Saturday links: an unstable world
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
- Ferrari ($RACE) is Europe's most valuable automaker. (wsj.com)
- 2025 should see autonomous vehicle operations scale widely. (platformaeronaut.com)
- Rising prices might push buyers from trucks to cars. (axios.com)
Congestion pricing
- The global experience with congestion pricing is generally positive. (econofact.org)
- Congestion pricing in New York City is working. (arstechnica.com)
Drones
- Mass drone waves are a threat to which we currently have little defense. (axios.com)
- Health care providers are increasingly experimenting with drone deliveries. (wsj.com)
Environment
- Global sea ice is at a record low. (bbc.com)
- Some troubling signs in the Gulf of Maine: a dearth of young lobsters. (biographic.com)
- Pleasant scents from chemical products create air pollution inside your home. (sciencedaily.com)
FAA
- It usually takes a disaster before we address problems. (thenewatlantis.com)
- Purging the FAA increases the risk of future accidents. (rollingstone.com)
Travel
- There's only so much space in overhead bins. How to be considerate. (wsj.com)
- 50 years of travel tips including 'If you are fortunate, a fantastic way to share your fortune is to gift a friend the cost of travel with you. You both will have a great time.' (kk.org)
Apple
Technology
- There is seemingly no end to the big spending on AI. (wsj.com)
- Google Search is degrading before our own eyes. (honest-broker.com)
Behavior
- Why would anyone have nostalgia for objectively bad times? (theatlantic.com)
- How to embrace your left brain without going overboard. (newsletter.theleading-edge.org)
- Are noise cancelling headphones affecting our ability to hear normally? (techcrunch.com)
- How having a child changes your personality. (theatlantic.com)
- Why your therapist doesn't accept insurance. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
Public health
- How the Covid pandemic cemented low confidence in institutions. (theatlantic.com)
- We're a mutation or two away from widespread H5N1. (wsj.com)
- Why sepsis rates have risen in Texas. (propublica.org)
- Why do people in rural areas have shorter lifespans? (theconversation.com)
- Where opioid overdose deaths are falling fastest. (axios.com)
Vaccines
- Just how close is a norovirus vaccine? (scientificamerican.com)
- Should adults get re-vaccinated for measles? (npr.org)
- The U.S. has stopped sharing influenza data with WHO. (newscientist.com)
Medicine
- The Ozempic shortage is over. (wired.com)
- Med spas are a booming business. (msn.com)
- On the downside of injections for back pain. (newatlas.com)
- Emergency medicine doctors are most at-risk of burnout. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
Food
- Coke ($KO) and Pepsi ($PEP) are coming for Olipop and Poppi. (wsj.com)
- Potatoes are sensitive to rising soil temperatures. (thecooldown.com)
- Gluten-free doesn't necessarily mean healthy. (theconversation.com)
- Frozen food needs better PR. (theatlantic.com)
- Eat more fiber. (simplavida.com)
MLB
- Why MLB and ESPN are going their separate ways. (huddleup.substack.com)
- Disparities in local media rights is a big problem for MLB. (frontofficesports.com)
Sports business
- LVMH is pushing its brands in the sports scene. (frontofficesports.com)
- Draftkings ($DKNG) could get into futures contracts on sports. (sportico.com)
Entertainment
- When your local movie theater goes non-profit. (nytimes.com)
- Universal is spending big on theme parks. (nytimes.com)
Education
- What does the Department of Education do? (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
- Better air in schools is a good investment. (academic.oup.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: confidence and creativity. (abnormalreturns.com)
- You can now follow us on Bluesky. (bsky.app)
- Are you signed up for daily e-mail newsletter? Well, you should. (abnormalreturns.com)
