If we widen the road, there is better traffic flow for a few weeks or months. Then, it's jammed again. No matter how much we do this, the road will always have traffic jams.

Adding more lanes

<ul><li>first observed in the US, in the 1930s</li></ul>Once the road is clogged, people seek alternatives, like bikes, buses, and trains.Once the road is widened, people find that driving is faster again, thus switching to driving cars again.

Induced demand

No. There simply isn't enough space in cities.

Can we solve traffic by adding more roads?

The less capacity a road has, the more people choose other alternatives.Investing in other means of traffic, like bike lanes and public transit.

What's the solution?

<ul><li>Less noise pollution</li><li>Less air pollution</li><li>Safer streets for children and pets</li></ul>

Traffic becomes a lot less painful

A developed country is not where everyone drives a car. It's where nobody needs a car to get around.

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Why Roads always fill up, no matter how much we widen them

If you spend a lot of time in a situation, which consumes a lot of emotional energy, you'll naturally look for a way out.When people leave religion, this is part of the choice.

⚡ The principle of minimum energy

When someone chooses to identify as an atheist, it is because it's more believable to them.It also takes a lot of guilt off of them, for things that don't matter anyway.

🧠 Atheism

Answer with: "If what you believe is true, then no need to convince me, I'll naturally realize you are right"

🕯️ Next time someone tells you "turn from your wicked ways"

because they want to think their hatred is justified by a greater force.

🛐 Sometimes people need religion

consensual relationship is not disrespectful to any religion. Telling people they deserve to suffer is.

💖 Having a loving,

it's best to use reason. "God said so" isn't a valid reason.If your religion is only fear-mongering beyond the basics, then maybe think it through.

🗣️ If you tell others about your beliefs,

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People using religion to justify hatred

Most people have little things that they wish to do, and big things they want to achieve.It sometimes feels like to achieve your goals, you have to become a different person, who puts in more effort stand has more willpower.

🦸 The person you are, and the person you wish to be.

As with most things, understanding why makes it easier.

❗ Change is actually hard

<ul><li>moving through it is like an actual jungle</li><li>your brain hates using energy, so as you start doing something, your brain lays a trail</li><li>overtime it becomes easier to go through, and it becomes less and less effortless</li></ul>

🌿 Imagine your brain as a lush jungle

A routine is a set of things you do the same way every time because they've worked out for you.<ul><li>for example, you set an alarm for 6:00 every night because that's when you want to wake up</li></ul>imagine routines as being executed by a smart planner.<ul><li>slow and analytical</li><li>the planner is aware of the future</li></ul>Routines can turn into habits <ul><li>a habit feels like you are on autopilot</li><li>habits are started by triggers. triggers can be time or complex scenarios</li></ul>imagine habits as a toddler<ul><li>for the toddler, the future doesn't exist</li><li>it responds to your immediate desires</li><li>can lead to bad habits</li></ul>

🔁 Routines and Habits

You need routines as much as habits.You need routines for big thoughts and for example your taxes, but it would be too tiring to do every action as a routine, so habits help us consume less energy.

💡 Both are important

<ul><li>Focus on small things</li><li>Convince your brain that its not that hard, by making routines, and turning them into habits</li><li>Break down your goal into small actions. So small it's manageable and so specific that you don't have to think about it a lot</li></ul>

🤔 How to build a habit

A trigger is a signal to start an actionfor example:<ul><li>seeing your training equipment</li><li>time of day</li><li>being in a specific place</li></ul>

👁️ Include triggers

If you want to work out after waking up. Always start doing your action in a certain context.for example: always exercise in training clothes, in the same place at the same time.Doing a workout will still take energy, but the decision to do it will feel less like a chore and more like a part of your day.

👕 Always start in the context

Not necessarily by rewarding yourself at the end, but by making it more enjoyable while doing it.For example: listen to your favorite podcast when you work out.

🎶 Try to make your new action pleasurable

It varies widely.It depends on the behavior you are trying to get used to, what person you are, your stress levels, and many others.It takes anything between 15 and 215 days to start your action automatically by its trigger.

⌛ How long does it take to form a habit?

It might feel easy in the first few weeks, but continuing is the most important part

👟 Starting is easy, continuing is hard

Change is a direction, not a destination

You don't have to spend money to improve yourself.You can track your habits in a dedicated app, on your phone, on paper, or in a journal.

