Welcome to Cities, Science, and Society — a space for exploring how the world around us shapes the lives we lead.
My name is Harrison Daigre. I’m a public health student and researcher at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, fascinated by the ways our environments, our policies, our values, and our choices intersect. I started this platform because I believe the most interesting questions rarely fit neatly into one discipline. Cities don’t exist in isolation from health. Science doesn’t exist apart from culture. And society doesn’t function without the underlying systems—visible and invisible—that sustain it.
This is a place where I try to make sense of those connections.
What You’ll Find Here
Cities, Science, and Society is a home for writing that sits at the crossroads of:
• Urban life
How our streets, transit systems, zoning decisions, and built environments impact how we move, live, and thrive.
• Public health & science
What the evidence says (and doesn’t say), how we interpret data, and why health is always influenced by the world around us.
• Society, culture, and meaning
How politics, values, faith, and everyday human behavior shape the places we call home.
I don’t claim to have all the answers — I’m here to ask better questions, explore complexity, and think in public.
Why I Write
I’ve always been drawn to the intersections: where science meets ethics, where urban design meets public health, where data meets lived experience, and where personal belief meets intellectual inquiry.
My goal isn’t to tell you what to think.
It’s to explore how we think — and how our cities, our systems, and our stories influence that process.
Who This Is For
This platform is for anyone who is:
- curious about how the world works
- tired of extreme or tribal explanations
- interested in science and society without the noise
- drawn to nuance, data, and thoughtful conversation
- open to exploring ideas across disciplines
- committed to imagining better, healthier communities
If you’re someone who cares about people and places — from the neighborhoods we grow up in to the institutions we build — you’ll feel at home here.