Saturday links: things that haven’t happened before
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 ($F) has ambitious targets for the new Fathom electric truck. (wsj.com)
- Goodyear Tire's ($GT) turnaround is tentative, at best. (cnbc.com)
- How stolen Canadian cars end up in Russia. (nytimes.com)
- What it's like to drive a solar-powered car. (wapo.st)
- Car sunroofs keep exploding. (wsj.com)
Transport
- Robotaxis are trying to learn their way around London streets. (nytimes.com)
- Another case for congestion pricing, faster ambulance transit times. (nber.org)
- Are bike lanes 'DEI'? (nytimes.com)
Heat
- 2026 is set to become the hottest summer on record in the U.S. (washingtonpost.com)
- How higher temperatures are affecting how we enjoy Summer. (grist.org)
- Are we undercounting the number of deaths due to heat? (npr.org)
- Nepal didn't cause global warming but it is paying the price. (newyorker.com)
Animals
- The government is tracking every federally permitted lobster boat from Maine to Virginia. (washingtonpost.com)
- How to eliminate unneeded mosquito species. (unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com)
- How chickens became optimized for rapid weight gain. (ft.com)
Science
- Scientific advisory committees play an important role. (npr.org)
- Scientists can now tell fake ancient pottery from the real thing. (today.ucsd.edu)
- Why downgrading Pluto was a mistake. (theguardian.com)
- Jonquilyn Hill talks with Adam Kirsch, author of the new book "We Want to Believe: How Aliens Went Mainstream and Why It Matters." (podcasts.apple.com)
Robots
- If manufacturing is going to boom in the U.S., it's going to require even more robots. (ft.com)
- Why we enjoy watching robots fail spectacularly. (wsj.com)
Technology
- Millions of drivers licenses are for sale online. (arstechnica.com)
- Open networks are getting clogged with bad actors. (seths.blog)
- Just how much should you trust Pangram? (wired.com)
- How noise-cancelling headphones work. (nytimes.com)
Behavior
- What we need to understand about psychopaths. (theguardian.com)
- What does it say about society that so many people are living on stimulants like energy drinks? (currentaffairs.org)
Health
- Some preliminary research that psilocybin could reduce chemotherapy side effects. (science.org)
- The closure of rural hospitals is putting expectant mothers at risk. (indianacapitalchronicle.com)
- Major medical groups have released their seasonal vaccine recommendations. (npr.org)
- What the research into long Covid shows. (smithsonianmag.com)
- The first surgical Apple Vision Pro application was approved by the FDA. (asymco.com)
- Don't ignore persistently dry eyes. (npr.org)
Sitting
- Prolonged sitting is bad for your health. (sciencedaily.com)
- Bryan Walsh talks with Manoush Zomorodi, author of "Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being." (podcasts.apple.com)
Fitness
- How exercise changes our brains. (psychologytoday.com)
- Yoga is losing mind share to other activities. (theatlantic.com)
Dogs
- On the parallels between canine and human aging. (sciencedaily.com)
- On the prospect of truly hypoallergenic dogs. (smithsonianmag.com)
Drink
- Most NA beers have some alcohol. (wsj.com)
- THC drink makers are in regulatory limbo. (cnbc.com)
- Wineries are desperately trying to diversify their revenue streams. (nytimes.com)
- Scotland has a Scotch whiskey problem. (ft.com)
Food
- There are relatively easy ways to protect food safety, but we choose not to. (theatlantic.com)
- This San Francisco restaurant can't hire a dishwasher, even at $50 an hour. (sfgate.com)
- The restaurants that have embraced AI slop. (newyorker.com)
Entertainment
- A look at this Summer's box office including a big season for Imax ($IMAX). (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Can AI help us find content in the long tail? (newsletter.drorpoleg.com)
NBA
- The NBA took the Clippers' salary cap circumvention seriously. (theringer.com)
- A summary of the NBA's findings on the LA Clippers and Kawhi Leonard. (huddleup.substack.com)
- 22 suggestions to fix the NBA, including 'Lose the conferences.' (theringer.com)
Gambling
- How Circa's Survivor contest became a phenomenon. (espn.com)
- Kalshi is all over the US Open this year. (benrothenberg.com)
- Is the Supreme Court going to decide the fate of prediction markets? (politico.com)
Sports
- How HD changed how we watch sports. (neilpaine.substack.com)
- Sports insiders are NOT journalists. (awfulannouncing.com)
Children
- AI is turning students into cheats. (theatlantic.com)
- How to help children adapt to a new school year. (joylere.substack.com)
- Why smartphone bans in school don't show bigger effects. (newyorker.com)
- Has youth football done enough to reduce head impacts? (msn.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- On the high cost of adulting in America today. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Work in wealth management? Sign up for our exclusive Talking Wealth newsletter. (talkingwealthpod.com)
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