Huyen Le
@huyentkle.bsky.social
Urban transport/health researcher. Assoc Prof @ Ohio State University. Interested in sustainable transportation, environmental exposure, environmental justice, well-being, & coconuts. Personal account.
https://u.osu.edu/huyenle/
https://u.osu.edu/huyenle/
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Huyen Le
@huyentkle.bsky.social
· Nov 28
We now have a sizable group of #transport/ #mobility researchers on Bluesky. You can find them below. Let me know if you'd like to be added.
1. Transport/ Mobility Researchers: bsky.app/starter-pack... (I can add you here)
2. Transport Research: bsky.app/starter-pack... (by @transportist.net)
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1. Transport/ Mobility Researchers: bsky.app/starter-pack... (I can add you here)
2. Transport Research: bsky.app/starter-pack... (by @transportist.net)
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Somebody’s watching me… and my anxiety
(They blinked their eyes as I walked past them).
(They blinked their eyes as I walked past them).
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Somebody’s watching me… and my anxiety
(They blinked their eyes as I walked past them).
(They blinked their eyes as I walked past them).
Why does Elsevier have to make it so hard for reviewers to request for an extension? I had to beg multiple times via emails and through the editorial manager website to no avail. All emails failed to deliver.
September 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Why does Elsevier have to make it so hard for reviewers to request for an extension? I had to beg multiple times via emails and through the editorial manager website to no avail. All emails failed to deliver.
Funny how people without PhDs in the respective fields insist that their pet product is excellent in something they don't even know about.
OpenAI releases the newest version of the AI model that powers its popular ChatGPT chatbot, with CEO Sam Altman promoting it as like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”
OpenAI releases GPT-5, calling it a ‘team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket’
OpenAI says its latest version of the popular AI model is better at coding, more accurate and less deceptive than previous versions.
nbcnews.to
August 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Funny how people without PhDs in the respective fields insist that their pet product is excellent in something they don't even know about.
Something very beautiful and healing to read today:
“How?” I said. “How did you keep from breaking?”
“I broke,” she said. “That is how I kept from breaking.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
“How?” I said. “How did you keep from breaking?”
“I broke,” she said. “That is how I kept from breaking.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
A Visit to Madam Bedi: A Personal History by Tara Westover
I was estranged from my own mother, so a friend tried to lend me his.
www.newyorker.com
February 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Something very beautiful and healing to read today:
“How?” I said. “How did you keep from breaking?”
“I broke,” she said. “That is how I kept from breaking.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
“How?” I said. “How did you keep from breaking?”
“I broke,” she said. “That is how I kept from breaking.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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MIT has created an excellent checklist for those making data backups on their own: libraries.mit.edu/data-managem... Data is special. Treat it with care!
Checklist for USA federal data backups | Data management
Introduction The United States (US) federal government collects, aggregates, and disseminates a large volume of information and data. This content is used by researchers, policymakers, and many others...
libraries.mit.edu
February 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
MIT has created an excellent checklist for those making data backups on their own: libraries.mit.edu/data-managem... Data is special. Treat it with care!
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A PSA for US Census geodata users: while the TIGER/Line shapefiles are inaccessible, all Census geographies are still up via the TigerWeb API
Endpoints are here: tigerweb.geo.census....
Use @JosiahParry's {arcgislayers} package to pull them into #rstats with minimal fuss
Endpoints are here: tigerweb.geo.census....
Use @JosiahParry's {arcgislayers} package to pull them into #rstats with minimal fuss
February 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A PSA for US Census geodata users: while the TIGER/Line shapefiles are inaccessible, all Census geographies are still up via the TigerWeb API
Endpoints are here: tigerweb.geo.census....
Use @JosiahParry's {arcgislayers} package to pull them into #rstats with minimal fuss
Endpoints are here: tigerweb.geo.census....
Use @JosiahParry's {arcgislayers} package to pull them into #rstats with minimal fuss
Abdirashid's first paper (as the first author)! Proud-advisor moment 🎉
My first ever first-author paper has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Transport Geography. I’m profoundly grateful for the great support of my advisor @huyenkle.bsky.social . I’m over the moon 😭 😭 😭
February 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Abdirashid's first paper (as the first author)! Proud-advisor moment 🎉
And most research universities won't function/exist. More than half of the grant amounts pays for uni's operations (i.e., overhead). At my (public research) uni, state funding only accounts for <11% of its annual budget. The rest comes from endowment, tuition, and of course overhead from grants.
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
And most research universities won't function/exist. More than half of the grant amounts pays for uni's operations (i.e., overhead). At my (public research) uni, state funding only accounts for <11% of its annual budget. The rest comes from endowment, tuition, and of course overhead from grants.
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"In most cities, ~ 80% of the crashes occur on 15-20% of roadways. We can make changes to that number. We don’t have to change 100% of our roadways, but we can be strategic & target these places and immediately see benefits in no longer killing our neighbours." -Kelcie Ralph
Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians? - Freakonomics
Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians? - Freakonomics
buff.ly
January 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"In most cities, ~ 80% of the crashes occur on 15-20% of roadways. We can make changes to that number. We don’t have to change 100% of our roadways, but we can be strategic & target these places and immediately see benefits in no longer killing our neighbours." -Kelcie Ralph
Good job Spain! Many studies say marriage is the most influential factor for well-being (not just finance) of children and adults alike, but they omit the fact that most govt's policies are biased toward married couples and biased against unmarried individuals, making the latter struggle even more.
