Ethan Freedman
@ethanpfreedman.com
Reporter: science, nature, agriculture, climate. Bylines at Scientific American, Live Science, Hakai, Sierra, Slate, Fatherly, etc.
He/Him. RTs =/= Endorsement. Opinions solely my own. Old posts regularly delete en masse.
Chicago
www.ethanpfreedman.com
He/Him. RTs =/= Endorsement. Opinions solely my own. Old posts regularly delete en masse.
Chicago
www.ethanpfreedman.com
You think you know how much tech is killing journalism and then you see numbers like that this, to remind you *how much* tech is killing journalism
“the so-called "media traffic apocalypse" caused by Google's pivot to AI search has cut our ad revenue by 70%” i paid up, read too much status ain’t hood and number ones not to
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
You think you know how much tech is killing journalism and then you see numbers like that this, to remind you *how much* tech is killing journalism
A lot of Steeler fans in SoCal tonight
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A lot of Steeler fans in SoCal tonight
The populist platform
November 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The populist platform
Has anyone written a piece looking at Nobody Wants This and Long Story Short in contrast with each other? Would love to read
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Has anyone written a piece looking at Nobody Wants This and Long Story Short in contrast with each other? Would love to read
Reposted by Ethan Freedman
Thanks to the Illinois’ massive investment in transit, Chicago has a bright transit future, with the dawn coming next year:
—50% increase in every-10-min bus routes to 30 citywide
—8-minute midday headways on rail lines
—24-hour Orange Line service (Red & Blue already have it)
—50% increase in every-10-min bus routes to 30 citywide
—8-minute midday headways on rail lines
—24-hour Orange Line service (Red & Blue already have it)
Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen’s ambitious plan would also expand — from 20 to 30 routes — the so-called “Frequent Bus Network” that provides service “every ten minutes or better” between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.
trib.al/Va4Ri0r
trib.al/Va4Ri0r
CTA plans 24-hour service on Orange Line to Midway, thanks to mass transit bailout
Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen’s ambitious plan would also expand — from 20 to 30 routes — the so-called “Frequent Bus Network” that provides service “every ten minutes or better” between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Thanks to the Illinois’ massive investment in transit, Chicago has a bright transit future, with the dawn coming next year:
—50% increase in every-10-min bus routes to 30 citywide
—8-minute midday headways on rail lines
—24-hour Orange Line service (Red & Blue already have it)
—50% increase in every-10-min bus routes to 30 citywide
—8-minute midday headways on rail lines
—24-hour Orange Line service (Red & Blue already have it)
Just walked past this corner — it’s still up
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Just walked past this corner — it’s still up
Notably, cloning a recently deceased dog is a lot easier than cloning a long-extinct species
Tom Brady revealed that his new dog, Junie, is a clone of his family’s previous dog, Lua, in an interview with People Magazine on Tuesday 🐾
Brady is an investor in biotech company Colossal, which created the clone shortly after Lua’s death.
http://dlvr.it/TP4Z6q
Brady is an investor in biotech company Colossal, which created the clone shortly after Lua’s death.
http://dlvr.it/TP4Z6q
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Notably, cloning a recently deceased dog is a lot easier than cloning a long-extinct species
Seems like the answer to this is “no” — so does anyone want to hire me to make this? 👀
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Is there a podcast like Catalyst, Volts, or Odd Lots (read: smart, detail-oriented, outside the scope of pop sci) about wildlife/biodiversity/conservation issues? 🧪🌎
November 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Seems like the answer to this is “no” — so does anyone want to hire me to make this? 👀
🌎🧪
🌎🧪
Is there a podcast like Catalyst, Volts, or Odd Lots (read: smart, detail-oriented, outside the scope of pop sci) about wildlife/biodiversity/conservation issues? 🧪🌎
November 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Is there a podcast like Catalyst, Volts, or Odd Lots (read: smart, detail-oriented, outside the scope of pop sci) about wildlife/biodiversity/conservation issues? 🧪🌎
Legitimate question whether the Nets will win any games this season
November 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Legitimate question whether the Nets will win any games this season
It’d be crazy if Josh Allen could do this in the playoffs too
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
It’d be crazy if Josh Allen could do this in the playoffs too
Reposted by Ethan Freedman
To put a finer point on it:
• Lots of working-class folks live in 🟢🏘️
• There are lots of jobs in 🟡🏭
• We’ve already built 🔵🚆
• But we’re missing 🔴🛤️
• So those workers have to drive on ⚫️🛣️
• Therefore we should #BuildTheTunnel 🔴🚇
• Lots of working-class folks live in 🟢🏘️
• There are lots of jobs in 🟡🏭
• We’ve already built 🔵🚆
• But we’re missing 🔴🛤️
• So those workers have to drive on ⚫️🛣️
• Therefore we should #BuildTheTunnel 🔴🚇
November 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
To put a finer point on it:
• Lots of working-class folks live in 🟢🏘️
• There are lots of jobs in 🟡🏭
• We’ve already built 🔵🚆
• But we’re missing 🔴🛤️
• So those workers have to drive on ⚫️🛣️
• Therefore we should #BuildTheTunnel 🔴🚇
• Lots of working-class folks live in 🟢🏘️
• There are lots of jobs in 🟡🏭
• We’ve already built 🔵🚆
• But we’re missing 🔴🛤️
• So those workers have to drive on ⚫️🛣️
• Therefore we should #BuildTheTunnel 🔴🚇
Steelers incapable of finishing a game without inducing a spike in cardiac patients at UPMC
Gonna be a long day for the Steelers huh?
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Steelers incapable of finishing a game without inducing a spike in cardiac patients at UPMC
Gonna be a long day for the Steelers huh?
November 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Gonna be a long day for the Steelers huh?
Reposted by Ethan Freedman
Zohran Mamdani argues that “freeze the rent” is not just a way of delivering relief from exorbitant housing costs—it is the only way to get enough voters on board with a growth agenda. Rogé Karma spoke with Mamdani to see if he has a point.
Mamdani Has a Point About Rent Control
The YIMBY case for rent control
bit.ly
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Zohran Mamdani argues that “freeze the rent” is not just a way of delivering relief from exorbitant housing costs—it is the only way to get enough voters on board with a growth agenda. Rogé Karma spoke with Mamdani to see if he has a point.
If the Mets had just experienced what they Jays did I might never watch another baseball game again
November 2, 2025 at 4:31 AM
If the Mets had just experienced what they Jays did I might never watch another baseball game again
No joy in Mudville 😢
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
No joy in Mudville 😢
Oh dear god
Oh dear god
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Oh dear god
FWIW There has only been one walk-off homer in a World Series Game 7 ever -- Bill Mazeroski in 1960 for the Pirates
November 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
FWIW There has only been one walk-off homer in a World Series Game 7 ever -- Bill Mazeroski in 1960 for the Pirates
They're going with Snell??????
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
They're going with Snell??????
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
Yamamoto’s up to 96 pitches, but you gotta imagine Roberts is leaving him in indefinitely right?
November 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Yamamoto’s up to 96 pitches, but you gotta imagine Roberts is leaving him in indefinitely right?
I was Googling for a link of a story I wrote about the Chicago River at @sentientmedia.org, but I'm glad the AI here could inform me that rivers don't have a central nervous system
October 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I was Googling for a link of a story I wrote about the Chicago River at @sentientmedia.org, but I'm glad the AI here could inform me that rivers don't have a central nervous system