Monthly Archives: February 2016

Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “I get up every day for my dog.” Susan Massa, Trader Joe’s customer, Austin, TX How will we live tomorrow? “Tomorrow is Aggieland Saturday. My day is mandated.” Cadet Faukhaber, student, College Station, TX How … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 228 – Austin, TX to Rockdale, TX

February 11, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 73 Miles to Date: 11,644 States to Date: 28 I pedaled out of Austin early to meet Gail Vittori and Pliny Fiske of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, an … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Center for Science and the Imagination, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Bob Beard, Communication and Public Engagement Strategist for the Center for Science and the Imagination (CSI) took me out for a rambling lunch at House of Tricks on a January day so lovely we ate outdoors. During our meal, three … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 227 – Austin, TX

February 10, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 15 Miles to Date: 11,571 States to Date: 28 Austin is a city where Prius drivers cut off bicyclists. Austin is a city where the Hispanics are getting shoved off Cesar … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Ruth Wylie, Assistant Research Professor, Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

The first assignment in Ruth Wylie’s graduate level learning theory course is: “What is your personal theory of teaching?” The last assignment is the same question. Students have the option to reflect upon their initial response to the question or … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 226 – Austin, TX

February 9, 2016 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 43 Miles to Date: 11,556 States to Date: 28 I encountered every quadrant of the city in pursuit of interesting people, and found them in all quarters. Many freeways feed center … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Dave Guston, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

“The future is for everyone. The more people have a voice, the better.” I met Dave Guston, Director of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society (SFIS), at the Planetary Conference: Climate 3.0 at Arizona State University (ASU). … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 225 – Austin, TX

February 8, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 22 Miles to Date: 11,513 States to Date: 28 There are times when even cyclists need an admin day. I spent the morning in McDonald’s, America’s Living Room, catching up on … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Fourth Grade Students, BASIS Goodyear, Goodyear, AZ

I was invited to speak with the fourth graders of BASIS Goodyear about my trip and my question. Most people under age 12 respond to my question literally: they tell me what they plan to do in the next twenty-four … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 224 – San Marcos, TX to Austin, TX

February 7, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 42 Miles to Date: 11,491 States to Date: 28 LBJ Day! I started at the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos, which LBJ graduated from in 1930. Although our … Continue reading

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