Eric Bender

@ebender00
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Retired science writer. Follow the climate crisis, museums and research on type 1 diabetes.

Enjoy kayaking on Boston Harbor and blogging about the waterfront at https://ericbender.co/safe-harbor/. Occasionally update a printed color scrapbook about the harbor, https://bookshop.org/p/books/safe-harbor-wandering-the-boston-waterfront-as-the-sea-rises-eric-bender/d956312bf0dd6db1

#NoKings

websiteericbender.co

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A reminder that the NY Times still can produce outstanding journalism:

My Family’s American Secret

One fateful decision 100 years ago created parallel lives. How does a family broken by the bizarre rules of racism heal itself after three generations apart?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/degrange-family-history-race.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jFA._LPH.RLvlzfqydiCn&smid=url-share (shared)

#racism #family

Inside the Secret History of the DeGrange Family

One fateful decision 100 years ago created parallel lives. How does a family broken by the bizarre rules of racism heal itself after three generations apart?

The New York Times

An unusually thoughtful take:

Creator journalism is the most disruptive shift the news industry has seen, ex-BBC News head says

“This is not just another technology-enabled stage in a story of media progress. What we’re witnessing is the wholesale shift from one information ecosystem to another.”

https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/creator-journalisms-rise-is-the-most-disruptive-shift-the-news-industry-has-seen-ex-bbc-news-head-says/

#news #journalism

Creator journalism is the most disruptive shift the news industry has seen, ex-BBC News head says

"This is not just another technology-enabled stage in a story of media progress. What we're witnessing is the wholesale shift from one information ecosystem to another."

Nieman Lab

Mayo es el mes de las flores 🌼

#SilentSunday #Photography #Photo #Spring #Flowers

How is Boston working to address its vulnerability to sea level rise? I'm excited to have an excerpt in Next City from my new book, Climate Change and the Future of Boston, laying out the context and challenges. #boston #climatechange #climate #sealevelrise #cities https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/boston-has-a-plan-for-sea-level-rise-now-what?

“The internet is not dying. A commercial veneer glued on top of it is dying.”

by @tg

https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet

The Boring Internet

The internet you grew up on isn't dying. A commercial veneer glued on top of it is. A visual essay about what actually persists.

Terry Godier