Saturday links: academic freedom
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
- Montana has become a haven for auto-related tax dodges. (news.bloombergtax.com)
- Shockingly, Tesla ($TSLA) is the big winner in revised auto tariffs. (sherwood.news)
- Toyota ($TM) and Waymo are collaborating. (engadget.com)
Environment
- Rapid temperature swings are on the rise. (nytimes.com)
- Why the market for carbon removal credits hasn't taken off. (wsj.com)
- As the world warms, more areas are suitable for killer fungi. (ft.com)
- Whether the Pentagon admits it or not, climate change is affecting the military. (axios.com)
- Vietnam still bears the environmental scars from the war. (theconversation.com)
Animals
- Rattlesnake venom evolves by location and prey. (theguardian.com)
- The potential upside of getting 856 venom hits - a universal venom antidote. (newatlas.com)
- How border walls can split animal populations. (theguardian.com)
- 75% of N. American bird species are in decline. (washingtonpost.com)
Behavior
- Stop comparing yourself to other people. (bakadesuyo.com)
- Five insights from "How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty" by Elizabeth Weingarten. (nextbigideaclub.com)
Robots
- Robots can't do everything in manufacturing. (ft.com)
- Drones are good at doing jobs that humans can't (or won't). (wired.com)
AI
- Russia is creating disinformation in order to mess with AI models. (marginalrevolution.com)
- AI and nuclear power are on very different timelines. (thebaffler.com)
- What would 'good' AI look like? (anildash.com)
- Why LLMs sound American. (fastcompany.com)
Technology
- How much is Chrome worth to Google ($GOOGL)? (spyglass.org)
- In defense of an online life. (marginalrevolution.com)
Vaccines
- Child deaths from flu are at a multi-decade high. (thedailybeast.com)
- How to prevent pertussis: vaccination. (theconversation.com)
- Enrollment in a global tuberculosis vaccine trial is complete. (statnews.com)
Measles
- A visualization of the effectiveness of the measles vaccine. (flowingdata.com)
- RFK wants to use "unproven and risky" treatments for measles. (axios.com)
- Why the measles outbreak is likely to continue. (wsj.com)
Covid
- Covid death rates are now near influenza levels. (bonddad.blogspot.com)
- A new FDA policy could effectively prevent updated Covid vaccines. (statnews.com)
Health
- The NIH has ended the world's longest running trial studying diabetes. (newyorker.com)
- Physicians are supposed to care for patients, not judge them. (sensible-med.com)
- Research shows using air filters in classroom can reduce sick days. (newscientist.com)
- The vast majority of illicit vapes are made in China. (theatlantic.com)
- How psilocybin can be used to treat concussions. (newatlas.com)
Food
- The USDA has become an agent of chaos. (grist.org)
- Before the FDA, food fraud was widespread. (popsci.com)
- How boneless chicken thighs became a thing. (theatlantic.com)
- Mondelez ($MDLZ) is trying spin out more Chips Ahoy products. (fooddive.com)
- Hopes are growing for an oral immune therapy for peanut allergies. (bbc.com)
- Sorghum is the new superfood. (wsj.com)
Drink
- What is the science behind the red wine 'headache'? (peterattiamd.com)
- Why do so many wine bottles have animals on the label? (pudding.cool)
- Canned vodka lemonade is everywhere. (vinepair.com)
Entertainment
- Only 27.6% of streaming viewing in the United States was commercial-free. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Netlfix ($NFLX) has little interest in theaters. (spyglass.org)
- Actors now hire 'authenticity consultants.' (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Horror movies are dominating 2025. (sherwood.news)
Sports
- NBA teams get a home court boost in the playoffs. (neilpaine.substack.com)
- How Kalshi is fending off legal challenges. (sportico.com)
- Nobody is watching LIV Golf. (brobible.com)
College
- Universities have been overtaken by administrators. (academic.oup.com)
- How college estimate how much students are willing to pay. (nytimes.com)
- Alan Lightman, "Academic freedom is the oxygen and the light of higher education. Growing things need both." (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: censorship solves nothing. (abnormalreturns.com)
- You can now follow us on Bluesky. (bsky.app)
- Are you signed up for daily e-mail newsletter? Well, you should be. (abnormalreturns.com)
