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Did Houston’s 11th Street Road Diet Work?
A $2.4 million project, three stated goals, and four years of data that can’t settle the argument
3 hrs ago
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Justin D. McMurtry
From Sputnik to Einstein: The Everyday Wonder of GPS
The physics, history, and quiet infrastructure behind knowing where you are
Sep 8
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Justin D. McMurtry
Where Did Pro Batting Helmets Come From?
A century-long history of tragedy, innovation, and gradual acceptance
Sep 1
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Justin D. McMurtry
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August 2026
2,500 Miles Across the Ocean Without a Map
How Polynesian voyagers found Hawaii using nothing but stars, swells, and centuries of accumulated skill
Aug 25
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Justin D. McMurtry
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How to Actually Make “Three Feet” the Law
Seven shared flaws among safe-passing laws, and new language that would fix all of them
Aug 18
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Justin D. McMurtry
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Alaska: Three Centuries to Statehood
Alaska's journey to statehood was long, but ended in a sprint
Aug 11
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Justin D. McMurtry
The Law That Was Supposed to Protect Cyclists
Houston’s “safe passing” ordinance has a bike-lane loophole and thirteen years of lax enforcement
Aug 4
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Justin D. McMurtry
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July 2026
The Number That Shouldn’t Exist
How a number nobody believed in turned out to be the bridge between growth and geometry
Jul 28
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Justin D. McMurtry
Teach the Rider, Not Just the Road
Why cyclist education is the most under-invested safety intervention we have
Jul 21
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Justin D. McMurtry
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Are Ethics as Necessary as Math?
Exploring whether moral principles are invariant
Jul 14
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Justin D. McMurtry
Imperfect Harmony
Why every note you’ve ever heard was slightly out of tune
Jul 11
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Justin D. McMurtry
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Intelligence Is Not Enough
On the Fermi Paradox, and why the silence might not mean what we think
Jul 7
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Justin D. McMurtry
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