Saturday links: pursuing dreams and goals
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
1 day ago
3 MIN READ
EVs
- The Trump administration has stranded billions in EV investment. (wsj.com)
- The Iran War highlights the problem with sidelining EVs. (noahpinion.blog)
- Battery hype is rampant. On the prospects for a production-ready solid-state battery for EVs. (wsj.com)
Driving
- Stephen Dubner on a hidden risk of driving – new album releases. (freakonomics.com)
- It typically falls on children to take a parent’s car keys away. (npr.org)
Batteries
- Cheaper batteries make round-the-clock solar power feasible. (reuters.com)
- The economics of falling battery prices is undeniable. (paulkrugman.substack.com)
- How to use cement to turn energy into usable heat. (wsj.com)
Energy
- Great Britain has set a new wind generation record. (renews.biz)
- The Pentagon is stalling reviews of wind power projects. (axios.com)
- The Iran war is giving a boost to coal. Ugh. (economist.com)
Environment
- The lack of snow in the West is alarming. (theconversation.com)
- Forecasting where wildfire risk will be the highest this Summer. (grist.org)
Travel
- How AI could help air traffic controllers. (msn.com)
- National parks are going to be jammed this summer. (theconversation.com)
Technology
- The data center backlash is causing companies to elide their identities. (hntrbrk.com)
- Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway talk with Max Spero, the CEO of Pangram Labs, about how to identify AI text. (podcasts.apple.com)
- When will quantum computers crack Bitcoin? (sherwood.news)
- Chess players are now playing less optimal moves to mess with the AI. (bloomberg.com)
Behavior
- The ‘hygiene hypothesis’ applied to stress. (twopct.com)
- We are speaking fewer words per day than we did a couple decades ago. (phys.org)
- Dan Harris talks with author John Green about dealing with our noisy minds. (podcasts.apple.com)
CDC
- On the decline in standards at the CDC. (biopharmadive.com)
- The CDC has paused testing for rabies and pox viruses. (nytimes.com)
Health
- Despite little research, peptides are everywhere these days. (sherwood.news)
- The American Heart Association has taken issue with this MAHA recommendation. (wsj.com)
- A new way to cross the blood-brain barrier. (worksinprogress.news)
Fitness
- On the tyranny of an Oura ring. (wsj.com)
- Walking pace as an indicator of health. (nautil.us)
- What is ‘electrical muscle stimulation’? (wsj.com)
- How simplifying your diet could aid weight loss. (sciencedaily.com)
Drink
- Constellation Brands ($STZ) is buying Hopwtr. (fooddive.com)
- What now for the craft brew industry? (punchdrink.com)
Food
- On the dangers of raw milk cheese. (theatlantic.com)
- Fake meat had problems before MAHA. (sherwood.news)
- Why Pat’s classic cheesesteak recipe got tweaked. (wapo.st)
- How pistachios took over California. (nytimes.com)
Sports
- How the splintering of sports rights has affected viewers. (awfulannouncing.com)
- DC’s golf courses are supposed to be for the people. (thebulwark.com)
- Fantasy sports as a balm for male loneliness. (theringer.com)
College
- What to expect if you are waitlisted at your preferred college. (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
- Colleges are designing more 3-year bachelor’s degree programs. (hechingerreport.org)
- This instructor has her students physically type their papers. (apnews.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Making peace with your inner critic. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Friction rules the world around us. (abnormalreturns.com)
- A repudiation of America’s values. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don’t miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
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