Saturday links: the age of misinformation

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 "In the age of misinformation, we don’t have an uneducated population. We have something worse: an uneducated population that thinks it’s educated." (Alex Lickerman) Autos - ~25% of global auto sales this year will be electric. (nytimes.com) - Toyota ($TM) is set to become the biggest American car maker. (wsj.com) - How rising DRAM prices will affect car prices. (theatlantic.com) - Modern cars can catch fire even when they are not running. (msn.com) - Why people are drawn to the new Slate Truck. (wired.com) Transport - Chinese car exports are limited by space on ships. (wsj.com) - Amazon ($AMZN) set to expand drone delivery service. (cnbc.com) - Brunswick ($BC) is looking to technology to boost boat sales. (cnbc.com) - Shipping rates, amid war, continue to rise. (ft.com) Energy - How extreme heat is affecting the electric grid. (axios.com) - Grid operators increasingly need to plan for wildfires. (axios.com) - Qcells is manufacturing solar panels in Georgia. (grist.org) - How EVs could strengthen the grid. (grist.org) Environment - Tornado Alley is shifting east. (insurancejournal.com) - Cities eliminated streams. We need them back. (bloomberg.com) - Why fires this Summer are not getting more attention. (theatlantic.com) - There are no easy fixes to the Colorado River. (wsj.com) - Wildfire smoke is really bad for you. (nytimes.com) Animals - The size of the Atlantic menhaden population has seemingly fallen off. (wapo.st) - Hotter sand is putting sea turtles at risk. (mazingamazingly.blogspot.com) Travel - Despite higher costs, Americans just keep traveling. (axios.com) - Cruise lines are nickel and diming their customers. (nytimes.com) - Pilots and flight attendants receive more radiation during their lifetimes. (eurekalert.org) - A look at the companies that ponied up for DOT Secretary Sean Duffy's 'The Great American Road Trip.' (viewfromthewing.com) Space - Satellite companies need more launch capacity. (arstechnica.com) - How orbital data centers could wreck the night sky. (scientificamerican.com) - The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is coming back to Earth's atmosphere. (axios.com) Technology - Smarter robots need eyes. (nytimes.com) - What is a defunct company's data worth? (doinggroundwork.com) - What it's like to use Wispr Flow. (nytimes.com) - Mary Childs talks with Prof. Rohit Lamba about the future of work in the age of AI. (youtube.com) Behavior - Suicide hotlines don't seem to decrease the rate of self-harm. (nber.org) - Some preliminary results from Oregon on psilocybin use. (npr.org) - Four tips on staying happy from philosopher Baruch Spinoza, including 'Zoom out.' (bakadesuyo.com) - On the downsides of being a content creator. (theconversation.com) Longevity - Why would someone want to live to 150 years old? (nytimes.com) - Why doctors are prescribing tadalafil for longevity purposes. (npr.org) Vaccination - The vaccination rates of US kindergarteners in the 2025–2026 school year fell, again. (arstechnica.com) - Anti-vaxxers have been successful spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt. (cnbc.com) Measles - U.S. measles cases are hitting multi-decade highs. (propublica.org) - More measles outbreaks in the U.S. are inevitable. (thebulwark.com) Health - Cancer surgery wait times are on the rise. (arstechnica.com) - How patients and doctors are using AI to diagnose difficult conditions. (wsj.com) - China is pioneering a surgery that purports to treat Alzheimer’s disease. (nature.com) - What's behind the opposition to IVF? (indianacapitalchronicle.com) Fitness - Sit for work? Get up! (wapo.st) - Why walking gets harder with age. (sciencedaily.com) - How to add more movement into your day. (twopct.com) - More protein without exercise is a waste. (theconversation.com) - The case for sprinting. (sciencedaily.com) Beverages - How Coca Cola ($KO) is evolving Freestyle machines. (cnbc.com) - Drink your coffee! (sciencedaily.com) Food - A major supplier to the meal kit industry just went bust. (wsj.com) - Ground beef prices have been rising steadily post-Covid. (econbrowser.com) - The salad recession is hitting ranch dressing sales. (morningstar.com) - Why pickle flavoring is everywhere these days. (wsj.com) - The science behind cold cuts. (theconversation.com) Mark Walters - A loan to Guggenheim Partners’ asset management division has fallen into distressed territory. (ft.com) - Mark Walters' business practice have been called into question prior. (frontofficesports.com) - Sammons Enterprises says it is divesting from the Guggenheim network of entities. (hntrbrk.com) - Mark Walter's business empire is nothing if not convoluted. (wsj.com) Sports - The Freedom 250 was planned in a hurry. (npr.org) - The problem with internationalized sports leagues: time zones. (entertainment.substack.com) - Enhanced Group ($ENHA) lost nearly $62 million in Q2. (frontofficesports.com) - Rising water temperatures are ravaging some fishing spots. (bloomberg.com) Movies - Movie end credits are getting longer over time. (stephenfollows.com) - Good luck trying to get tickets to big movies on IMAX ($IMAX) 70mm screens. (slate.com) College - College kids have stopped hanging out. (theatlantic.com) - Parents are paying up for premium gap years. (fa-mag.com) - The enrollment cliff is coming for America's colleges and universities. (wsj.com) Children - Back-to-school shopping was more expensive this year. (washingtonpost.com) - Do children in day care do worse? (worksinprogress.news) - AI can't think for you, or your children. (theconversation.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns - What you missed in our Friday linkfest. 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