Saturday links: human expression
Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check out...
Autos
- Ford ($F) wants buyers to customize their vehicles. (cnbc.com)
- These drivers go out of their way to avoid new tech. (wsj.com)
- What it's like to drive the Slate Truck. (engadget.com)
- We need AV data from more companies than just Waymo. (axios.com)
- Zoox just took another step forward. (reuters.com)
Transport
- Idling vehicles are a big problem. (theconversation.com)
- Drivers don't like them, but speed cameras work. (bloomberg.com)
- JetZero wants to make a radical, new aircraft. (wsj.com)
- There is an arms race going on with outboard motors. (wsj.com)
- How to fix the Jones Act. (abundanceandgrowth.org)
Nuclear
- Westinghouse Electric has filed to go public. (reuters.com)
- Restarting an old nuclear reactor is no small thing. (nytimes.com)
Energy
- Despite growth in renewables, fossil fuel consumption keeps ticking higher. (coldeye.earth)
- Offshore wind plays a important role in the energy economy. (grist.org)
- Plug-in solar is seeing momentum as more states allow for it. (nytimes.com)
- Why everyone is trying to build a solid-state battery. (construction-physics.com)
Stoves
- The pros and cons of battery-powered induction stoves. (yahoo.com)
- Gas stoves aren't great for asthma sufferers. (msn.com)
Environment
- How excessive heat negatively affects the economy. (hybrideconomics.substack.com)
- Why Europe's fires as so epic this year. (wsj.com)
- Where landslide risk is highest. (eurekalert.org)
- Waves of sargassum keep getting worse. (theconversation.com)
- Giant Sequoias like a little bit of fire. (sciencedaily.com)
Animals
- A fishing ban on China’s Yangtze River has led to a remarkable recovery of biomass in the waterway. (semafor.com)
- The Trump administration is putting the Great Lakes at greater risk from Asian carp. (chicago.suntimes.com)
- Monarch butterfly populations are seeing a bounce bakc. (theatlantic.com)
Travel
- Canadians have markedly cut back their travel to the U.S. (axios.com)
- Viking ($VIK) river cruises are meant to be low key. (wsj.com)
- Why do airlines declare the overhead bins full even though they clearly are nearly empty? (pogueman.substack.com)
- Woah. A 24-hour nonstop flight. (arstechnica.com)
Science
- The assault on science funding isn't nuanced. (science.org)
- The DOD from 1945-1970 funded a lot of scientific research. What happened when it fell off? (papers.ssrn.com)
Data centers
- Data center noise is real. (futurism.com)
- The data center boom will be powered by non-renewabes. (axios.com)
Behavior
- We are speaking few words per day. (theatlantic.com)
- Stop pathologizing regular life. (nytimes.com)
- Every friendship is different. Don't judge. (theatlantic.com)
Vaccines
- Trump and JFK Jr. are aligned on suppressing vaccines. (wsj.com)
- Doctors are having to ignore government recommendations on childhood vaccines. (npr.org)
- Vaccine skeptics excel at telling a compelling story. (theconversation.com)
- Researchers are now working on measles treatments. (wired.com)
GLP-1s
- Which retailers benefit from wider GLP-1 use? (cnbc.com)
- GLP-1 drugs seem to turn down 'food noise.' (sciencedaily.com)
Health
- Why U.S. longevity stagnated in the 2010s. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Rural maternal health care is poor and set to get worse. (theatlantic.com)
- What does RFK Jr. have against antidepressants? (theatlantic.com)
- The majority of cases of ovarian cancer seemingly start in the fallopian tubes. (nytimes.com)
- How smallpox evolved over time. (nytimes.com)
Drugs
- Cocaine is flowing freely into Europe. (wsj.com)
- Harm reduction, as a strategy, turned out to be a bad deal for cities. (theatlantic.com)
Drink
Food
- Americans are not surprisingly avoiding fresh fruit and vegetables. (arstechnica.com)
- Should you wash pre-washed lettuce? (theconversation.com)
- How an El Nino could affect rice production. (grist.org)
- Manufacturers are trying to make candy 'healthier.' (nytimes.com)
Sports
Entertainment
- Peacock loves subscription bundles. (axios.com)
- The 25 best documentaries of all-time including 'O.J.: Made in America.' (hollywoodreporter.com)
School
- Some school districts are building housing for teachers. (nytimes.com)
- AI detection tools can disagree. (ft.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
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