Saturday links: serious randomized trials
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
6 hours ago
3 MIN READ
Autos
- The Cybertruck is a flop. (futurism.com)
- The stick shift is nearly dead. (msn.com)
- Americans are snapping up hybrids. (wired.com)
- Expanded EV use has made for cleaner Beijing air. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Transport
- Too many guardrails need fixing. (newyorker.com)
- Brightline’s woes are a cautionary tale for private infrastructure supporters. (ft.com)
Energy
- How Sweden could become a source of rare earth metals. (sciencedaily.com)
- Plug-in solar is coming to New Hampshire. (thecooldown.com)
- How Heineken is using bricks to store heat. (wsj.com)
- Got sheep? Put up solar panels. (thecooldown.com)
Environment
- The challenge of extreme heat is worse at night. (giftarticle.ft.com)
- Iowa has a water quality problem. (politico.com)
Air quality
- Why a swath of Canada is burning. (billmckibben.substack.com)
- A look at the health benefits of eliminating gas stoves. (theconversation.com)
- There’s no upside to air pollution. (theargumentmag.com)
- Why AQI is not a sufficient measure. (theatlantic.com)
Fish
- Fish populations in Lake Superior have rebounded. (racketmn.com)
- Evidence that ancient Norwegians translocated brown trout inland. (smithsonianmag.com)
- How orcas crash into fish, obliterating them in the process. (yahoo.com)
Data centers
- When environmental regulators weigh in on the side of data center operators. (politico.com)
- Maybe we can agree to not subsidize data centers. (boondoggle.substack.com)
Behavior
- Fly fishing as therapy. (npr.org)
- Why pet ownership is worth it. (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
- Why psilocybin has long-lasting effects. (sciencedaily.com)
Testosterone
- TRT is only indicated for hypogonadism. (arstechnica.com)
- Will testosterone make for better soldiers? (theconversation.com)
Health
- Measles is having another big year. (axios.com)
- In the Midwest the incidence of Lyme disease is on the rise. (wsj.com)
- Some GLP-1 users are noticing hair loss. (gizmodo.com)
- What’s keeping men from becoming nurses? (npr.org)
Longevity
- The problem with modern day longevity ‘science.’ (newyorker.com)
- Being exposed to a pandemic as a youth takes its toll on longevity. (papers.ssrn.com)
- When a spouse gets sick, the incidence of retirement increases. (papers.ssrn.com)
- The case against longevity gurus. (sensible-med.com)
- Healthy aging and the arts. (wsj.com)
Fitness
Outbreaks
- North Carolina has a new cyclosporiasis outbreak. (consumerreports.org)
- Now there is a recall of eggs due to salmonella. (nytimes.com)
- Despite its track record, raw milk has its supporters. (propublica.org)
Food
- Indoor farming has a very mixed track record. (thehustle.co)
- Avocado oil has an authenticity problem. (npr.org)
- Signs that solo dining is on the rise. (axios.com)
Streaming
- Netflix ($NFLX) is playing with fire with its subscribers. (honest-broker.com)
- ESPN is a shell of its former self. (nytimes.com)
- Peacock is now profitable. (awfulannouncing.com)
Running
- Why is everyone, including teenagers, suddenly running faster? (wired.com)
- Asics are having a moment. (wsj.com)
Sports
- If turf is necessary for FIFA, why not for the NFL? (frontofficesports.com)
- The introduction of ABS is bad news for older umpires. (wsj.com)
College
- A look at the battle to save Cal Poly’s swimming teams. (sportico.com)
- College students can’t read whole books any more. (theconversation.com)
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