Track your habits

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Jan Ingenhousz published the research on photosynthesis in 1779.<ul><li>He placed plants into a transparent container and submerged them in water</li><li>Small bubbles appeared on the bottom of the plants</li><li>The bubbles only appeared on the green parts</li><li>He found that the bubbles stopped producing when they were taken out of sunlight</li></ul>

How was photosynthesis discovered?

Until recently, blue-green algae were thought to be the first organisms to photosynthesize, about 2.7 billion years ago.In a 2018 study, scientists found out that ancient microbes have been photosynthesizing 1 billion years earlier than thought.<ul><li>complex life would have been able to evolve earlier</li></ul>

When did photosynthesis first appear in nature?

Researchers have uncovered a bacteria that uses stolen technology.<ul><li>The bacterium stole photosynthesis-related genes from a different bacteria</li><li>This bacteria now has a central reaction center, an inner sunlight-capturing ring, but it also has a new type of outer ring</li><li>This study shows that this species independently evolved its own solar-energy trapping technology</li></ul>

Bacteria with stolen photosynthesis

Would chlorophyll's green pigment still be the best? or would plants be a different color?New research published uses numerical models of chemistry and physics of photosynthesis to find the optimal wavelengths of light.

What if a star emits a different color of light?

The earth's surface is covered with green plants and bacteria, which absorb a lot of red light and reflect a lot of visible and infrared light from the sun.This leads to this really cool feature of life on earth: the red edge.<ul><li>satellites around earth use this to trace vegetation growth</li><li>astrobiologists may be able to look for this feature to find a sign of life</li></ul>

The red edge

It might be blue, or not even visible light.The researchers' goal was to figure out where future telescopes should look for a red edge, or whatever color it is.These findings could help scientists find vegetation on other planets in the next few decades.

What if the edge is not red?

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Learn how photosynthesis was uncovered by scientists, how this amazing set of biochemical reactions might help find aliens, and meet a cunning species of bacteria that's evolved with stolen photosynthesizing technology.

Plants and nature

Photosynthesis: Fast Flora Facts

<ol><li>Noise pollution: we lost our right to peace and quiet through motorization</li><li>Air pollution: can lower your IQ if you grow up in a polluted area</li><li>Lack of space: streets used to be massive social spaces. now we use them for parking and transit</li><li>Safety: since our roads are now used by cars, it is not safe for us, our kids, and our pets</li><li>Overheating: our cities are covered in black concrete and filled with metal boxes. during a heatwave, it is inhabitable</li></ol>

Urban Motorization's five main issues

One word: superblocks!<ul><li>Human-friendly areas of a city, where cars are treated as guests.</li><li>Superblocks can solve all these issues by design.</li></ul>Barcelona has been a trailblazer in this regard, it is a massive success. Vienna is also planning its first superblocks.So, how do we make a superblock?

The solution?

Find an area delineated by major roads. This will be the location of the superblock.<ul><li>Ideally, it should have mixed zoning and public transit links that connect other parts of the city</li><li>A metro or train station is the best, but trams and buses can also do the job</li></ul>

Step 1

Reorganize directions of traffic.<ul><li>Strategically placed one-way streets</li><li>Possible to drive in and out of the area, but not through it, eliminating transit traffic is the key to superblock design</li><li>Bicycles and street-level public transit should be an exemption from this, of course</li></ul>And with that, most of the work is already done!

Step 2

Limit parking for non-residents<ul><li>Pricing should disincentivize car ownership</li><li>Pricing should take into count size and proportion </li></ul>

Step 3

Mixed traffic spaces<ul><li>If there are people around, drivers will be much more careful</li><li>We now have space for bike lanes and restaurant terraces</li><li>But most importantly: trees, which will keep the superblocks nice and cold during summer</li></ul>

Step 4

Congratulations! You just made an entire district much more liveable. <ul><li>Most of the air pollution is now gone</li><li>Streets are safe now, and you don't have to be afraid of getting run over</li><li>The streets are nice and cold during the summer and heatwaves</li></ul>

And that's it!

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Why Roads always fill up, no matter how much we widen them

People using religion to justify hatred

Change Your Life – One Tiny Step at a Time

Photosynthesis: Fast Flora Facts

The Future Of City Planning: Superblocks

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