Calgary Transit goes electric as feds commit additional $325M for zero-emission buses ~transport Article 223 words 13 votes
Why America is addicted to cars - a casual exploration of public transit in North America ~transport Video 25:25 24 votes
NYC MTA moves forward with plans to install platform doors in three subway stations ~transport Article 406 words, published Jun 5 2023 29 votes
Ontario government awards contract for eastern GO Transit extension in Toronto area ~transport Article 200 words 10 votes
No car, no problem: Philadelphia is one of the best US cities to live in without a personal vehicle ~transport Link 17 votes
Self-driving electric commuter ferry takes to the water on its maiden voyage in Stockholm ~transport Article 207 words 1 vote
Sweden is on course to become one of the world's first smoke-free countries, defined as less than 5% of the adult population smoking ~health Link 15 votes
Social media and youth mental health - The US Surgeon General’s Advisory ~tech social media PDF 5 votes
Why suicide rates are dropping around the world ~health.mental Article 1816 words, published May 12 2023 7 votes
Peloton is recalling more than two million exercise bikes in the US. Here’s why ~tech Article 328 words 7 votes
The military base in Switzerland where the public can drive over the runway ~transport Video 4:18 6 votes
White House launching $5 billion program to speed US coronavirus vaccines ~health medicine Article 1388 words 3 votes
Finland is the European country with the highest proportion of under 25s dying from drugs ~health Article 403 words 6 votes
Covid backlash hobbles US public health and future pandemic response ~health Article 2189 words 8 votes
Isolation combined with an inhospitable environment can be a cause of stress on Greenland – but locals have found a way to deal with it: tuning into nature ~health.mental Article 1502 words 3 votes
These masks brought shame to gossips, drunks, and narcissists ~humanities.history Article 860 words, published Feb 17 2023 10 votes
To prepare for future pandemics, we can learn from the OECD's top two performers: New Zealand and Iceland ~health medicine Article 8 votes
How do pandemics begin? There's a new theory — and a new strategy to thwart them ~health Article 3841 words 4 votes
Semaglutide weight loss injections to be made available directly from pharmacies in the UK ~health medicine healthcare Article 45 words 6 votes
US Food and Drug Administration moves to ease rules for blood donations from men who have sex with men ~lgbt Article 823 words 7 votes
Norway's golden generation of athletes proves the value of sport as a public good – commitment to making the “joy of sport” available to all is producing world-class talent ~sports Article 957 words 3 votes
Denmark has managed to anger the Evangelical Lutheran Church and hundreds of thousands of Danish voters – all because of a public holiday ~humanities religion Article 928 words 6 votes
Why Amtrak isn’t building high speed rail (and that’s okay for now) ~transport Video 9:43, published Jan 5 2023 3 votes
Denmark's long Covid patients feel abandoned by pandemic response ~health healthcare Article 1025 words 5 votes
How does the Finnish railway system differ from others? ~transport Video 14:27, published Nov 26 2022 3 votes
In 2017, I made an unofficial transit diagram covering the Oslo region in Norway – now, five years later, it's time for a revisit ~transport Video 9:44, published Nov 7 2022 4 votes
How the Federal Communications Commission shields US cellphone companies from safety concerns ~tech Article 4966 words 6 votes
Norway-style windfall tax on energy companies could raise £33.3bn extra by 2027, plugging a hole in UK government finances, analysis has found ~finance economics Article 599 words 4 votes
In Denmark, the Nordic concept of friluftsliv includes troll hunts, shoreline biking and stargazing in Scandinavia's first International Dark Sky Park ~travel Article 1612 words 5 votes
Firefox for families: The TechTalk - Making awkward tech conversations with kids slightly less awkward ~tech privacy Article 692 words 5 votes
Denmark to allow significantly reduced mink production – limits on the number of people allowed to visit farms ~enviro Article 510 words 5 votes
Halting way to the right road – Dagen H is the day Sweden switched to driving on the right in 1967 ~transport Article 802 words 8 votes