Saturday links: a ruthless meritocracy
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
1 month ago
4 MIN READ
EVs
- EVs are still gaining market share. (news.dealershipguy.com)
- EVs are going to win. They are just better. (noahpinion.blog)
- A lot of EV owners have another gas-powered car. (sherwood.news)
Solar
- Cheap solar power is growing all around the globe. (theatlantic.com)
- How solar farms can aid the environment. (thecooldown.com)
Energy
- Tesla’s ($TSLA) energy storage business is booming. (sherwood.news)
- China is struggling to transport renewable energy to where it is needed. (semafor.com)
- Subsidizing heat pump installation is a win-win. (nber.org)
- Now that people are looking, lithium is showing up in more places. (nytimes.com)
- Chernobyl was a big deal, but not for the reasons you think. (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
Animals
- Chinook salmon have returned to the Klamath River. (smithsonianmag.com)
- How flooded rice fields can help migrating birds. (hcn.org)
- Animals make mistakes as well. (aeon.co)
Climate
- Just how good is Zillow’s ($Z) climate risk data? (heatmap.news)
- More Alaskan homes are at-risk of landslides. (nytimes.com)
Water
- The Amazon River is drying up. (nytimes.com)
- Why Mexico City didn’t run out of water. (bloomberg.com)
- What it means to give land back to the sea, checking in from England. (nytimes.com)
- How human development makes coastal flooding worse. (theconversation.com)
Technology
- Americans are slowing their adoption of new smartphones. (sherwood.news)
- Hands on with Apple ($AAPL) Air Pod 2s as hearing aids. (wsj.com)
- How the Treasury Department is using AI/ML to prevent fraud. (insidehook.com)
Space
- The Europa Clipper is headed to Europa. (smithsonianmag.com)
- Why we should build an exoplanet telescope. (palladiummag.com)
Behavior
- Prescriptions for anti-depressant Spravato keep rising. (wsj.com)
- On the efficacy of exercise to treat depression. (peterattiamd.com)
- Weighted blankets are a low risk intervention. (newatlas.com)
- Why we need third places. (twopct.com)
Cancer
- Cancer care is getting better, but is getting more complicated. (wsj.com)
- On the importance of diet for early stage prostate cancer patients. (sciencedaily.com)
Health
- Infant mortality rates in the aftermath of the
Dobbs decision. (cnn.com) - On the potential impact of expanding the use of obesity drugs. (sciencedaily.com)
- Is tuition-free medical school really going to improve health equity? (theatlantic.com)
- Five insights from “Rumbles: A Curious History of the Gut: The Secret Story of the Body’s Most Fascinating Organ” by Elsa Richardson. (nextbigideaclub.com)
Walking
- How stopping increases the calories burned during a walk. (theguardian.com)
- How to walk better. (wsj.com)
Fitness
- Are ‘Blue Zones’ bunk? (nytimes.com)
- Weekends are for moving your body. (primecuts.philpearlman.com)
- Why being able to stand on one leg matters. (sciencedaily.com)
Marijuana
- Both candidates are partial toward marijuana legalization. (wsj.com)
- Freakonomics Radio on why profits in the marijuana industry are few and far between. (freakonomics.com)
Food
- On the environmental costs of farmed fish. (vox.com)
- What constitutes an ultra-high processed food? (theatlantic.com)
- The ‘king’ of Japanese rice is at-risk of climate change. (nytimes.com)
- Americans are eating more instant noodles. (sherwood.news)
- Are Rice Krispie treats overrated? (eater.com)
Movies
- Sex is disappearing from American-made movies. (theringer.com)
- Teens want less explicit content. (variety.com)
Sports
- In defense of sports gambling, versus other forms of gambling. (howgamblingworks.substack.com)
- NBA uniforms are increasingly unrecognizable. (pudding.cool)
- How Red Bull uses sports to sell energy drinks. (huddleup.substack.com)
- This pro golfer is hitting his stride at age 52. (wsj.com)
Entertainment
- Why Chick-fil-A is launching an entertainment app. (axios.com)
- The best horror movie you have never seen. (theconversation.com)
Children
- The case for universal free school lunch. (thehustle.co)
- Just how stressed are American teens. (sherwood.news)
College
- The number of freshmen enrolled in college this Autumn fell. (usatoday.com)
- College rankings don’t tell you anything about your particular experience. (monevator.com)
- Some colleges are trying to be more transparent about tuition (and financial aid). (npr.org)
- The colleges that actually care if students are using ChatGPT to cheat. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the podcast election. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com)
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