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…who will go look for easier prey. Q: What did you learn from Desmond Morris? A: Great question. Desmond Morris is the most underrated behavioral biologist (ethologist) of his generation….
While other countries seem to build spectacular bridges, dams and even entire cities with ease, the U.S. is stuck in pothole-fixing mode. We speak with an array of transportation nerds…
The pandemic may be winding down, but that doesn’t mean we’ll return to full-time commuting and packed office buildings. The greatest accidental experiment in the history of labor has lessons…
Adding more train and bus lines looks like an environmental slam dunk. Until you start to do the math.
…who will go look for easier prey. Q: What did you learn from Desmond Morris? A: Great question. Desmond Morris is the most underrated behavioral biologist (ethologist) of his generation….
…much right now. (It’d be kind of like a SMarT Plan in reverse.) But as with all tax matters, things aren’t so simple. Eric A. Morris Eric A. Morris is…
Eric A. Morris is a researcher at U.C.L.A.’s Institute of Transportation Studies, concentrating on a variety of transportation issues including history, economics, and management. He weighed in here earlier on…
Eric A. Morris is a researcher at U.C.L.A.’s Institute of Transportation Studies, concentrating on a variety of transportation issues including history, economics, and management. Earlier this week, he wrote the…
…Raheem Morris, then a 32-year-old African-American who was the team’s defensive coach and had never before been a head coach on any level. While no one admitted as much, Morris…
…that’s false. Los Angeles has a reputation as a city where people get around in limos, not buses. Facts and Fiction Eric Morris discusses stereotypes about Los Angeles transportation in…
…people per square mile (behind San Francisco-Oakland and San Jose as well as Los Angeles). How could this be? Facts and Fiction Eric Morris discusses stereotypes about Los Angeles transportation…
…it can be fixed at all. Thanks to everyone in the Quorum for participating — and as always, let us know what you think in the comments section. Eric Morris,…
…city is sprawling. But sprawl or no, Los Angeles’s air is choked with its world-famous smog. Isn’t it? Answer: A half-truth. Facts and Fiction Eric Morris discusses stereotypes about Los…
Eric Morris, a researcher at U.C.L.A.’s Institute of Transportation Studies, has already written a few posts here, and will now join our corps of recurring guests bloggers. Please welcome him….
…blog post by regular contributor Eric Morris and you’ll get to hear a good bit from Morris himself in the podcast. He does a great job explaining the nuts and…
…and perhaps Angelenos’ famed “love affair” with the car, Angelenos drive considerably more miles than most Americans. Facts and Fiction Eric Morris discusses stereotypes about Los Angeles transportation in this…
…is dominated by an overbuilt freeway system? Answer: a half-truth. Facts and Fiction Eric Morris discusses stereotypes about Los Angeles transportation in this six-part series. Los Angeles Transportation Facts and…
…cigarettes sold worldwide by various manufacturers. Here are the numbers of cigarettes sold (in billions) in 2006 by Philip Morris: U.S./Canada: 184 Asia Pacific: 197 Eastern Europe: 229 Western Europe:…
He turned a small Hollywood talent agency into a massive sports-and-entertainment empire. In a freewheeling conversation, he explains how he did it and why it nearly killed him….
Eric Morris has been busting L.A. transportation myths lately with his Fact and Fiction posts. For yet another unusual view of Los Angeles, check out this beautiful set of photos…
…for me. All kinds of craftsmen come early to the door of my house, and I rise in the morning and find all these before me. (Hat tip: Leon Morris)…
(iStockphoto) Last month, Eric Morris wrote a post on red light cameras at traffic intersections in L.A. that sparked a robust debate in the comments section, something we always like….
…amendment would last forever. In the words of the Prohibition amendment’s primary sponsor, Sen. Morris Sheppard, “There is as much chance of repealing the Eighteenth Amendment as there is for…
…system comes in handy; I make use of mine quite frequently. But maybe sometimes it’s best to get back to our evolutionary roots and act like slime. (HT: Kevin Morris)…
Eric Morris has been busting Los Angeles transportation myths with his L.A.: Fact or Fiction posts lately, which may have changed the way you view the City of Angels. Photographer…
…Are they efficient? Intrade versus a pundit like Dick Morris is no contest. I hope 538 is competitive with or better than Intrade. I’m a fan of information aggregators and…
…Eric Morris argues, is a bad idea, since it shifts the burden to non-drivers. A more promising idea, under exploration in many areas, is to switch to a tax based…
A dear friend of mine, Leon Morris, is a rabbi who runs a Jewish-studies institute in New York. He has just moved to Israel for a six-month study sabbatical, and…
…from 41 percent to 13 percent. In his recent article pointing this out, Freakonomics contributor Eric Morris ended on an inquisitive note: “So the next question is, what factors cause…
…on one, electric propulsion may finally be poised to break out. Or is it? To help find the answer I called in my resident expert — my brother, Brad Morris…
