Saturday links: our past advances
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
3 weeks ago
4 MIN READ
Autos
- It’s time to start thinking about the implications of the spread self-driving cars. (avc.xyz)
- Cars are increasingly at risk of getting bricked. (theatlantic.com)
- Amazon ($AMZN) wants to sell you a Hyundai. (wsj.com)
- A female crash test dummy is coming. (npr.org)
- In praise of vigilante sidewalks. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Energy
- SMR startup X-energy just raised a big round of capital. (ft.com)
- How to turn human waste into energy. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Geoengineering
- The politics of geoengineering are already coming into view. (theatlantic.com)
- The pros and cons of geoengineering. (newyorker.com)
Environment
- The EPA is abandoning a rule that would strengthen limits on fine-particle pollution. (msn.com)
- More evidence how polluted air affects human health. (sciencedaily.com)
- Everybody hates gas-powered leaf blowers. Why aren’t there more bans? (grist.org)
- The ozone hole continues to shrink. (semafor.com)
- Why sea level rise is not uniform. (theconversation.com)
- FEMA is in turmoil. (grist.org)
Animals
- Why the decline of the Atlantic menhaden is so disturbing. (wapo.st)
- Why are porcupine populations in decline? (hcn.org)
- Why don’t bowhead whales get cancer? (npr.org)
Travel
- Zach Helfand, “The thing about [airport] lounging is that it’s impossible to lounge without worrying that someone, somewhere, is lounging better. ” (newyorker.com)
- First it was mini shampoo bottles, now plastic water bottles are disappearing from hotels. (thehustle.co)
Behavior
- Our brains don’t reach ‘adulthood’ until our early 30s. (theguardian.com)
- Five insights from “The Hypocrisy Trap: How Changing What We Criticize Can Improve Our Lives” by Michael Hallsworth. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Why we want to isolate when we are sick. (neurosciencenews.com)
- The case for playing video games. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
- The benefits of giving up. (nautil.us)
Weight loss drugs
- A deep dive into why semaglutide use may reduce cardiovascular risk independent of weight loss. (peterattiamd.com)
- How weight loss drugs will evolve to better solve obesity. (theatlantic.com)
- Microdosing GLP-1s is now a thing. (msn.com)
Vaccines
- Evidence that mRNA influenza vaccines outperform traditional ones. (newatlas.com)
- A vaccine skeptic is now the number two official at the CDC. (axios.com)
- Global measles vaccination rates are back to pre-Covid levels. (statnews.com)
Health
- The Epstein-Barr virus is a likely cause of lupus. (newatlas.com)
- Why would immigrant physicians want to come to the U.S.? (npr.org)
- What happens when hospitals acquire physician practices? Prices go up. (nber.org)
- The U.S. government no longer recognizes World AIDS Day. (statnews.com)
- Research on how tattoo ink affects the immune system. (msn.com)
- How fevers fight infection. (npr.org)
Fitness
- Breathwork is the new meditation. (bloomberg.com)
- Five insights from “The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports” by Nicholas Thompson. (nextbigideaclub.com)
Drugs
- Can an ‘AI sponsor’ help keep people sober? (pitchbook.com)
- Once again, smoking on screen is kinda cool. (wsj.com)
Farming
- How technology, including AI, is changing the practice of farming. (wapo.st)
- Farm bureaus are offering farmers cheap short-term health insurance plans. (wapo.st)
Drink
- Why the famed Siebel Institute is moving from Chicago to Montreal. (chicago.suntimes.com)
- Saudi Arabia is tiptoeing toward wider alcohol access. (semafor.com)
- Younger Germans are drinking a lot less beer. (spokesman.com)
- Canadian wine is having a moment. (nytimes.com)
Food
- It’s not just beef prices, lamb prices are heading higher as well. (barrons.com)
- AI slop is coming for online recipes. (bloomberg.com)
- The ten best books about food in 2025 including “Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love” by Samin Nosrat. (smithsonianmag.com)
Sports
- Why live sports and entertainment will only get more valuable. (huddleup.substack.com)
- Why ESPN dumped Penn Entertainment ($PENN). (frontofficesports.com)
- The Enhanced Games are going public via a SPAC. (ft.com)
Entertainment
- Why your Netflix ($NFLX) looks different than mine. (whyisthisinteresting.substack.com)
- The best movies of 2025 per Tyler Cowen including ‘Hamnet.’ (marginalrevolution.com)
- The 100 best movie comedies of all time. (variety.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: living in unprecedented times. (abnormalreturns.com)
- No one is above getting scammed. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don’t miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
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