Saturday links: naming the problem
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
13 hours ago
6 MIN READ
Autos
- Nvidia ($NVDA) wants to own the AV tech stack. (axios.com)
- Honda ($HMC) has been hurt by the EV pullback. (wsj.com)
- Autonomous vehicles are a public health issue. (axios.com)
- What people get wrong about Waymo. (theargumentmag.com)
- Robots can now change tires. (axios.com)
- How to buy a used EV. (wsj.com)
Energy
- Renewable energy is now notably cheaper than fossil fuels. (goodgoodgood.co)
- Why Spain’s electricity is so cheap. (janrosenow.substack.com)
- The U.S. is short of mineral processing capacity. (theconversation.com)
- The Trump administration continues to force coal plants to stay open. (spokesman.com)
- How much money has shale gas saved American consumers? (marginalrevolution.com)
- How rooftop vertical solar panels work. (pv-magazine-usa.com)
Water
- The Colorado River is in crisis and there is no solution on the horizon. (wsj.com)
- This summer is going to see water stress across the American West. (grist.org)
- Nearly 20% of America’s dams are deemed high risk. (motherjones.com)
Environment
- How ocean biomass sinking works. (theconversation.com)
- How glacier-related landslides can cause tsunamis in isolated areas. (arstechnica.com)
- Why Lithuania is restoring peat bogs. (nytimes.com)
Animals
- We’re going to miss bats when they are gone. (theconversation.com)
- The late Ted Turner was a ‘warrior for bison.’ (nytimes.com)
Air travel
- What small towns lose when flights disappear. (npr.org)
- The war has wrecked the economics of cheap flights. (ft.com)
- Short flights are falling in popularity. (npr.org)
Cruising
Data centers
- Utilities are choosing data centers over residential customers. (qz.com)
- Another locality is hitting pause on new data centers. (thecooldown.com)
AI
- Amazon ($AMZN) wants to get an AI device in your hands. (spyglass.org)
- So does Google ($GOOGL). (spyglass.org)
Science
- AI is making for worse research papers. (calnewport.com)
- How will AI change the research paper? (marginalrevolution.com)
- A lot of international students are giving up on the U.S. and moving home. (nytimes.com)
Family
- What it means to be a ‘good enough’ parent. (joylere.substack.com)
- Five insights from “Who’s the Favorite?: The Loving, Messy Realities of Sibling Relationships” by Catherine Carr. (nextbigideaclub.com)
Podcasts
- Derek Thompson talks with Morgan Housel and David Wallace-Wells about the collapse in American happiness. (podcasts.apple.com)
- Michael Easter talks with David Epstein, author of “Inside the Box: How Constraints Make us Better.” (twopct.com)
- Laurie Santos talks with Tom Hodgkinson, author of “How to Be Idle: A Loafer’s Manifesto.” (podcasts.apple.com)
Behavior
- There is no universal emotional reaction to colors. (not-ship.com)
- On the relationship between narcissism and the mid-life crisis. (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
- ‘Pretty privilege’ is real. (daily.jstor.org)
GLP-1s
- On the use of Ozempic in seniors. (sciencedaily.com)
- Hims & Hers ($HIMS) is switching to branded GLP-1s. (sherwood.news)
- A look at research into how to use lower doses of GLP-1s to maintain weight loss. (biopharmadive.com)
Cancer
- How a pancreatic cancer breakthrough came to be. (worksinprogress.news)
- Why more cancer patients are taking ivermectin. (nytimes.com)
- How Gleevec changed cancer care. (npr.org)
Hantavirus
- How the hantavirus spreads. (theatlantic.com)
- Where research stands on a hantavirus vaccine. (cbc.ca)
- A promising hantavirus vaccine is stalled due to a lack of funding. (msn.com)
- Some people hate mRNA until there is the threat of another pandemic. (barrons.com)
Public health
- It’s hard to argue that cuts to foreign aid haven’t killed thousands of people. (sanjuandailystar.com)
- Millions of children live in homes with loaded, unlocked guns. (npr.org)
- Big Tobacco has a friend in the Trump administration. (nytimes.com)
- A look back at America before the measles vaccine. (theatlantic.com)
Health
- PCOS is now PMOS, i.e. polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. (theguardian.com)
- On the downsides of increased cannabis use among older adults. (sciencedaily.com)
- Boosting organ donation rates is a challenge. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Donate blood. It’s good for you. (slate.com)
Interventions
- When it comes to health interventions: what problem are you trying to solve? (twopct.com)
- There is a difference between who needs, and who wants, testosterone replacement therapy. (theguardian.com)
Fitness
- Screen-free fitness apps are gaining adherents. (wsj.com)
- Physical strength starts falling off earlier than you think. (sciencedaily.com)
- On the connection between hearing loss and walking speed. (wsj.com)
Dogs
- Does having a dog increase longevity? (washingtonpost.com)
- The Beagle Brigade helps police U.S. borders. (yahoo.com)
- Lessons learned from loving a dog unconditionally. (open.spotify.com)
- Michael Easter talks with Nancy Gee and Sam Alaimo about how dogs improve our lives. (twopct.com)
Food
- Food shoppers are looking for cheaper alternatives. (npr.org)
- How higher steel prices are translating into higher food prices. (nytimes.com)
- Soylent was widely derided. It’s idea lives on. (theatlantic.com)
- Why people tip less on weekends. (wsj.com)
Drink
- Alcohol is still America’s deadliest drug. (statnews.com)
- Canadians are resolute in their boycott of American alcohol. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
- Kash Patel is fond of gifting personalized bottles of bourbon. (theatlantic.com)
- Another sign that craft brewing is in retreat. (axios.com)
Media
- Why critics hated the Beatles when they emerged. (ritholtz.com)
- Movie theaters are having a moment. (statsignificant.com)
- Billboard has an AI problem. (bit.ly)
- Wirecutter is booming. (niemanlab.org)
Sports
- Egon Durban is buying a 25% stake in the Las Vegas Raiders at a $9.9 billion valuation. (cnbc.com)
- Pablo Torre talks with Alan Shipnuck about whether LIV Golf can survive. (podcasts.apple.com)
- Donors have rescued Arkansas’ varsity tennis teams. (frontofficesports.com)
- Anna Leigh Waters is the best pickleball player in the world. (nbcnews.com)
- Is technology ruining hunting and fishing? (wsj.com)
- Why some athletes turn to OnlyFans. (frontofficesports.com)
- David Letterman loves PTI. (awfulannouncing.com)
School
- On the positive impact of later school start times. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Keeping up with school communications is a full time job. (bloomberg.com)
- A look at the public school doom loop. (freddiedeboer.substack.com)
College
- How AI will accelerate the decline of undifferentiated universities and colleges. (newyorker.com)
- MBA programs are struggling to attract applicants. (wsj.com)
- How shifts in college-going have affected the marriage market. (papers.ssrn.com)
- What ‘Rooster’ gets right (and wrong) about college. (danieldrezner.substack.com)
- College wait lists are, by and large, a big tease. (wsj.com)
- Why Princeton abandoned its honor code. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Higher prices, not just inflation, will affect consumer sentiment for years to come. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don’t miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
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