Marcus Grant

@marcusxgrant.bsky.social

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Just starting out in this place.
Editor-in-Chief of Cities & Health journal. https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rcah20

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Marcus Grant @marcusxgrant.bsky.social · May 19

What can sociology offer urban public health?

Just discovered this blindly good article! Perfect segue between the objectives of 'town' planning and population health and well-being.
Viva #HealthyUrbanPlanning #Cities4Health
doi.org/10.1080/0958...

What can sociology offer urban public health?

Published in Critical Public Health (Vol. 29, No. 5, 2019)

doi.org

Marcus Grant @marcusxgrant.bsky.social · 15m

And a translation in non- technical language please Paul...

Marcus Grant @marcusxgrant.bsky.social · 17m

"The vehicle strikes a pedestrian much higher in torso region so tends to push the pedestrian forward and down. The result is you have a lot more severe injuries, and often than not a lot more head injuries. "
Safety experts say the additional height of these vehicles may also impede visibility.

Marcus Grant @marcusxgrant.bsky.social · 20m

"The front ends of some of the best selling cars in America (full-size pickups) are as high as 55 inches, producing huge forward blind zones that are especially dangerous to children and wheelchair users," Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America.

Marcus Grant @marcusxgrant.bsky.social · 22m

www.npr.org/2023/11/14/1...

Taller cars and trucks are more dangerous for pedestrians, according to crash data

Vehicles with higher front ends are more likely to cause fatalities in crashes with pedestrians than smaller cars and trucks, according to new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

www.npr.org

Marcus Grant @marcusxgrant.bsky.social · 23m

The single most shocking piece of research I've found in years of deep-diving into car bloat is this:

Raising a vehicle's front hood by just 4" increases the chance of pedestrian death by ~22%.

Marcus Grant @marcusxgrant.bsky.social · 5h

Certainly news to me. Thank you OP.

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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 15h

“Much like farm animals on growth hormones, humans can easily live the entirety of their existence sustained by the distractions of a technofeudalistic society, never for a minute raising their heads to notice that they, in fact, are inhabitants of an enclosure”

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Robin Boardman @robinboardman.com · 16h

Why do we still pretend the COPs matter?

They’ve become a theatre where every promise is broken before the ink dries.

Reposted by Marcus Grant

Molly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social · 17h

If this isn't enough to persuade you to support the BBC I don't know what would be

news.sky.com/story/bbc-re...

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Dr. Elizabeth Sawin @bethsawin.bsky.social · 19h

You can't create collective well-being by incentivizing its opposite.

Reposted by Martin McKee, Dorothy Bishop, Stephan Lewandowsky , and 9 more Martin McKee, Dorothy Bishop, Stephan Lewandowsky, Brigitte Nerlich, Will Jennings, Patrick Dunleavy, Steve Peers, Tim Bale, Marcus Grant, Ailsa Cameron, Stephen Ryan, Ian Loader

Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 21h

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 21h

Flying had just become the default, convenient, quick, cheap.
But when you stop to think about it, travelling so fast and so far doesn’t always feel right.
flightfree.co.uk/post/flight-... #EcoTravel #ResponsibleTravel #SlowTravel

Tamsin: combatting eco-anxiety

“Signing the pledge feels like a step towards hope and a better future for our planet.”

flightfree.co.uk

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Dr Luke Walker @drlukewalker.com · 1d

Such is the power of @zackpolanski.bsky.social that he's prompted the Daily Express(!) to write a totally respectful article about the meaning of the white poppy

www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2131...

Meaning of a white poppy and white poppy symbolism as Zack Polanski wears one

Green party leader Zack Polanski was seen sporting a white poppy alongside a red one for Remembrance Sunday today - but what does a white poppy mean?

www.express.co.uk

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Marcus Grant, Gerald Friedman

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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Marcus Grant @marcusxgrant.bsky.social · 1d

Micro-grid shift too.
All the domestic battery installations also add to this energy time-shift too.
Domestic 'solar with batteries' builds grid resilience and a distributed network.
Full disclosure: I had 11kWh of battery storage installed last week. Horray!

Reposted by Marcus Grant, Charles West

The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s fun tax tip…

(It’s a similarly daft situation that railways pay tax on fuel/energy but airlines don’t pay any tax on their aviation fuel, a huge hidden subsidy)

youtu.be/dr9MH0NuUtg?...

Private jets don't pay fuel tax. Now I don't either.

YouTube video by Oli Frost

youtu.be

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V is for תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ @alana-m-vincent.net · 1d

Mamdani is going to impose Salvia law. Parsley, rosemary, and thyme will be hunted to extinction.

Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 1d

Mamdani is going to impose Sha Na Na law. Everyone will be forced to wear gold lamé, have pompadour haircuts, and go to the hop

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 1d

Mamdani is going to impose shangri-la law. Everyone will be blindfolded and forced to play Marco Polo

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Yvonne Redknap @yredknap.bsky.social · 1d

I have posted this photo before but it fits perfectly with today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #StandingOnThings.
#Photography #EastCoastKin

There are 14 posts lined up across a small lake and there is a bird perched on each one of them. The surrounding trees and shrubs are reflected in the water.

Reposted by Marcus Grant

Vee @icalasari.illusoria.ca · 1d

I love how the GoP and big business have painted themselves into a corner over this. I hate it's hurting people, but dear lord the capitalist hell is about ready to collapse on itself just because they put an egomaniac in the white house

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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 1d

As long as this planet continues to be run as a for-profit business rather than a community of 10 million species, most life on Earth is destined to vanish

Marcus Grant @marcusxgrant.bsky.social · 1d

Ping @byhedge.bsky.social

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NakedPastor @nakedpastor.bsky.social · 2d

BUY SOMETHING!

Is it truly social media anymore? Or is it more like selling media? It invades everything.

It's obvious to wealthiest and most powerful people on the planet don't care for nature, climate, the earth or the universe.

So I painted the invasive nature of ads in nature.

Reposted by Marcus Grant

Robin Boardman @robinboardman.com · 2d

One Australian gas project — just one — will cause 0.00039°C of extra global heating.

That’s 516,000 more people exposed to deadly heat.

Every project like this writes another thousand names onto humanity's mass grave.

Reposted by Diarmid Campbell‐Lendrum, Marcus Grant

WHO @who.int · 2d

As leaders head to #COP30 experts are calling to: 🩺 Put health at the centre of climate ambition 💡 Take stronger action for healthier futures

Stay tuned for more on health action at COP30 👉 bit.ly/HealthCOP30

Reposted by Marcus Grant

Mark Robins @byhedge.bsky.social · 3d

Sickening hypocrisy from @micheal-martin.bsky.social - political leader of one of the most carbon intensive countries in the world.

Marcus Grant @marcusxgrant.bsky.social · 3d

Phew! It's about geothermal energy not coalmining.

Marcus Grant @marcusxgrant.bsky.social · 3d

Trains to and from Berlin are my preference even from Bristol (about 1.5 hours West of London).
I always have a relaxing trip, lovely scenery.
Took the 'Goodnight Train' one time - fun. I recommend.

Reposted by Marcus Grant

Cities & Health @citiesxhealth.bsky.social · 3d

Check out full paper at doi.org/10.1080/2374...

Examining the association of neighbourhood aesthetics with neighbourhood-based physical activity, chronic stress, and body mass index in school children

This study aims to evaluate a structural equation model to explore statistical relationships between the Body Mass Index (BMI) percentile, the neuroendocrine response to neighbourhood aesthetics, a...

doi.org

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