@CourtneyKnapp
I like the internet and being outside. Co-founder of Seabird Reader.
Focused reader — 8 sources in 90 days
News for others fascinated with regrowing teeth!
News - New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise tooth repair - University of Nottingham
A new material has been used to create a gel that can repair and regenerate tooth enamel, opening up new possibilities for effective and long-lasting preventive and restorative dental treatment.
nottingham.ac.uk
Another link about rubbing, from inside "Sports Jail" at NikeHQ. I enjoyed running with this crew over the last few months (and getting stumped trying to figure out what they were working on)
How the Nike Innovation Farm Team Is Pushing the Science of Ultra Running
See how athlete insights from the new residency program help create better products for every ultra runner.
about.nike.com
At the intersection of my interests 🤝🏻
The data behind distance running | News | Budapest 26 | World Athletics Ultimate Championships
Ever wondered about the science behind the distance events? World Athletics goes inside the numbers with Professor Andy Jones
worldathletics.org
This is alarming but a reminder that organization like AAU are not a sanctioned national sports governing body (ex. USATF or other NGBs) so it does not have to be SafeSport compliant. Do better.
A Youth Sports Giant Promised Reforms to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse. Most Never Happened.
More than a decade after the Amateur Athletic Union promised to implement “historic child protection measures,” it still hasn’t done so, leaving hundreds of thousands of kids at risk. Some AAU athletes have had devastating experiences.
propublica.org
How Bend, Oregon is handling overtourism with "Tourist Taxes"
Crowded Mountain Towns Are Becoming Unlivable. Could This Town Have the Fix?
As crowding and soaring costs strain popular adventure hubs, one town is using hotel taxes to rebuild trails, ease traffic, and win back local support.
share.google
I've been waiting for this bridge to open!
Pedestrians, cyclists can cross Gordie Howe International Bridge for free beginning Aug. 5
People will soon be able to walk or bike between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, using the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
clickondetroit.com
"some behavior toward fellow human beings should simply never be dictated by someone's wealth or tolerated because of it"
No Assholes Allowed: The World’s Most Exclusive Clubs Are Embracing a New Policy
Gatekeepers from Switzerland to Mexico have had it with their clientele’s entitlement: “Some behavior toward fellow human beings should simply never be dictated by someone’s wealth, or tolerated because of it.”
vanityfair.com
www.AreWeAtWar.com
Iran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting | CNN Politics
The Pentagon updated its war casualty database, recording more than 140 new wounded and restoring the four soldiers killed due to Iranian strikes last weekend.
cnn.com
Donkey!
'Donkey': 'Shrek' Spinoff With Eddie Murphy Sets Summer 2028 Release
Universal DreamWorks Animation has made their 'Shrek' spinoff 'Donkey' official with Eddie Murphy, set for a theatrical release on June 30, 2028.
deadline.com
Big m&a in sports tech!
Garmin acquires TrainingPeaks and TrainHeroic, leading endurance and strength training platforms for athletes and coaches
/PRNewswire/ -- Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN) today announced it has acquired the TrainingPeaks and TrainHeroic training platforms for athletes and coaches. The...
prnewswire.com
Excited to get absolutely smoked by some high school kids ⚡
Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’
Four-minute miles are almost routine. Middle schoolers are beating college runners. Inside the youth track boom that’s turning kids and teens into speed machines.
wired.com
A story unravels, two decades later
20 years after his wife fell to her death in Utah, a youth pastor’s story unravels | CNN
Richard Gudenkauf walked his daughter down the aisle in September 1996 with a frown on his face.
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🇦🇷 v. 🏴
For Argentina, a World Cup Semifinal Against England Isn’t Just Soccer
Wednesday’s contest for a spot in the final carries the weight of a 1986 contentious clash, a war over the Falklands and a national mythology built around Diego Maradona.
nytimes.com
🔁
ft.com
At the intersection of my interests and current events 🎾
Sportradar’s Head of Fan Engagement On Wimbledon, A.I. and the New Economics of Sports Data
While Wimbledon remains synonymous with tradition, the tournament has quietly become a proving ground for A.I.-powered sports data. Patrick Mostboeck, who leads fan engagement at Sportradar, explai…
observer.com
May you never outrun your love of running 🥹
When Lifelong Runners Are Forced to Quit
For those who rely on the sport for identity and community, leaving it behind can feel like a form of grief.
nytimes.com
A reminder: Google Reader was discontinued on July 1, 2013 🪦 I never quite recovered but Seabird is a worthy homage.
