During the day, shiny glass exteriors, plants near windows, & greenery close to buildings can be deadly as birds can't distinguish reflection from open flyway. Window collisions kill up to 1 billion birds yearly in the US. Learn how to be #BirdFriendly : bit.ly/4bjnCrP

I had a great time talking to the smart and curious hosts of @gastropodcast, Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley about one of my favorite subjects: sound in restaurants. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why…

Super excited about this! Let's do some planetary thinking together!

Back on the show (and welcome anytime!), Julia Belluz traces the origins of the great restaurant noise boom. The 80s are to blame, of course.

I agree with Kirkus Reviews

Wish I could be there for this!

Portland! Tomorrow 7PM at Powell's Books City of Books, I'll be in conversation with fellow botanophile Zoë Schlanger about her fascinating new book, The Light Eaters, which explores the world of plant communication, behavior, and intelligence
powells.com/events-update

Only YOU can make them right, by pre-ordering today! bookshop.org/p/books/frostb…

How about this! Kirkus Reviews thinks FROSTBITE is one of 20 books that should be a bestseller (alongside ?st & Taffy Brodesser-Akner!) kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/20-…

Think you know your Jazz apples, Cotton Candy grapes, and Cuties mandarins? Check out this fun @gastropodcast quiz to see whether you know their real names instagram.com/stories/gastro… (and then listen to our episode to find out the secrets behind the code!)

'Every major global epidemic of disease is followed by an epidemic of fear and epidemic of stigma' Dr. Martin Cetron

Until Proven Safe - BLDGBLOG & nicolatwilley

'Fast food is the second-largest private employment sector in the country, after hospitals' nytimes.com/2024/05/12/din…

Super excited about this! Here's your chance to win an advance copy!

Weirdly this does at least make me feel a tiny bit better about my daily confrontation with total despair about what the future holds for life on this planet, because it's a response shared with anyone who understands what's happening.

'They can say they don’t care, but they can’t say they didn’t know.' theguardian.com/environment/ng… 'I think 3C is being hopeful and conservative. 1.5C is already bad, but I don’t think there is any way we are going to stick to that.'

An occupational hazard!

Oddly fascinating meaningful trivia is pretty much my sweet spot, so I'm very tickled by this!

Frostbite is 'an oddly fascinating look at the world of refrigeration,' according to this Kirkus Reviews starred review! 'Twilley’s book is a delightful mine of meaningful trivia' kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/n…

'I never thought that politics could make any group or feminist leader turn a blind eye to just such clear documentation of sexual violence.' nytimes.com/2024/04/30/opi…

What delightful news for a Tuesday morning! 🤞