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Saturday links: a personal focus
On Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check...
Autos
- Waymo is expanding its geographic reach in 2025. (theverge.com)
- How some new EV buyers feel about their cars. (insidehook.com)
- Many Tesla ($TSLA) vehicles would need a hardware upgrade for FSD. (autoweek.com)
Energy
- Boosting drilling in the U.S. won't be easy. (grist.org)
- Why are California's electricity prices higher than the majority of the US? (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
- Waterwheels are still a viable technology. (theguardian.com)
Environment
- Convincing people to leave their homes even after multiple disasters isn't easy. (ft.com)
- Is it possible to reduce the carbon impact of soccer? (wsj.com)
- Is climate change going to increase territorial disputes? (ft.com)
Travel
- Airlines have become overly dependent on the profits from their loyalty programs. (ft.com)
- For cities, restricting tourists is a balancing act. (nytimes.com)
ATC
- Airport near-misses have been rising. (theatlantic.com)
- Congestion in the Washington DC air space is nothing new. (politico.com)
- More than 90% of the country’s 313 air traffic control facilities are understaffed. (nytimes.com)
- The air safety regime in the U.S. has worked. Now its getting politicized. (theatlantic.com)
Behavior
- Some evidence that creatine be used to help treat depression. (newatlas.com)
- The personal vulnerability you see online, is largely performative. (theatlantic.com)
- Five insights from Ellen Hendriksen's "How to Be Enough: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists." (nextbigideaclub.com)
Clinical trials
- Challenge trials are on the rise. (nytimes.com)
- You can't just pause a clinical trial for no good reason. (theconversation.com)
Pharmaceuticals
- The FDA has approved a non-addictive pain killer, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals ($VRTX). (nytimes.com)
- Ozempic was approved to treat kidney disease for patients with Type 2 diabetes. (cnbc.com)
Health
- We won't know the danger of missed vaccinations until its too late. (theatlantic.com)
- On the prospects for a urine-based prostate cancer test. (newatlas.com)
- How much of your cancer risk is baked in before birth? (sciencedaily.com)
- How the mom's microbiome affects a baby's health. (the-scientist.com)
Fitness
- RICE is out. Minor injury treatment recommendations have changed. (wsj.com)
- A 'normal' BMI is not the be all, end all. (gq.com)
- Keep it simple, people. (primecuts.philpearlman.com)
Drugs
- There's no easy way to interdict fentanyl. (theconversation.com)
- How cannabis use affects brain function. (newatlas.com)
Food
Drink
- Can an app help you drink less? (insidehook.com)
- Some strategies to help reduce your drinking. (wsj.com)
- Do NA drinks help or hurt when it comes to quitting alcohol? (fastcompany.com)
- Choosing to drink is a risk-return question. (wsj.com)
- Alcohol use and retirees. (marketwatch.com)
Music
- Bands that were not appreciated in their time including 'The Smiths.' (statsignificant.com)
- On the death of the B-side. (whyisthisinteresting.substack.com)
Sports betting
- Consumers in states without legal sports betting can use Kalshi to bet on the Super Bowl. (axios.com)
- There is a limit to what you can bet on in prediction markets. (wsj.com)
- Young men are the target market for sports betting. (theguardian.com)
- Is 'responsible gambling' an oxymoron? (sportico.com)
Youth
- You can't really produce too many STEM majors. (agglomerations.substack.com)
- Young American adults are having less sex. (ifstudies.org)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: our AI future. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Why 'critical ignoring' is a crucial skill these days. (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)
