Saturday Links: Local Altruism

cars

• Hybrid trucks are gaining momentum. (wired.com)
• Rising sales of electric vehicles are taking a toll on petrol tax receipts, prompting a call for road taxes. (politico.com)
• Electric vehicles are almost silent. ICE cars are getting even quieter. (ft.com)
• This company turns classic cars into electric vehicles. (newatlas.com)
• How EVgo improves reliability. (axios.com)

Energy

• Rising demand slows coal plant shutdowns. (wsj.com)
• China continues with new nuclear plants. (bloomberg.com)
• China is looking to its deserts for solar energy. (semafor.com)

Water

• Spain has a water problem. (nytimes.com)
• Melting glaciers put parts of Alaska at risk of flooding. (slate.com)
• More oceanfront residents are losing out to Mother Nature. (fa-mag.com)
• This coastal road in France is navigable for only two hours a day. (nicenews.com)

environment

• Calculating climate risks is becoming increasingly difficult. (ft.com)
• California residents struggle to obtain fire insurance. (msn.com)
• Rising temperatures put infrastructure at risk. (msn.com)
• Grizzly bears are increasingly meeting people. (wsj.com)

Travel

• US airlines look alike these days. (fastcompany.com)
• A trick to get the most of your airline miles for overseas flights. (fastcompany.com)
• Hotel guests get used to the refilled shampoo. (theconversation.com)
• People pay to be cast away on a remote island, shipwrecked style. (afar.com)
• How tourism transformed this Italian city. (nytimes.com)

Technology

• Fixed wireless accounts for 7% of the US broadband market. (om.co)
• The US is the world leader in data centers. (apolloacademy.com)
• Algorithmic price fixing is now a reality. (msn.com)

Behavior

• How to give a sincere compliment. (msn.com)
• What happens when you quit dating? (msn.com)
• Expressing gratitude in family relationships matters. (sciencedaily.com)
• Ten rules of mental health from the 1930s. (artofmanliness.com)

Medications for weight loss

• Why do GLP-1 drugs seem to work for so many different indications? (astralcodexten.com)
• How Roche Missed a Potential Weight Loss Drug Breakthrough (ft.com)

Health

• Aging does not occur in a linear fashion. What molecular changes occur. (washingtonpost.com)
• A record number of Americans died from excessive heat in 2023. (apnews.com)
• Mail-order pharmaceuticals can experience extreme temperatures. (nytimes.com)
• A new device may help treat gunshot wounds. (fastcompany.com)
• mpox is once again a global health emergency. (nbcnews.com)
• Covid is now endemic. (npr.org)

Fitness

• The four pillars of good health. (primecuts.philpearlman.com)
• Are the benefits of nasal breathing overrated? (twopct.com)
• Longevity lessons from a 91-year-old man. (therirementmanifesto.com)
• Yoga is more than just exercise. (washingtonpost.com)
• Compare your weight with other Americans. (flowingdata.com)
• Walk more. (barrons.com)

Pets

• How ethical is pet ownership? (vox.com)
• The demand for mini farm animals is increasing. (apnews.com)
• People put their pets in their wills. (wsj.com)
• Let your dog sniff whatever he wants. (mentalfloss.com)

Food

• What makes a farm a factory farm? (modernfarmer.com)
• How much dairy is okay for your diet? (wsj.com)
• How Celsius came to dominate the energy drink business. (fooddive.com)
• Chile’s salmon farms are under increasing scrutiny. (nytimes.com)
• How Red Boat Fish Makes Fish Sauce. (eater.com)

Drink

• More evidence that even moderate drinking isn’t great for you. (nytimes.com)
• Americans increasingly view alcohol consumption as unhealthy. (sherwood.news)

The Olympic Games

• Universities are America’s pipeline to Olympic success. Many of these university programs are at risk of closing. (davidepstein.substack.com)
• Why isn’t India winning more medals at the Summer Olympics? (sherwood.news)

Sports

• Legalized sports betting has changed the way sports are covered. (bloomberg.com)
• How Caitlin Clark Boosted the Indiana Fever Score. (sportico.com)
• Do you want to be a historically great golfer? Avoid bogeys. (wsj.com)

Entertainment

• In the age of streaming, there’s no guarantee you’ll still have access to a show or movie. (slate.com)
• Tubi gets as much traffic as Disney+. (nytimes.com)

BOYS

• Youth sports are big and growing business. Check in from San Diego. (wapo.st)
• How teenage summer jobs have changed over time. (calculatedriskblog.com)
• Florida’s villages are seeing an increase in the number of school-age children. (apnews.com)
• How “green playgrounds” benefit children. (grist.org)

Earlier, about Abnormal Returns

• What you missed at our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
• Podcast Links: Changing the Mind. (abnormalreturns.com)
• When it comes to finances, you’re on your own. No one is coming to save you. (abnormalreturns.com)
• Are you a financial advisor looking for out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly email newsletter. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com)

Mixed medium

• Recruiters are inundated with AI-generated cover letters and resumes. (ft.com)
• Companies should make things as easy as possible for consumers. (thewaiterspad.com)