Saturday links: ambiguous messages
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Abnormal Returns
1 day ago
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Autos
- Want to bet on AVs? Buy Uber ($UBER). (barrons.com)
- More Waymo miles driven means more edge cases experienced. (nytimes.com)
- Auto insurers are finding ways to not pay claims. (wsj.com)
- China is making big inroads into Europe’s auto market. (ft.com)
eVTOLs
- Boeing ($BA) is swapping its eVTOL assets for a stake in Archer Aviation ($ACHR). (cnbc.com)
- Joby Aviation ($JOBY) is acquiring Resonant Sciences. (axios.com)
- How eVTOLs can be used in emergency medical situations. (axios.com)
Energy
- Wind power is growing, just not in the U.S. (ft.com)
- Why power users are interested in giant iron-air batteries. (wsj.com)
- Why is the DOE blocking grants to improve the grid? (grist.org)
- Rooftop solar is good, but solar farms are even better. (ft.com)
- There are real questions about the viability of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (cnbc.com)
- Base Power as the future of energy. (notboring.co)
Environment
- Snowpack is melting earlier and faster than ever. (grist.org)
- Political decisions are exacerbating the drying up of the Great Salt Lake. (hcn.org)
- The Trump administration is tearing up Big Bend National Park. (npr.org)
- What would it cost to get rid of disposable coffee cups? (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Animals
- The New World screwworm can attack humans as well. (arstechnica.com)
- Five insights from “Animate: How Animals Shape the Human Mind” by Michael Bond. (nextbigideaclub.com)
Travel
- American tourists are running roughshod over Europe. (wsj.com)
- Why the first night in a new location makes for worse sleep. (apnews.com)
- The EU’s new, electronic entry-exit system is a bit of a mess. (wsj.com)
Technology
- Back up your data! (tomshardware.com)
- The Vision Pro is about seeing, not capturing. (asymco.com)
- Why robotics companies are snapping up videos of people doing tasks. (bloomberg.com)
Science
- All living things emit a faint glow. (nature.com)
- Why our understanding of homo sapiens is undergoing such a rapid revision. (theatlantic.com)
Space
- On Mars, Perseverance is still rolling. (arstechnica.com)
- Voyager 2 is getting another year of life. (engadget.com)
- Why astronauts need to be shielded from radiation. (apnews.com)
Behavior
- How exercise can help treat depression. (twopct.com)
- An excerpt from “Inner Propaganda: Leading Hearts and Minds Through Turbulent Times” by Owen Fitzpatrick. (bigthink.com)
Vacines
- Why is a President mucking about with vaccine schedules? (thebulwark.com)
- The goal of the President’s executive order is to pressure states to roll back student vaccination requirements. (cnbc.com)
- A Covid-era vaccine study has been retracted over misinformation. (scientificamerican.com)
- Research on how hepatitis C vaccines save money. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Vaccines save lives, research on just how many since 1974. (kottke.org)
Health
- More oral GLP-1 pills are coming. (sciencedaily.com)
- Bank of America ($BAC) is spending big on GLP-1s for employees. (cnbc.com)
- More companies are ditching group insurance for Health Reimbursement Arrangements. (bloomberg.com)
- Testosterone levels in men have been dropping for decades. (theatlantic.com)
- Are medical students already relying too much on AI? (theguardian.com)
Dogs
- Dogs seem to be able to read your facial expression. (arstechnica.com)
- How researchers are using CRISPR to make hypoallergenic dogs. (apnews.com)
- What Americans deem acceptable behavior when it comes to dogs. (yougov.com)
Food
- Dairy farmers are increasingly feeding cattle high oleic soy beans. (latimes.com)
- There is no agreed upon definition of ‘ultra-processed foods.’ (theatlantic.com)
- Is the science on coffee consumption settled? (scientificamerican.com)
- Extreme heat is threatening Italy’s “cheese banks.” (fortune.com)
- How America reinvented yogurt. (daily.jstor.org)
Sports
- Liverpool sold a roughly 30% stake to a consortium of investors including Jeff Bezos. (espn.com)
- A look at private equity’s growing ties with pro sports. (pitchbook.com)
- The new sports futures on the CME ($CME) will work. (chicago.suntimes.com)
- The NFL wanted to revitalize Canton, Ohio. It hasn’t worked out well. (nytimes.com)
- Pablo Torre and Wendy Zuckerman of the “Science Vs” podcast explore the viral San Francisco 49ers injury story. (podcasts.apple.com)
Entertainment
- ‘Ted Lasso’ is a hit, again. (variety.com)
- StubHub has a customer service problem. (wsj.com)
- Why there are big gaps between seasons of shows. (rcmalternatives.com)
- Josh Brown and Michael Batnick talk with Rich Gelfond, CEO of IMAX ($IMAX). (youtube.com)
- ‘Pressure,’ now on Peacock, is excellent. (marginalrevolution.com)
Children
- More American dads are taking parental leave. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- Men really do want it to have it all. (theargumentmag.com)
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