Saturday links: the new establishment
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
- Why VW is struggling. (ft.com)
- The Trump administration wants to roll back fuel efficiency standards. (arstechnica.com)
- Why you should compare Uber and Lyft prices before booking a ride. (yahoo.com)
- Five insights from "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile" by Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, and Aaron Naparstek. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Helsinki went a year with no pedestrian fatalities. (flowingdata.com)
Energy
- Europe is having a hard time balancing the grid. (wsj.com)
- California and Texas are already wasting about 10% of their solar energy. (theatlantic.com)
- Grid scale batteries are spreading around the globe. (nytimes.com)
- How AI is being used to find geothermal energy resources. (axios.com)
Environment
- China's CO2 emissions may have finally peaked. (scientificamerican.com)
- The world needs more copper. (ft.com)
- How much winter temperatures have risen in your town. (axios.com)
- How the Black Death came to Europe. (bbc.com)
- On the dangers of the dust blowing off of the drying Great Salt Lake. (grist.org)
Animals
- These frogs have no problem eating 'murder hornets.' (newatlas.com)
- How ancient primates came to metabolize alcohol. (wsj.com)
Technology
- How retailers are using data to price discriminate. (wired.com)
- With technology, do we really own anything anymore? (nytimes.com)
- Bending Spoons is buying Eventbrite. (pitchbook.com)
Behavior
- When learning, we want to feel like we are making progress. (carlhendrick.substack.com)
- Five ways to improve willpower including 'Make the first step tiny.' (twopct.com)
- How our accents change over time and circumstances. (theatlantic.com)
- The benefits of singing with others. (bbc.com)
Public health
- The number of deaths of children under 5 years old is projected to rise this year for the first time in decades. (wsj.com)
- An example of how ideology trumped medicine and thousands died as a result. (marginalrevolution.com)
- Some states are dropping coverage for GLP-1 drugs. (indianacapitalchronicle.com)
Vaccines
- Why scrapping hepatitis B vaccines at birth is a bad idea. (theconversation.com)
- Over 50? Get your shingles shot. (sciencedaily.com)
Health
- In what areas are Chinese drug makers leading? (ft.com)
- How infrared light could be used to measure blood sugar. (newatlas.com)
- Gas stove emissions are not great for human health. (sciencedaily.com)
- How to actually help a cancer patient. (theconversation.com)
- Hair growth is a big business. (theatlantic.com)
- AED drones are a cool idea. (gizmodo.com)
- Bird flu is heat resistant. (newatlas.com)
Dogs
- How dogs change our microbiome. (newscientist.com)
- Evidence that having a dog is good for teenagers. (theguardian.com)
- On the climate impact of owning a dog. (grist.org)
- Why are people obsessed with ugly dogs? (wsj.com)
Sin taxes
- Higher cigarette taxes reduce smoking. (indianacapitalchronicle.com)
- Ireland is set to add warning labels to alcohol. (bbc.com)
Drink
- Hop water sales have flatlined. (fooddive.com)
- Jim Gaffigan is doing bourbon-related comedy. (wsj.com)
- Dry counties in the U.S. reside mostly in the South. (visualcapitalist.com)
Food
- How the screwworm is already affecting beef prices in the U.S. (msn.com)
- RC Cola wants to make a comeback. (fooddive.com)
- When it comes to holiday recipes, cooks like to stick to the tried and true. (ft.com)
- The U.S. has a food waste problem. (npr.org)
Movies
- The 20 best movies of 2025 including 'Sentimental Value.' (rollingstone.com)
- The best movies of 2025 including 'Train Dreams.' (vulture.com)
- The 11 best movies of 2025 including 'Marty Supreme.' (vanityfair.com)
- The best movies of 2025 including 'It Was Just an Accident.' (nytimes.com)
- The best movies of 2025 including 'Blue Moon.' (newyorker.com)
- The AFI top 10 movies of 2025 including 'Jay Kelly.' (variety.com)
TV
- The best TV shows of 2025 including 'Andor.' (nytimes.com)
- The AFI top 10 TV shows of 2025 including 'Death by Lightning.' (variety.com)
- The 100 best TV episodes of the century including 'Forks.' (theringer.com)
Music
- The best music of 2025 including 'Lux' by Rosalia. (wsj.com)
- The best albums of 2025 including 'Getting Killed' by Geese. (newyorker.com)
- The best albums of 2025 including 'Debí Tirar Mas Fotos' by Bad Bunny. (nytimes.com)
- The 10 best jazz albums of 2025 including 'About Ghosts' by Mary Halvorson. (slate.com)
Sports
- Puma is struggling. (sherwood.news)
- Can EA move beyond sports-related games? (matthewball.co)
- Why technology companies love Formula One. (citywire.com)
- New sports stadiums keep upping the luxury amenities. (newyorker.com)
- No NFL game has ever ended with a 36-23 score. (theatlantic.com)
College
- How to evaluate the college going decision. (advisorperspectives.com)
- Artificial intelligence is the hot new college major. (nytimes.com)
- A growing number of college students are seeking accommodations. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the skill of joy. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
Mixed media
- The 10 best non-fiction books of 2025 including "Everything Is Tuberculosis" by John Green. (scientificamerican.com)
- The 10 best science books of 2025 including "Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy" by Mary Roach. (smithsonianmag.com)
- The 12 best sci-fi books of 2025 including "Slow Gods" by Claire North. (newscientist.com)
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