Saturday links: denying scientific consensus
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
3 hours ago
4 MIN READ
EVs
- A flood of off-lease EVs are coming to the market. (arstechnica.com)
- Some tips on switching to an EV. (wsj.com)
- EV charging away from home still kinda sucks. (axios.com)
Energy
- Ukraine’s drones are putting a dent in Russia’s oil export capacity. (ft.com)
- Virginia is going to enable balcony solar. (thecooldown.com)
- How heat pump water heaters work. (washingtonpost.com)
Environment
- Some 60% of the US is in drought-like conditions. (insurancejournal.com)
- You can only fight the ocean for so long. (wsj.com)
- Is California’s Salton Sea really the ‘Saudia Arabia of lithium’? (theweek.com)
Spring
- More signs of an earlier Spring across the U.S. (washingtonpost.com)
- What does an earlier spring mean for agriculture? (grist.org)
Fish
- How to reduce bycatch with better net design. (knowablemagazine.org)
- These fish can climb a 50-foot waterfall. (npr.org)
- The science behind better oyster beds. (sciencedaily.com)
- Asian carp are no joke. (wsj.com)
Cattle
- Wildfires are making cattle ranching more challenging. (grist.org)
- The Interior Department is now preferencing cattle vs. bison. (motherjones.com)
Travel
- Travel this summer is going to require patience and more money. (theatlantic.com)
- Baggage fees only go in one direction: higher. (sherwood.news)
Science
- MAGA is winning the war against science. (paulkrugman.substack.com)
- America is risking a brain drain as science budget cuts pile up. (nytimes.com)
- Science researchers that remain in government are self-censoring. (grist.org)
- The U.S. has likely reached ‘peak postdoc.’ (papers.ssrn.com)
- AI keeps citing research papers that don’t exist. (nature.com)
Technology
- The vibes around OpenAI are not great. (daringfireball.net)
- Do we need a new Y2K for AI-induced computer security vulnerabilities? (anildash.com)
- Are we going to use the same AI at home and work? (spyglass.org)
- If AI is infrastructure, what is the business model? (asymco.com)
- Where the data center build out stands. (appraisal.substack.com)
Behavior
- Short form video is powerful and damaging. (hottakes.space)
- A two-minute trick to outsmart procrastination. (experimentalliving.substack.com)
Vaccines
- The CDC is refusing to release data that shows Covid-19 vaccines work. (newrepublic.com)
- People with a doctor in the family are more likely to get vaccinated. (papers.ssrn.com)
Health
- Shingles is no joke. (npr.org)
- How CAR-T is being used to treat autoimmune diseases. (theatlantic.com)
- RCTs were not always a thing. (abundanceandgrowth.org)
- OTC abortion medication is feasible. (npr.org)
- A Q&A with Dr. Sanjay Gupta “It Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life.” (npr.org)
- What will it take to push smoking rates even lower? (theconversation.com)
Drink
- The bourbon industry is set to consolidate. (axios.com)
- How to put a speakeasy in the back of a gasoline station. (wsj.com)
Food
- How higher prices eventually dinged Frito Lay’s snack business. (msn.com)
- What food spending, i.e. splurging, tells us about consumer beliefs. (theconversation.com)
- California is now requiring folic acid in corn tortillas to help prevent birth defects. (axios.com)
- Instant coffee is a surprisingly complex product. (worksinprogress.news)
- Why food companies are turning to ube. (hawaiitribune-herald.com)
Entertainment
- The 2026 box office is actually pretty good. (axios.com)
- How fake songs and imposters are sneaking onto streaming platforms. (pitchfork.com)
Sports
- A history of golf course bunkers. (wsj.com)
- College athletes are flouting gambling bans. (frontofficesports.com)
- How sports betting apps hook users. (statnews.com)
- Warming temperatures are taking a toll on outdoor ice rinks. (nytimes.com)
Colleges
- Why attending an Ivy League school matters. (theatlantic.com)
- More small colleges are on the verge of closing. (wsj.com)
- How the crackdown on international students is hitting colleges like Lewis University. (nytimes.com)
- How AI is transforming the college experience. (theatlantic.com)
Children
- How are the children of parental influencers going to fare later on in life? (newyorker.com)
- What is the best way to handle cellphones in schools? (theconversation.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
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