Saturday links: seeing new opportunities
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
5 days ago
4 MIN READ
EVs
- American automakers could permanently lose out to China EV manufacturers. (ft.com)
- How much did Elon’s foray into politics cost Tesla ($TSLA) in sales? (axios.com)
AVs
- A Waymo car hit a cat. People are freaking out. (semafor.com)
- Who is liable if a self-driving car gets into an accident? (axios.com)
Autos
- Traffic congestion is once again getting worse around the country. (axios.com)
- California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country. (calmatters.org)
- How roundabouts reduce accidents and emissions. (nytimes.com)
- For a long time Americans feared cars. (grist.org)
Energy
- How distribution and infrastructure costs are driving electricity prices higher. (washingtonpost.com)
- Solar is booming, with or without the U.S. (ft.com)
- Woody biomass is neither sustainable, or even desirable, from a climate or economic perspective. (semafor.com)
- The growth case for balcony solar. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- How EV batteries are recycled. (washingtonpost.com)
Environment
- How greater risk of drought puts cities, counties and states at greater financial peril. (grist.org)
- Five insights from Peter Brannen’s new book, “The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything: How Carbon Dioxide Made Our World.” (nextbigideaclub.com)
- This man has removed tons of trash from South Florida’s mangroves. (washingtonpost.com)
- Volunteers are helping NOAA track Hurricane Melissa. (nytimes.com)
Animals
- Vaccine hesitancy has come for pet owners. (nytimes.com)
- Oyster restoration projects are on the rise. (daily.jstor.org)
- What we can learn about longevity from bowhead whales. (nytimes.com)
- Why some animals are able to eat toxins. (knowablemagazine.org)
Space
- What happens to space companies if we stop funding NASA research? (bloomberg.com)
- The northern hemisphere is dimming faster than the southern hemisphere. (smithsonianmag.com)
Travel
- What to do if you miss your flight. (nytimes.com)
- Is it time to privatize air traffic control in the U.S.? (marginalrevolution.com)
Technology
- Hands are holding back the robotics revolution. (wsj.com)
- Data center companies are forcing local governments to sign NDAs. (nbcnews.com)
Behavior
- How to use exposure therapy to overcome a fear. (twopct.com)
- Stop pursuing happiness, figure out how to make other people happy. (msn.com)
- Four steps to build a more meaningful life including ‘Embrace the absurd.’ (bakadesuyo.com)
- Why aren’t smarter people, happier? (theseedsofscience.pub)
Sleep
- Why you can’t focus after a bad night of sleep. (newscientist.com)
- Want better sleep? Eat more fruits and vegetables. (sciencedaily.com)
- The science behind why we sleep. (derekthompson.org)
Health
- A bout of Covid or flu can increase the risks of a heart attack. (nytimes.com)
- Some hope for people at high genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease. (npr.org)
- The consensus is forming that chemical exposure is driving rising Parkinson’s rates. (wsj.com)
- IV treatments have gone retail, and mainstream. (indystar.com)
- On the value of house calls. (sensible-med.com)
Substances
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has effectively been shuttered. (statnews.com)
- Don’t believe the hype that psilocybin use leads to longevity. (peterattiamd.com)
- On the risks of early marijuana use. (npr.org)
Drink
- What happens to socializing when alcohol is shunned? (gq.com)
- Can data change how whiskey is made? (thehustle.co)
- A French cyclist survived three days on wine he had with him. (cbsnews.com)
Sports
- Who is clamoring for a drugged up Enhanced Games? (wsj.com)
- This tennis player has won $10 million without ever winning a tournament. (sportico.com)
- There was a time that the existence of the curveball was controversial. (pioneerworks.org)
College
- College rankings don’t tell you about your unique situation. (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
- What’s behind the surge in law school applicants? (bloomberg.com)
- Cal State is going all-in on AI. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
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