Saturday links: opting out of the dating game
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
1 month ago
4 MIN READ
Autos
- The auto technology backlash is here. (wsj.com)
- Why Detroit may regret giving up on sedans. (fastcompany.com)
- Waymo is extending service in Silicon Valley. (theverge.com)
- Getting Ford ($F) NACS adapters has been a journey. (wired.com)
- Congestion pricing makes for less honking. (flowingdata.com)
Boom
- Will Boom succeed? (construction-physics.com)
- Want to see a cool picture of the XB-1 breaking the sound barrier? (cbsnews.com)
FAA
- What air traffic controllers say about the state of flying. (axios.com)
- Why the FAA is short on air traffic controllers. (cnn.com)
- The FAA workforce is demoralized. (theatlantic.com)
Energy
- In 2024 in the U.S., wind and solar produced more electricity than coal. (theverge.com)
- Florida has become a solar power force. (canarymedia.com)
- Natural gas has become a key American export. (bloomberg.com)
- There’s nothing easy by extracting rare metals in Ukraine. (theconversation.com)
Environment
- More evidence that air pollution is bad. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Plastics are a growing waste problem. (theatlantic.com)
- How lower sulfur fuels for shipping has affected cloud formation. (theconversation.com)
- How a new technology could help prevent whale strikes. (biographic.com)
- We underestimate other’s support for climate change mitigation measures. (behavioralscientist.org)
Technology
- Stealing someone’s voice is now way too easy. (nbcnews.com)
- Why most smart home systems aren’t all that smart. (crazystupidtech.com)
Behavior
- Americans are becoming a nation of homebodies. (theconversation.com)
- Five insights from Olga Khazan’s “Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change.” (nextbigideaclub.com)
- How does smoking cessation affect mental health in the short and long term? (sciencedirect.com)
Medicine
- Health care workers are still experiencing burnout. (axios.com)
- OB/GYNs are leaving states with strict abortion bans. (axios.com)
Medical research
- Uncertainty is crushing biomedical research. (wsj.com)
- The NIH grant making system is in chaos. (theatlantic.com)
- Cutting funding to identify and prevent diseases overseas will eventually redound to the U.S. (theatlantic.com)
Health
- In light of the pandemic, why aren’t we cleaning indoor better? (theatlantic.com)
- RFK’s response to the measles outbreak isn’t surprising. (newyorker.com)
- Why the HPV vaccine matters, not just for women. (npr.org)
- There’s only one way to prevent measles infection. (theatlantic.com)
- Anti-vaxxers are not easily swayed by preventable deaths. (wsj.com)
Drugs
- The fentanyl crisis has peaked in a handful of Western states. (npr.org)
- What the chronic use of ketamine does to the brain. (theatlantic.com)
- Police are trying to find a reliable tool to measure driving while high. (npr.org)
- Legal weed has not killed off illegal operations. (wsj.com)
Food
- H Mart has broken out into the mainstream. (bloomberg.com)
- Kosher salt won the salt war. On the risks of iodine deficiency. (theatlantic.com)
- Why your mushrooms are getting more expensive. (theconversation.com)
- Eat whatever you want for breakfast. (eater.com)
- Why honey never spoils. (foodandwine.com)
Streaming
- Why so much streaming content is so forgettable. (readtrung.com)
- YouTube is filled with videos with just a handful of views. (bbc.com)
- Why ‘Severance’ likely won’t stick the landing. (imightbewrong.org)
Music
- Why form a band when you can do it all yourself? (nextavenue.org)
- Fake music is a real problem for streamers and artists. (honest-broker.com)
F1
- Cadillac is officially joining Formula One in 2026. (newatlas.com)
- Formula One is struggling with its carbon footprint. (wsj.com)
Teens
- Fewer teens are dating. (theatlantic.com)
- Teenager say girls are outpacing boys in high school. (pewresearch.org)
- Young men are opting out of the relationship game. (witwisdom.tomgreene.com)
College
- How to compare financial aid rewards. (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
- Law school applications are on the rise. (wsj.com)
- Under what circumstances does a graduate degree pay off? (papers.ssrn.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: thinking freely. (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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