Saturday links: choosing our influences
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
15 hours ago
4 MIN READ
Autos
- Hamstringing EVs won’t make ICE cars any cheaper. (wired.com)
- Waymos will start using the highway in three markets. (nbcnews.com)
- On the distortions in China’s EV market. (theatlantic.com)
Wind power
- The world’s largest wind turbine is coming. (scientificamerican.com)
- It’s not just Trump that is pressuring offshore wind. (cnbc.com)
Energy
- By this estimate we are nowhere near peak oil (or natural gas). (ft.com)
- You can thank the current administration for rising coal use in the U.S. (bloomberg.com)
- Why developing countries should embrace renewables. (semafor.com)
- Opposing nuclear energy was a self goal by environmentalists. (theargumentmag.com)
Emissions
- An actual hopeful sign on CO2 emissions. (axios.com)
- China’s CO2 emissions now seem to be falling. (theguardian.com)
- When companies can estimate their own emissions, they often under count. (propublica.org)
Environment
- Tehran is facing a severe water crisis. (nytimes.com)
- It’s not just on the coasts where home insurance costs are rising. (npr.org)
- Flood maps are, at best, incomplete. (wsj.com)
- The world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon, is at a tipping point. (ft.com)
- How to make the case against gas-powered leaf blowers. (bloomberg.com)
Animals
- How researchers are using drones to track whales. (knowablemagazine.org)
- Don’t read this if you are afraid of spiders. (nytimes.com)
- Should we really be ‘playing God’ by trying revive long extinct species? (daily.jstor.org)
- 22 animals you don’t want to mess with including slow lorises. (mentalfloss.com)
- How to date – with dogs. (washingtonpost.com)
Space
- The Northern lights are pretty, but put satellites at risk. (nytimes.com)
- What Blue Origin’s success New Glenn rocket means. (bloomberg.com)
Travel
- Younger generations are jumping onto cruise ships. (ft.com)
- Another way the wealthy travel better. (thehustle.co)
Technology
- AI is only going to make cybersecurity more difficult. (ifp.org)
- How small businesses are using AI. (wsj.com)
- Religious AI chatbots are here. (axios.com)
Medicine
- This (mathematical) fact underlies why we need a health insurance system. (paulkrugman.substack.com)
- Is concierge medicine worth it? (barrons.com)
Cancer
- GLP-1 use lowered the mortality rate from colon cancer. (sciencedaily.com)
- An interesting development in treating bladder cancer. (sciencedaily.com)
Cardiology
- More evidence that GLP-1 use is good for heart health. (sciencedaily.com)
- This is a surprising result for caffeine use and AFib. (newatlas.com)
- How a CRISPR therapy could be used to reduce cholesterol levels. (npr.org)
Health
- The FDA will remove the black box safety warnings from all hormone therapies prescribed to ease the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. (npr.org)
- People who experience more shingles outbreaks seem to have a higher incidence of dementia. (washingtonpost.com)
Sleep
- Why you can’t focus after a bad night of sleep. (newatlas.com)
- Eight reasonable steps to take to get a decent night of sleep. (theatlantic.com)
Fitness
- How much should you stand if you sit for work? (phys.org)
- Revisiting the results of Zone 2 training. (twopct.com)
- Nike ($NKE) has built the world’s tallest running shoe. (wsj.com)
- Be careful running after a night of bad sleep. (sciencedaily.com)
- Tim Ferriss talks with Ben Patrick, better known as “Kneesovertoesguy.” (tim.blog)
Food
- How much is ‘half an onion’? (slate.com)
- Are all ultra-processed foods bad for us? (npr.org)
- Steak prices are only going in one direction. (ft.com)
Sports
- When does sports betting become a public health crisis? (statnews.com)
- The more obscure the sport, the greater the risk of cheating. (washingtonpost.com)
- AI agents are coming for secondary ticket markets. (sportico.com)
- We need sports announcers to stop yelling at us. (throwbacks.substack.com)
College
- How New England is being affected by college closures. (bostonfed.org)
- Colleges don’t really want you to be able to compare costs before you apply (nytimes.com)
- Are Ivy League schools ‘funneling’ kids into finance and consulting? (wsj.com)
- Six big college experiences every student should have. (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
Children
- The vast majority of Americans think raising children is more expensive today. (americanfamilysurvey.byu.edu)
- Assembling a parenting ‘village’ is harder than it looks. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Why we take our good luck for granted. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the human element. (abnormalreturns.com)
- 16 minutes of consensus personal finance wisdom. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don’t miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
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