Saturday links: allible memories
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
1 week ago
4 MIN READ
Tesla
- Tesla’s ($TSLA) Austin robo-taxi trial is off to a rough start. (arstechnica.com)
- This roboticist thinks humanoid robots are a dead end. (techcrunch.com)
- A review of the Tesla Diner. (theatlantic.com)
Autos
- Are EVs too powerful? (wired.com)
- The U.S. still needs more charging stations. (axios.com)
- Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A) has sold its remaining BYD shares. (cnbc.com)
- A look at the tangled relationships in the domestic self-driving car business. (sherwood.news)
- Where in the U.S. people live car-free. (bloomberg.com)
Energy
- How to power Las Vegas with solar energy. (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
- How the market will adapt to the removal of solar panel tax credits. (msn.com)
- How per-capital CO2 emissions have fallen at the state level. (axios.com)
Environment
- The last five years are the smokiest on record. (flowingdata.com)
- It’s not just oceans that are warming up, so are rivers. (newatlas.com)
- Plastic nurdles are not benign. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Travel
- Airport lounges are proliferating. (wsj.com)
- Are the Galapagos Island now too accessible? (nytimes.com)
- Icelanders are tiring of the unrelenting tourist push. (nytimes.com)
- Travel companies are beginning to embrace solo travelers. (msn.com)
Behavior
- 5 ways to become a better public speaker including ‘Get expert feedback.’ (twopct.com)
- How to slow time down including ‘Reduce time on social media.’ (nextavenue.org)
- Another reason to stay hydrated: a better stress response. (newatlas.com)
- On the origins of workaholism. (theatlantic.com)
Immunization
- Why babies are routinely immunized for Hepatitis B. (npr.org)
- Poor children will bear the brunt of changed immunization schedules. (theatlantic.com)
- Anti-vaxxers are mad with RFK Jr. and Trump blaming Tylenol for autism. (arstechnica.com)
Public health
- Evidence that PE-owned hospitals have worse patient outcomes. (hms.harvard.edu)
- The administration is canceling the annual USDA survey measuring food insecurity. (wsj.com)
- The FDA went off script to approve leucovorin to treat autism. (semafor.com)
- RFK Jr. is an agent of chaos. (thebulwark.com)
Health
- Researchers increasingly believe Parkinson’s disease is caused by environmental factors. (nytimes.com)
- What the research says about any potential link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism. (newatlas.com)
- Huntington’s disease has been treated for the first time. (bbc.com)
- On the relationship between lithium and Alzheimer’s. (peterattiamd.com)
- Why removing lymph nodes in cancer patients may backfire. (newatlas.com)
- Good news on the HIV prevention front. (theguardian.com)
Drink
- Chimpanzees eat a lot of fermented fruit. (smithsonianmag.com)
- Americans love Michelob Ultra. (finance.yahoo.com)
Food
- The screwworm is approaching the Texas border. (farmpolicynews.illinois.edu)
- Hamburger Helper is having a moment. (independent.co.uk)
- How tariffs are affecting shrimp prices. (npr.org)
- Aldi is doing a big packaging rebrand. (axios.com)
- Sushi became an American staple, by becoming a convenience food. (bostonglobe.com)
Sports
- MLB goes through a lot of baseballs. (nytimes.com)
- Marathons have a (rising) temperature problem. (slate.com)
- Damage to the brain show up in biomarkers, before CTE shows up. (statnews.com)
College
- Prospective college students should focus on fit over prestige. (nytimes.com)
- American colleges and universities are working overtime to keep foreign students. (wsj.com)
- How divorced parents should approach FASFA. (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
Children
- How to raise a reader in the age of distraction. (lithub.com)
- What happened when a Kentucky school banned phones. (msn.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: headline-grabbing scoops. (abnormalreturns.com)
- With great gratitude, remembering Jonathan Clements. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don’t miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
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