Saturday links: the 70% rule
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
2 months ago
4 MIN READ
Autos
- Honda ($HMC) is planning to launch two new EVs. (thecooldown.com)
- A first-hand experience with Super Cruise on I-95. (wapo.st)
ATC
- Air traffic control failures may now be a bigger risk than mechanical malfunctions. (theatlantic.com)
- Why it’s so hard to hire and retain air traffic controllers. (barrons.com)
Energy
- Amazon ($AMZN) keeps buying renewable energy. (techcrunch.com)
- The Baltic nations are disconnecting from Russia’s grid. (cnbc.com)
Environment
- January 2025 set a new (high) temperature record. (newscientist.com)
- PFAS is one issue that could actually get addressed in this administration. (theatlantic.com)
- Rice cultivation is responsible for around 12% of global methane emissions. (sciencedaily.com)
Fire
- A lot of toxic material needs to be cleaned up in the LA area. (bloomberg.com)
- Rebuilding from disaster is going to require immigrant labor. (grist.org)
- State Farm was all-in on California, until it wasn’t. (wsj.com)
- What California can learn about rebuilding from the Maui fires. (grist.org)
- California can’t rebuild as before. (theatlantic.com)
Animals
- The poultry industry is turmoil, with no magic bullet on the horizon. (npr.org)
- Why rising temperatures will mean more rats in cities. (theguardian.com)
- Why goats are great for clearing invasive species. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- Arctic grayling are being reintroduced to Michigan rivers. (smithsonianmag.com)
- The River Seine is once again filled with fish. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Anthropology
- Prior to European involvement, North American population peaked around 1150. (science.org)
- Geoglyphs in South America are at-risk of destruction. (theartnewspaper.com)
Technology
- Satellite images plus AI is an interesting combination. (wsj.com)
- Some of the worst actors in the enshittification of the Internet. (arstechnica.com)
- A year with the Vision Pro. (sixcolors.com)
Behavior
- How socializing can help stave off dementia. (sciencedaily.com)
- Small talk sucks. How to engage in deeper conversations. (theatlantic.com)
Vaccines
- Pediatric vaccines are a modern miracle. (jamanetwork.com)
- A vote for RFK Jr. is a vote to go further backewards. (paulkrugman.substack.com)
Covid
- How the Covid vaccines and infection-acquired immunity reduced transmission. (nature.com)
- The Novavax ($NVAX) Covid vaccine worked to reduce even asymptomatic infections. (thelancet.com)
Health
- There doesn’t seem to be any effect on Parkinson’s Disease with GLP-1 agonist use. (nytimes.com)
- Evidence that vagus nerve stimulation can treat autoimmune diseases. (npr.org)
- Spinal stimulation could greatly improve the lives of people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). (npr.org)
- The at-home hospital care trend is growing in the U.S. (knowablemagazine.org)
- Microplastics accumulate in the brain. (erictopol.substack.com)
- Some evidence in favor of Omega 3 use. (sciencedaily.com)
Drugs
- Trade policy is not the right tool to help interdict illegal drugs. (cnbc.com)
- Getting nitrous oxide is shockingly easy. (theatlantic.com)
Marijuana
- We need more research on the health effects of marijuana use. (wsj.com)
- Just because weed is legal, safety isn’t guaranteed. (npr.org)
- People with marijuana use disorder die at a higher rate. (medicalxpress.com)
- Indoor cannabis operations use a LOT of electricity. (newscientist.com)
- Legal weed has not sidelined the illegal market. (npr.org)
Eggs
- The process to make the ‘perfect’ hard-boiled egg is complicated. (mentalfloss.com)
- There is no shortage of startups working on egg substitutes. (news.crunchbase.com)
Food
- Americans enjoy cooking, hate cleaning up. (today.yougov.com)
- Restaurants are on edge as ICE efforts increase. (eater.com)
- Newly public Smithfield Foods ($SFD) has a bacon problem. (wsj.com)
- Aji Amarillo, a pepper native to South America, is the hot new spice. (fooddive.com)
- Mangoes are being grow in some new places. (grist.org)
- Will Capri Sun taste the same out of a bottle? (fastcompany.com)
- Cultivated meat is coming for dog food. (npr.org)
Sports
- Are Spring football games on their way out? (sportico.com)
- The new Freestyle Chess league is taking an F1-style approach. (johnwallstreet.com)
- A look at the battle over futures-based sports betting. (sportico.com)
School
- Not every school system data breach gets reported. (wired.com)
- Don’t let the selective school narrative affect how you approach college selection. (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
- Elite MBA programs are facing lower international student enrollment. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: thinking long term. (abnormalreturns.com)
- You can now follow us on Bluesky. (bsky.app)
- Have you signed up for daily e-mail newsletter? Well, you should. (abnormalreturns.com)
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