Saturday links: making good stuff
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
1 day ago
4 MIN READ
Autos
- China is rapidly shifting to EV sales. (ft.com)
- In China, battery swapping is a solution for long charging times. (npr.org)
- Porsche is selling its stake in Bugatti. (arstechnica.com)
Autonomy
- How much are autonomous vehicle rides subsidized? (sherwood.news)
- Autonomous buses are coming to Norway. (futurism.com)
- Reliable Robotics Corp. is working on autonomous flights. (bloomberg.com)
- Tesla’s ($TSLA) attempt to throw shade at Waymo backfired. (sherwood.news)
Energy
- Is U.S. energy abundance crowding out renewables? (econbrowser.com)
- Saudi Arabia is increasing renewable energy installations. (semafor.com)
- Most small oil wells in Texas are no longer economic. (insideclimatenews.org)
- Sheep and solar panels are a good combo. (thecooldown.com)
Weather
- Cherry blossoms continue to arrive earlier in the Spring. (msn.com)
- The Southeast is seeing significant drought conditions. (theconversation.com)
Environment
- Africa’s forests are no longer carbon sinks. (sciencedaily.com)
- How Trump was convinced to help save the Great Salt Lake. (npr.org)
- There is a difference between planting trees and restoring biodiversity. (theconversation.com)
- The U.S. military can’t help but prepare for storms, fires, floods and rising seas. (bloomberg.com)
- ‘Magic erasers’ release all sorts of plastics. (sciencedaily.com)
Animals
- Where in the U.S. bird populations are dropping fastest. (thecooldown.com)
- Mosquitoes have found their way to Iceland. (thecooldown.com)
- This Oregon restaurant sells 100% Oregon-caught seafood. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- What happens when you give salmon cocaine. (404media.co)
- Ants love caffeine. (sciencedaily.com)
Travel
- Why air traffic controllers hide mental health issues. (wsj.com)
- Expect more travel chaos this summer. (semafor.com)
- Snagged a great flight deal? It may get cancelled. (wsj.com)
Science
- Amid the chaos, where does science spending stand? (abundanceandgrowth.org)
- The number of NSF graduate fellowships has rebounded. (nature.com)
Apple
- Tim Cook’s tenure at Apple ($AAPL) was marked by stability. (engadget.com)
- Six key themes from Tim Cook’s tenure as Apple ($AAPL) CEO. (arstechnica.com)
- You can thank John Ternus for the Macbook Neo. (engadget.com)
Technology
- There is a chip manufacturing hub in Western Pennsylvania. (ft.com)
- How Silicon Valley attracts Stanford undergrads. (theatlantic.com)
- Why you should expect more security updates for your devices. (wsj.com)
Behavior
- How fatherhood rewires the male brain. (bbc.com)
- Brett McKay talks with Scott Eilers, a clinical psychologist and the author of “The Light Between the Leaves: 6 Truths Your Therapist Won’t Tell You About Healing Depression and Trauma.” (artofmanliness.com)
Psychedelics
- How close are we to commercialized psychedelic drugs? (sherwood.news)
- Can psychedelics help athletes recover from brain injuries? (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Health
- Eli Lilly ($LLY) is further pushing into “in vivo” cell therapies. (biopharmadive.com)
- Moderna ($MRNA) is moving forward with a bird flu mRNA vaccine. (biopharmadive.com)
- Measles outbreaks are changing parents’ minds about the MMR vaccines. (msn.com)
- The incidence of rotavirus in babies is on the rise. (theconversation.com)
- How cuts to PEPFAR are affecting enrollment numbers. (npr.org)
Drugs
- The UK wants to ban tobacco product availability for coming generations. (sherwood.news)
- The Trump administration reclassified cannabis as a Schedule III drug. (cnbc.com)
- Kratom use is surging in the U.S. (eurekalert.org)
- MAGA loves nicotine. (nytimes.com)
Food
- American farmers are seeing higher inputs costs across the board. (ft.com)
- Texas restaurants are facing a shortage of workers. (nytimes.com)
Media
- Subscription fatigue is real. (honest-broker.com)
- Do we really need another musician biopic? (indiewire.com)
- Why ‘The Pitt’ is the best show on television. (thebulwark.com)
- How Hollywood studios gave up on paper scripts. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- The best literary adaption to film in the past 50 years is… (lithub.com)
Sports media
- People want their sports on free streaming. (johnwallstreet.com)
- Why nobody wants to watch LIV Golf. (newyorker.com)
- Which app is better: ESPN or Apple Sports? (sixcolors.com)
Sports
- How tanking has affected the NBA’s regular season. (sportico.com)
- How the NCAA’s proposed five-for-five rule would affect athletes in non-revenue sports. (frontofficesports.com)
- Professional gamblers are still facing untenable tax laws this year. (cnbc.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
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