Wall Ball— or WalBall, if Walmart ponies up the cash to buy the rights — is baseball with one tiny, gigantic quirk: if a fielder catches a ball directly off of a wall, the batter who hit that ball is out. This change will serve multiple purposes: it could allow for much smaller field sizes*Continue reading “Wall Ball”
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The Bus Train Bike Lane: A Bus-Bike Lane for the Smartphone Era
Shared bus-bike lanes are an imperfect compromise. They get buses and cyclists away from cars, but also often limit buses’ maximum speeds and force cyclists to wait behind buses at bus stops. With today’s smartphones, though, people have two new tools at their disposal that could change how bus-bike lanes are configured: bus apps andContinue reading “The Bus Train Bike Lane: A Bus-Bike Lane for the Smartphone Era”
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Modi’s in Luck Now: The importance of good luck, and Uttar Pradesh, in the political success of Narendra Modi Adventures in the Age Dependency Ratio: A Demographic Overview of the World Guest Post: The Universal Spider Too Much Heaven: A Brief Look Back at 1979 Argentina in 2019 The Birthplaces of China’s Leadership Countries toContinue reading “All Geopolitics Articles”
Game of Thrones’ Lessons For Cycling Advocates
I know, I know, but I’ve decided to do this anyway. Here are the lessons: 1. Winter is Coming In the North, cycling advocates may need to make a choice between separated bike lanes and seasonal bike lanes. While separated bike lanes are preferable, seasonal ones may be more politically viable. A seasonal compromise between carsContinue reading “Game of Thrones’ Lessons For Cycling Advocates”
Chutes and Ladders: A high-tech and low-tech idea for subway stations
Chutes Companies like ThyssenKrupp have lately been trying to develop maglev elevators: elevators powered by magnetic levitation rather than hoisted by cables. Unlike conventional elevators, maglev elevators could be used efficiently even in extremely tall buildings. They could also be able to move horizontally, in addition to vertically, like a Wonkavator. One of the mostContinue reading “Chutes and Ladders: A high-tech and low-tech idea for subway stations”
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Some of these ideas are much sillier than others. I’ll leave you to decide: Transit Oases The Bus Train Bike Lane: A Bus-Bike Lane for the Smartphone Era Car-Sharing Vehicles Doubling as Sheltered Bus Stops Game of Thrones’ Lessons for Cycling Advocates The Three Card Monty Next Man Up: The Passenger-Driven Bus Bus-Bike Lanes: CanContinue reading “All Transit Articles”
Modi’s in Luck Now: The importance of good luck, and Uttar Pradesh, in the political success of Narendra Modi
(Read PDF Version Here ) With a slowing economy, a rival Congress Party forming alliances with regional parties in states like Tamil Nadu, and a separate alliance being formed between two former Chief Ministers of India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, many had expected Narendra Modi to risk losing his majority government, and perhaps evenContinue reading “Modi’s in Luck Now: The importance of good luck, and Uttar Pradesh, in the political success of Narendra Modi”
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2019 Playoffs: The Holy Month of Sports Begins Basketball: Should Openers be used in the NBA Playoffs? Professional Time Wasters Offense-Defense for 48 Minutes Cornerstone Players Hockey: The Spiral of Death Goalies and Garbage Time Robots and NHL Expansion Back to the Lake The Londons’ Knights Other: Everyone for Tennis? Keynesian Sports Fans North KoreaContinue reading “All Sports Articles”
Transit Oases
One of the most fitting aspects of the phrase “transit deserts” – areas drastically underserved by public transit – is the mirage-like effect you get when, straining your eyes toward the suburban horizon, you trick yourself into thinking that the headlights of an approaching car is actually the bus you desperately want to arrive. Today,Continue reading “Transit Oases”
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