Saturday links: uniquely destructive technologies
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
3 weeks ago
4 MIN READ
EVs
- How China came to dominate EVs. (bbc.com)
- The U.S. is ceding the market for EVs to the Chinese. (ft.com)
AVs
- How much is Waymo worth to Google ($GOOGL)? (wsj.com)
- Autonomous vehicles now seem closer to reality. (fasterplease.substack.com)
- Waymo has launched in Atlanta. (sherwood.news)
Solar energy
- 24/365 solar generation is an increasingly economic option. (electrek.co)
- How big a role do tax credits play in rooftop solar installation? (semafor.com)
- How will floating solar panels affect wildlife? (grist.org)
- Why utilities need more rooftop solar. (bloomberg.com)
Energy
- A nuclear future won’t be based on 50-year old plant designs. (wsj.com)
- Redwood Materials is repurposing old EV batteries into energy storage systems. (theverge.com)
- Airloom has created a new kind of wind turbine. (techcrunch.com)
Weather
- The DoD is going to stop proving weather data that is used by hurricane forecasters. (npr.org)
- Hurricane season is kicking off with a weakened NWS and NOAA. (bloomberg.com)
- How private companies are improving weather prediction. (riskgaming.com)
Environment
- Alex Tabarrok, “Tax carbon, not inputs.” (marginalrevolution.com)
- Innovation isn’t dead. Weyerhauser ($WY) is turning smaller logs into engineered lumber. (wsj.com)
- Incentives matter. The case of trash bags. (grist.org)
Forests
- Wildfire smoke is a growing health hazard. (grist.org)
- More national forests are being opened to logging. (theverge.com)
- Wlidfire smoke isn’t going to get better over time. (theatlantic.com)
Animals
- Why are sharks swimming upstream? (thecooldown.com)
- Can Louisiana redfish make a comeback? (smithsonianmag.com)
- Sea slugs have a superpower. (news.harvard.edu)
Science
- Why some scientific studies can look silly from the outside. (chronicle.com)
- How you breath is like a fingerprint. (nature.com)
- Five insights from “Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders―and How We Can Change That” by Nicole Rust. (nextbigideaclub.com)
Vera C. Rubin Observatory
- The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is going to generate A LOT of data. (nytimes.com)
- As an optical telescope the Vera C. Rubin Observatory feels more relatable. (theatlantic.com)
- How the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is already identifying near-Earth asteroids. (nytimes.com)
- Check out some of the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. (npr.org)
Behavior
Vaccines
- Dr. Jake Scott, “Vaccines train the immune system, and the diseases they prevent are the real threats to immune function.” (theconversation.com)
- Contrary to the skeptics, the immune schedule for children is more efficient than ever. (statnews.com)
- The new CDC can do damage without outright banning vaccines. (newyorker.com)
- Thimerosol hasn’t been in childhood vaccines for some 20 years. (theconversation.com)
- Gavi has helped vaccinate 1.1 billion children. The U.S. is pulling its support. (npr.org)
- Childhood vaccination rates are falling in other developed countries. (npr.org)
HIV
- Injectable lenacapavir could change the course of HIV/AIDS. (newyorker.com)
- Cuts in funding will prevent lenacapavir use in Africa. (nytimes.com)
- On the potential for even longer lasting vaccines. (newatlas.com)
Health
- Why more medical services are operating out of former retail spaces. (sherwood.news)
- How CAR T-cell therapy can work to beat back lupus. (nytimes.com)
- How the pandemic disrupted cancer screenings. (yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com)
- How higher heat affects sleep apnea. (npr.org)
Fitness
- Having a dog is good for your health, but there is potential for injuries. (newatlas.com)
- Using ChatGPT as your personal nutrition coach. (artofmanliness.com)
- How to get started with a weighted vest. (wsj.com)
- Eat more leafy greens. (newatlas.com)
Farming
- How the farm economy is threatened by immigration cuts. (paulkrugman.substack.com)
- How lasers (and AI) can eliminate the need for herbicides. (phys.org)
Food
- Why Yemeni coffee houses are popping up everywhere. (nytimes.com)
- Everything tastes the same in the airport. (msn.com)
- The case for some kombucha. (newatlas.com)
Sports
- Youth sports is changing who gets to the NBA. (newyorker.com)
- ESPN now owns a stake in the PLL. Expect more deals like this. (frontofficesports.com)
- Why every pro sports team wants its own entertainment real estate district. (johnwallstreet.com)
- 32 Division I Olympic sports teams have been cut since the House settlement. (sportico.com)
- This soccer team puts sustainability front and center. (nytimes.com)
Movies
- The 100 best movies of the 21st century, so far, including ‘Zodiac.’ (nytimes.com)
- The best movies of 2025, so far, including ‘Sinners.’ (variety.com)
- The 40 best movies about the immigrant experience, including ‘Brooklyn.’ (hollywoodreporter.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: an aging America. (abnormalreturns.com)
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