Google Reader - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Shout out to the humans in the loop ➰ 🤖
Ford on why it hired 350 'gray beard' engineers: you need their mentorship for younger workers — and to drive huge AI productivity gains | Fortune
“We didn’t pay as much attention as we should have to the experience of our most knowledgeable engineers that have been with us through many product cycles,” a Ford exec said.
fortune.com
We built a milk carton boat for this weird and silly event - it was a blast, no one sank, and I recommend putting it on your radar for next year.
Milk carton boat race caps Rose Festival at Westmoreland Park Sunday noon
Westmoreland Park will be the site of one of the Portland Rose Festival’s quirkiest traditions today: the Royal Rosarian Milk Carton Boat Race.
katu.com
This is very cool and will save lives!
How Phones Alerted Millions Before Quakes Shook Venezuela
Millions of people in Venezuela and surrounding countries received early warning alerts to their phones up to two minutes before back-to-back earthquakes on Wednesday.
nytimes.com
P.S. my team and I broke the Masters National Record in the 4x800 at this meet today!
www-koin-com.cdn.ampproject.org
Mourning the loss of Kellie Standish, a tremendous force for good who was killed while cycling 💔
Oregon Adaptive Sports mourns loss of dedicated volunteer Kellie Standish
"TIRELESS CHAMPION": Oregon Adaptive Sports is mourning the loss of Kellie Standish, a beloved Bend volunteer who spent more than a decade helping athletes with disabilities experience the outdoors.
centraloregondaily.com
RIP to one of the one interesting and multifaceted humans I've ever had the privilege to meet.
archive.is
If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware.
archive.is
I've been pushing the honey phone/ money phone separation for many years 📱
Do I Look Ridiculous Carrying Two Phones?
Carrying multiple cellphones, whether for cybersecurity or work-life balance, comes with some quirks and style challenges.
nytimes.com
Grateful to be a regular 'ol non-extreme jock
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Not new but one of my favorite recent links ✨
Seeing in the Dark . Explore the Sky . Birthday Stars | PBS
Astronomers measure distances to the stars in terms of light years, units that combine time and distance. One light year is the distance light travels in one year; so if you look at a star ten light years from Earth, the light you see from it left ten years ago and is therefore ten years old.
pbs.org
An amazingly strange review 📚
economist.com
Nice to see so many friends on this list doing amazing work in accessibility!
Forbes' Accessibility List 2026: Innovation in Accessibility
Forbes’ Accessibility List highlights the biggest innovators and impact-makers at the forefront of accessibility for people with disabilities. See who made the list.
forbes.com
An ode to my favorite running shoe (that I now despise for its plushness) 👟
The History and Creation of the Nike Pegasus Running Shoe
The Peg wasn’t designed to be an icon. It was designed to solve a problem. See how that solution became "the single biggest and best running shoe in the world."
about.nike.com
Dr. Gladys West was a mathematician at the Naval Surface Warfare Center whose research laid the groundwork for modern GPS. She was a role model for women in STEM, overcoming segregation and hardship, to earn a Bachelor's and a Master's in Mathematics in the 1950s and a 42 year career at NSWC. After she retired, she earned her PhD ... at age 70! She died this weekend at 95.
‘Hidden Figure’ Gladys West, GPS pioneer and Navy civilian, dies at 95
West’s genius secured her a position in 1956 at the Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, then called Naval Proving Ground, where she worked for over 40 years.
militarytimes.com
A spot is good news - innovation and development in downtown Portland.
Portland's Old Town transforms into a cutting-edge hub for 3D-printed footwear and apparel
Portland is at the forefront of bringing manufacturing of footwear and apparel back to the United States, specifically Old Town, the city's oldest neighborhood.
katu.com
Jack Dorsey Was Never Who We Thought He Was [sharing this both as a test of the LI url and because it's interesting]
Jack Dorsey Was Never Who We Thought He Was
Once Silicon Valley's reluctant sage, the Twitter co-founder now presides over a fractured vision of freedom In 2016, Jack Dorsey sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion in his sparse, sunlit office, quietly explaining to a journalist from Fast Company that he hoped Twitter would become a "global t
linkedin.com
Resharing and bookmarking based on current events.