Single Parents Should Get as Much Paid Leave as Couples, Spanish Court Rules
The decision follows a constitutional court ruling that barred discrimination against babies born into single-parent families.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Good job Spain! Many studies say marriage is the most influential factor for well-being (not just finance) of children and adults alike, but they omit the fact that most govt's policies are biased toward married couples and biased against unmarried individuals, making the latter struggle even more.
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www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
This site has info on the economic impact of NIH in your state, if you want to write your senators about this.
This site has info on the economic impact of NIH in your state, if you want to write your senators about this.
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
This site has info on the economic impact of NIH in your state, if you want to write your senators about this.
This site has info on the economic impact of NIH in your state, if you want to write your senators about this.
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Ha, I've finally figured out how to make a calendar entry from an email in Outlook online (not desktop). Just drag the mail to the calendar icon, and a new window with the calendar will pop out.
January 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Ha, I've finally figured out how to make a calendar entry from an email in Outlook online (not desktop). Just drag the mail to the calendar icon, and a new window with the calendar will pop out.
OK nerds of Bluesky, could you tell us your tricks/ hacks to work more effectively? It could be email, scheduling, reading, or ANYTHING. I've started a list with my tricks here, hope to see more!
#AcademicChatter #academicbluesky #academic
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#AcademicChatter #academicbluesky #academic
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Productivity tools/ tips for academics
docs.google.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
OK nerds of Bluesky, could you tell us your tricks/ hacks to work more effectively? It could be email, scheduling, reading, or ANYTHING. I've started a list with my tricks here, hope to see more!
#AcademicChatter #academicbluesky #academic
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#AcademicChatter #academicbluesky #academic
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Quick question on #ebike: does it work at -18oC (0 F)? I’m tempting to bike next week but not sure if I have to pedal x-hard if the battery dies.
January 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Quick question on #ebike: does it work at -18oC (0 F)? I’m tempting to bike next week but not sure if I have to pedal x-hard if the battery dies.
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👀A week before the LA fires, a massive fire at Kantamanto Market in Ghana “reduced huge swaths of the world's largest second-hand clothing market to ashes, destroying millions of items of used clothing and jeopardizing the livelihoods of more than 30,000 people” (CBC News)
January 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
👀A week before the LA fires, a massive fire at Kantamanto Market in Ghana “reduced huge swaths of the world's largest second-hand clothing market to ashes, destroying millions of items of used clothing and jeopardizing the livelihoods of more than 30,000 people” (CBC News)
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NEW EPISODE: "How Cars Change Us with Tara Goddard." Why do people behave so badly behind the wheel of a car? Why do reporters use passive language to describe traffic violence? @drtaragoddard.bsky.social joins us to talk about her fascinating research.
thewaroncars.org/2024/12/17/1...
thewaroncars.org/2024/12/17/1...
December 17, 2024 at 12:59 PM
NEW EPISODE: "How Cars Change Us with Tara Goddard." Why do people behave so badly behind the wheel of a car? Why do reporters use passive language to describe traffic violence? @drtaragoddard.bsky.social joins us to talk about her fascinating research.
thewaroncars.org/2024/12/17/1...
thewaroncars.org/2024/12/17/1...
Yvonne Lont on supply chain management maladaptation using system dynamics and agent-based models #TRB2025 @tpmtudelft.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Yvonne Lont on supply chain management maladaptation using system dynamics and agent-based models #TRB2025 @tpmtudelft.bsky.social
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Thiago Carvalho from McGill presenting his research on tolerable travel time and its impact on travel satisfaction. Research is funded by NSERC and SSHRC-CRSH (Mobilizing Justice Partnership ) you can access the paper in here tram.mcgill.ca/Research/Pub...
January 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thiago Carvalho from McGill presenting his research on tolerable travel time and its impact on travel satisfaction. Research is funded by NSERC and SSHRC-CRSH (Mobilizing Justice Partnership ) you can access the paper in here tram.mcgill.ca/Research/Pub...
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Excited to share findings from my dissertation project in equitable transition to electric vehicles at Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting Doctoral Workshop on Transportation Modeling. Profoundly grateful to my advisor @huyenkle.bsky.social & committee for the support!
January 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Excited to share findings from my dissertation project in equitable transition to electric vehicles at Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting Doctoral Workshop on Transportation Modeling. Profoundly grateful to my advisor @huyenkle.bsky.social & committee for the support!
Happening now: @transitharmony.bsky.social on inequity vicious cycle #TRB2025 poster B558
January 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Happening now: @transitharmony.bsky.social on inequity vicious cycle #TRB2025 poster B558
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Measures with a purpose📜! In a new paper with Nick Mooney and Prof. Léa Ravensbergen, we use the cumulative opportunity and competitive accessibility measures in a gender-sensitive examination of multimodal access to Mobility of Care destinations in Hamilton.
Exploring mobility of care with measures of accessibility
Accessibility, the ease of interacting with potential opportunities, is an increasingly important tool among transport planners aiming to foster equit…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Measures with a purpose📜! In a new paper with Nick Mooney and Prof. Léa Ravensbergen, we use the cumulative opportunity and competitive accessibility measures in a gender-sensitive examination of multimodal access to Mobility of Care destinations in Hamilton.