Saturday links: dysfunctional planning
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
4 weeks ago
4 MIN READ
Transport
- E-bikes are much more than a means of transportation. (theatlantic.com)
- Private jet usage is seeing continued growth. (semafor.com)
Energy
- The U.S. can’t meet rising energy demand without renewables. (nytimes.com)
- Why there is a shortage of natural gas turbines. (semafor.com)
- How shale gas helped net-net reduce emissions in the U.S. (sciencedirect.com)
Fire
- Why the Southeast U.S. is facing more wildfires. (wired.com)
- The Palisades is still a fire-prone area. (theatlantic.com)
Environment
- Just about every measure of climate is moving in the wrong direction. (axios.com)
- The air (and water) are seemingly getting hotter every year. (cnn.com)
- Glaciers are melting, fast. (semafor.com)
- Why saltwater contamination is on the rise. (arstechnica.com)
- On the re-wilding of golf courses across America. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Animals
- Avian flu is spreading across Antarctica. (smithsonianmag.com)
- How the beaver made a comeback in Canada. (canadiangeographic.ca)
- How baleen whales redistribute nutrients across the oceans. (nature.com)
- Yellowstone’s bison are doing well. (phys.org)
- On the origins of the pork taboo. (archaeology.org)
- How iguanas got to Fiji. (smithsonianmag.com)
Technology
- There’s very little to prevent voice cloning. (axios.com)
- Most apps never really take off. (sherwood.news)
- How Siri should work. (sixcolors.com)
Behavior
- Why you should be willing to accept someone’s kindness or generosity. (theatlantic.com)
- Five insights from “The Social Biome: How Everyday Communication Connects and Shapes Us” by Andy Merolla and Jeffrey Hall. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Where in America people feel lonely. (wapo.st)
- Five insights from “Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence” by Caroline Fleck. (nextbigideaclub.com)
Measles
- Measles infections can have long-lasting negative health effects. (npr.org)
- Who needs a MMR booster? Think Gen X… (wsj.com)
Health
- Why over a million people a year still die from tuberculosis. (vox.com)
- Treatments are lower back pain are, at best, hit-or-miss. (theguardian.com)
- One downside of marriage for men: an increase in obesity. (newatlas.com)
- Fentanyl overdose deaths in the U.S. are on the decline. (wsj.com)
- Why hasn’t bird flu infected more humans? (npr.org)
Sleep
- Sleep deprivation is bad. Especially for traders. (papers.ssrn.com)
- On the importance for sleep and brain health. (peterattiamd.com)
- Five insights from “Sleep Groove: Why Your Body’s Clock Is So Messed Up and What To Do About It” by Olivia Walch. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Adam Grant talks with Vladyslav Vyazovskiy about what humans can learn about sleep from hibernating animals. (podcasts.apple.com)
Food
- Why are restaurant customers increasingly turning down boxes to take home leftovers? (nytimes.com)
- Cows are getting their own health trackers. (wsj.com)
Drink
- Are hemp-infused beverages the future? (mindsetvalue.substack.com)
- Alcohol stocks across the globe are struggling. (qualitystocks.substack.com)
- The Coca-Cola Company ($KO) is launching a vodka-based version of its Minute Maid lemonade. (fooddive.com)
Music
- Is there another phase shift after music streaming? (sherwood.news)
- The greatest two-hit wonders including ‘The Killers.’ (cantgetmuchhigher.com)
Sports
- Why SGA will top Jokic for NBA MVP. (neilpaine.substack.com)
- Good Good Golf, a golf-focused media and lifestyle company, just raised a big round of capital. (variety.com)
- Drones could change how people climb Mt. Everest. (nytimes.com)
Children
- What high school kids miss by not playing a (team) sport. (theconversation.com)
- Don’t kid yourself. Kids are using AI to cheat. (wsj.com)
College
- Universities are feeling the brunt of grant cuts. (axios.com)
- Why universities are back on their heels. (danieldrezner.substack.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: unleashing abundance. (abnormalreturns.com)
- You can now follow us on Bluesky. (bsky.app)
- Are you signed up for daily e-mail newsletter? Well, you should be. (abnormalreturns.com)
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