Saturday links: a box of delights
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
11 months ago
3 MIN READ
Autos
- Bi-directional charging would be a big boost to EV sales. (nytimes.com)
- Waymo is proving out the concept of autonomous cars in the Phoenix area. (wsj.com)
- Edmunds top EV and hybrid vehicles for 2024. (goodgoodgood.co)
Transport
- NYC take note, most cities with congestion pricing have benefited. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- The shipping industry is adding sails to their ships. (sherwood.news)
- The U.S. effectively no longer makes bicycles. (theverge.com)
Energy
- Hydropower shortages are a growing problem. (nytimes.com)
- Utilities are looking for new, cheap ways to boost capacity. (wsj.com)
Heat
- Researchers really aren’t sure why temperatures in 2023 were so high. (grist.org)
- Death Valley was always hot. It’s getting hotter. (vox.com)
- Phoenix EMTs are traveling with big bags filled with ice. (nytimes.com)
Water
- More coastal North Carolina houses are falling into the ocean. (axios.com)
- On the danger of glacier-related tsunamis in Alaskan waters. (hakaimagazine.com)
Environment
- Atmospheric CO2 levels have never been higher. (npr.org)
- Historical data on natural disasters isn’t great. (ourworldindata.org)
- It’s hard to keep up with all the green startups. (wsj.com)
- How Paris achieved a 40% reduction in air pollution. (nbcnews.com)
- This is kinda cool. (goodgoodgood.co)
Travel
- The airlines’ algorithms really want you to upgrade. (wsj.com)
- TSA numbers show continued strong travel demand. (apolloacademy.com)
- Summer can see a lot of flight delays due to weather events. (wsj.com)
Technology
- Retailers want you to shop on your phone, not your laptop. (wsj.com)
- Research on brain-computer interfaces is growing. (on.ft.com)
Psychedelics
- Why it’s challenging to do controlled studies on psychedelics. (theatlantic.com)
- Can psychedelics ever pass muster with the FDA? (biopharmadive.com)
Behavior
- Why data helps explain cross-state variance in teen suicide rates? (davidmanuel.substack.com)
- Why you are bad at receiving compliments. (artofmanliness.com)
- Why we habituate to even the best things in life. (gq.com)
Health
- Counterfeit Ozempic is a global growth industry. (vanityfair.com)
- We should be taking H5N1 more seriously. (nytimes.com)
- A new target to treat inflammatory bowel disease has been identified. (newatlas.com)
- Why is a male contraceptive taking so long? (nbcnews.com)
- HPV vaccines are as much for boys as they are for girls. (bloomberg.com)
- How often should you do blood work? (gq.com)
- Got sleep apnea? Treat it. (sciencedaily.com)
- Wash your hands. (parentdata.org)
Food
- Why olive oil prices are soaring. (thecooldown.com)
- Dr. Pepper has passed Pepsi for number two on the U.S. soda sales list. (flowingdata.com)
Sports
- On the risks and dangers of equestrian sports. (npr.org)
- Why putting together a winning NFL team is so difficult. (betterletter.substack.com)
- Taxes matter: the NHL edition. (wsj.com)
Movies
- Lessons learned from ‘Movie Pass, Movie Crash.’ (thecomeback.com)
- ‘Godzilla Minus One’ is great. (gq.com)
College
- How undergraduates feel about AI. (arxiv.org)
- How does selling a home impact college financial aid? (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
- When a college shuts down. Others jump in. (fa-mag.com)
- Five critical skills they didn’t teach you in college. (fastcompany.com)
Children
- Summer camp hits very different these days. (newyorker.com)
- Creating fake AI nudes is way too easy for teens. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: overcoming perfectionism. (abnormalreturns.com)
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