Tool Guides
Below are step-by-step tutorials to help you install and use handy privacy and security tools. Surveillance Self-Defense encourages you to think about online privacy and security in a sophisticated way. We want to give you the power to choose tools and habits that work for you. We creating a security...
ssd.eff.org
Interesting profile of Tyler Cowen 📚
Tyler Cowen, the man who wants to know everything
He is Silicon Valley’s favourite economist. Does his lust for knowledge have a place in the age of AI?
economist.com
My favorite recent story 🐻❄️
Why polar bear fur doesn't freeze
New research finds that grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to freezing.
npr.org
I've been told I was too big / small/ tall / short / muscular / scrawny for a sport - maybe the lesson is not commenting on bodies at all and letting the results speak for themselves 🤔
Patrick Mahomes and the secrets of the Dad Bod: What we get wrong about athleticism
Patrick Mahomes and Nikola Jokić aren't just superstars. They challenge us to better understand the hidden secrets of athleticism.
nytimes.com
Personal interest journalism
Could we ever regrow our adult teeth?
Inside the effort to regrow ‘permanent’ teeth—stem cells, gene-editing, drugs, and more.
popsci.com
Treat yourself* 🛍️ *Occasionally
wsj.com
wsj.com
So cool ✨
Video: Sound of a Meteorite Hitting Earth Is Captured for the First Time
A couple returned home to a burst of debris on their walkway. Their home security camera revealed it was a meteorite hitting Earth.
nytimes.com
Rank choice your vote for Portland's new snow plows (you don't have to live in Portland) The Internet loves PlowyMcPlowface
Cast your vote!
Check out this election! Create your own ranked-choice voting elections at www.rankedvote.co
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See also: the track, the pool, the bike path, the studio...
Please Just Leave Women at the Gym Alone
As conversations about uncomfortable gender dynamics at the gym persist on social media, let's review the rules of being a respectful gym-goer
insidehook.com
Worth 38 minutes, especially if you or someone you love is caring for an aging parent ❤️
Taking Care | The Legacies We'll Accept, And Those We Won't
Directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker James Keach, Taking Care is a 38-minute documentary following the journey of acclaimed filmmakers Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen as they navigate the complexities and heartbreak of Lauren’s mother’s advancing Alzheimer’s disease.
takingcarefilm.com
Friends doing amazing things ✨
What’s next for S.F.’s Michelin-starred Lazy Bear? A glamorous French restaurant
The team behind the two-Michelin-star Lazy Bear is expanding with a French restaurant called JouJou in S.F.’s Design District.
sfchronicle.com
This is a developing story to pay attention to if you care about track & field, criminal justice, and/or police accountability (I happen to care about all three).
US Olympic medalist Fred Kerley arrested and stun-gunned during confrontation with police in Miami | CNN
US Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley was arrested and stun-gunned during a confrontation with police officers in Miami, Florida on Thursday night and is now facing charges of battery, resisting officers and disorderly conduct, according to authorities.
cnn.com
A good list of how to behave online.
How to Behave Online: 84 New Rules
Advice for navigating work Slack, AI-fueled social media, dating apps and just about every facet of our always-online existence
insidehook.com
I love this Instagram account and love that this super helpful, charming guy is getting some love!
Kyshawn Lane, Influencer and First-Time Home Buyer, Shares His Household Hacks
With more than a million people following along on Instagram, Kyshawn Lane lets you know just when to vacuum your refrigerator coils.
nytimes.com
I welcome this renaissance ✨
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nytimes.com
Worth a read, even if not into cycling
Losing Muriel Furrer – a teenage cycling tragedy and a family’s search for answers
Muriel Furrer crashed at cycling's World Championships and wasn't found for about 90 minutes. Her shocking death has brought devastation
nytimes.com
End the Death Penalty. This commences and concludes my political posting for the year.
Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row inmates to life in prison without possibility of parole
President Biden is granting clemency to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences. Their sentences will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org
Not a new article but your annual reminder that a family in my hometown of Lagrangeville, New York holds the Guinness World Record for the most lights on a residential property. We went this year and they had 738,000 lights. More here: https://www.erdajt.com
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