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Sunday Video: What is ‘Carbrain’?

Stephen Fesler - January 25, 2026

In urban transportation circles, the term “carbrain” often comes up in conversation as a pejorative for people who have a bias toward car dominance in society, whether conscious or not. There is growing research into the prevalence and impact of motornomativity in American society, raising real questions about unchallenged assumptions that cars and their societal effects are simply a static and normal fact of life. In today’s Sunday Video, Ray Delahanty of CityNerd dives into the research and this societal phenomenon.