Saturday links: moving more
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Abnormal Returns
1 month ago
3 MIN READ
Autos
- Why Americans are snapping up small cars. (axios.com)
- The U.S. has higher alcohol limits for drivers than other countries. (nytimes.com)
- How to get drivers to put down their phones. (arstechnica.com)
- Lighter, stronger steel would make for more efficient cars. (knowablemagazine.org)
- The story of Porsche. (quartr.com)
Transport
- Air cargo rates across the Pacific are on the rise. (sherwood.news)
- Driverless trucks are coming closer to reality. (axios.com)
- Air travel has never been safer. (phys.org)
Energy
- California’s electricity rates keep rising. (wsj.com)
- Reusing old coal plants for battery sites makes a lot of sense. (thecooldown.com)
- The vast majority of homeowners are happy with their solar panels. (thecooldown.com)
- Five good news items on the nuclear power front. (thecooldown.com)
Environment
- China’s CO2 emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2024. (carbonbrief.org)
- It’s becoming more difficult for insurers to assess risks due to increasingly extreme weather. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Charleston, SC increasingly deals with flooding. (washingtonpost.com)
- Heat pumps are a lot of bang for the environmental buck. (grist.org)
Animals
- Schools of fish use less energy to swim in rough waters. (smithsonianmag.com)
- Is it okay to cull animals for conservation purposes? (nautil.us)
Technology
- How ad exchanges facilitate the obituary spam business. (theverge.com)
- How will AI affect Wikipedia? (sherwood.news)
Health
- How stress can weaken the immune system. (nature.com)
- How much does the U.S. spend on cancer screening? (nytimes.com)
- These medications can make you more vulnerable to extreme heat. (wsj.com)
- Overhydration is a growing problem. (wsj.com)
- More abortions are now chemical. (npr.org)
Fitness
- You may be surprised by what Olympians eat. (twopct.com)
- Four things to focus on when getting healthy. (bakadesuyo.com)
Food
- Beef prices have outpaced chicken and pork prices. (sherwood.news)
- What it’s like using Too Good To Go. (marketwatch.com)
- Bakeries are going savory. (wsj.com)
- 30 energy drinks, ranked. (wired.com)
Drink
- Sober bars are becoming a thing. (cnn.com)
- How would a recession affect alcohol consumption? (ft.com)
- Five lessons learned from being five years sober. (primecuts.philpearlman.com)
- Drinking with people and drinking alone are two different things. (newatlas.com)
Sports
- The NBA planning to launch a standalone European league. (blog.johnwallstreet.com)
- The PGA Tour’s Creator Classic is a smart move. (huddleup.substack.com)
- Why do home countries do better in the Olympics they host? (dynomight.net)
- Higher temperatures make for worse athletic performances. (msn.com)
College
- OpenAI has a tool to identify AI-generated text. But it hasn’t released it yet. (wsj.com)
- Companies are cracking down on customers hanging onto their ‘student discounts.’ (wsj.com)
Children
- Covid-19 crashed teacher morale, and it hasn’t really come back. (theconversation.com)
- Extreme heat is not great for learning. (19thnews.org)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: busting investment myths. (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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