underage brat protesting an iconic hotel/restaurant/bar because they refuse to serve him because he is underage? Does it get more Upper East Side than that? patch.com/new-york/upper-eas…
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Since we're talking about the deep sea, let's look at some women who did it right in the 1970s: atlasobscura.com/articles/wo…
Discovered the Old Millennial key to all mythologies.
ALT Published in 1997, it's a first edition of The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family.
Why is it always, "how can we get more girls to study computer science," and not, "how can we get more boys interested in the humanities"? (Looking around this place, I'd say fewer people going into tech might be a good thing.) nytimes.com/2023/05/22/opini…
