Welcome fall

Hello! The change of season feels solidly here, but looking forward to formally welcoming the fall tomorrow. Full weekend of visiting still ahead, so just the links this week.

• “Resurrecting ice age ponds” is the best subtitle for an article. From how they find the old ponds—historical maps, place names, and satellite imagery—to the process of recreating the ponds—including a few words from the excavator operator—it’s all a delight.
• Jeffrey Zeldman elegantly captures how the “who cares era“ shows up in the modern medical system. While US-twinged, there’s a lot here that rings true elsewhere.
• Gina Trapani on how she spent time on sabbatical.
• Winnie Lim on conceiving exercise not as “improving” your body, but as maintaining it—as building the capacity for whatever your day throws at you.
• “Consistency” as a trap in legal writing, and in praise instead of “humanist legal drafting”.
• June Chow shares the inadvertent discovery that a series of microfilm reels crucial to Chinese-Canadian history were set to be destroyed, with no apparent justification.

All the best for the week ahead!

Lucas