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 last week’s edition. Have a great weekend! Quote of the Day "The kind of human capital that’s more difficult to replace is the kind that deals with things which aren’t in the dataset because they haven’t happened before." (Dan Davies) 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)