Saturday links: moving the coast

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 "Nature itself does not destroy the coast. It moves the coast." (Robert Young) Autos - Automated driving systems are causing 'automation complacency.' (nytimes.com) - How Uber ($UBER) is managing the AV-human mix. (axios.com) - Ultrafast charging will be a game changer. (apnews.com) Transport - It turns out delivery drones are loud. (nytimes.com) - Wind power for cargo ships is making progress. (gcaptain.com) Energy - The case for a more distributed power grid. (nytimes.com) - People training to work in offshore wind are in limbo. (grist.org) - What California is learning from solar panels over water canals. (kqed.org) - The Achilles heel of geothermal power: water. (grist.org) Water - Racial dynamics when it comes to property buyouts in flood-prone areas. (papers.ssrn.com) - There's really only one solution to coastal erosion. (vox.com) Environment - Time shifting only does so much when it comes to extreme heat. (axios.com) - How much of climate change can be blamed on oil companies? (theatlantic.com) - Where the federal funds for national parks have been diverted. (nytimes.com) - On the benefits of controlled burns of grasslands. (reasonstobecheerful.world) - The danger from ightning is no joke, especially in Florida. (msn.com) - Paper drink bottles are coming back. (barrons.com) Animals - Dam destruction means more fish. (biographic.com) - How warmer water affects coral cilia. (wired.com) - Meet a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo. (pbs.org) - Why bear encounters in the U.S. are on the rise. (yahoo.com) Science - The U.S. is losing a generation of scientific talent. (ft.com) - Why delaying research monies is almost as bad as canceling them outright. (npr.org) - Why AI solving math proofs isn't that interesting. (npr.org) - AI will not obsolete mathematicians. (inference-review.com) - NASA has lost a lot of its capabilities. (npr.org) Travel - Seven rules for air travel today. (nytimes.com) - Countries are looking for new ways to tax tourists. (ft.com) Data centers - A lot of the pushback on data centers was due to companies forcing governments to sign NDAs. (boondoggle.substack.com) - How data centers heat the surrounding areas. (bloomberg.com) - Just how much power is needed to run planned data centers? (ft.com) AI safety - A summary of Ezra Klein's interview with Nvidia ($NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang. (thezvi.substack.com) - The first place to look for risk from AI is financial systems. (theatlantic.com) - How to think about AI safety. (newsletter.platypuseconomics.com) Medicine - More political control over the NIH is a disaster waiting to happen. (thebulwark.com) - UK hospitals were not built for extreme heat. (nytimes.com) - What other cancers are mRNA vaccines targeting? (msn.com) - A potential side effect of GLP-1 use. (wsj.com) - The ovaries are active after menopause. (wired.com) Health - Research shows calcium and vitamin D don't do anything for bone health. (sciencedaily.com) - Not surprisingly, chronic stress is bad for your heart. (sciencedaily.com) - Most cuts and scrapes don't need antibiotic ointment. (yahoo.com) - The case for a five minute walking break every hour. (artofmanliness.com) - Noise pollution affects more than your ears. (theconversation.com) - What the Amish can teach us about health. (twopct.com) Drugs - How cocaine gets to Europe. (wsj.com) - Drug cartels are upping their drone game. (washingtonpost.com) - People are quitting vapes for....cigarettes. (nypost.com) Drink - Why cancer deaths related to alcohol are on the rise. (smithsonianmag.com) - Why liquor seems to be at the center of every trade dispute. (nytimes.com) - Wine grape growers are up against it. (apnews.com) - How drinking affects dementia risk. (nytimes.com) Food - Most American's don't understand the environmental costs of beef production. (newyorker.com) - Michael Easter talks with Tamar Haspel about why we should just stop eating lettuce. (twopct.com) - Why you keep seeing new, tastier fruits. (slate.com) - How this farm went from hog production to growing mushrooms. (npr.org) - How salted caramel came to prominence. (snackstack.net) - An actual plastic-free coffee maker. (fastcompany.com) - How to eat more fiber. (theconversation.com) Sports - Athletes play a prominent role in Life Surge seminars. (motherjones.com) - In praise of big time college sports. (theatlantic.com) Children - Is tackle football too dangerous for children? (scientificamerican.com) - London's schools are running out of children. (ft.com) - The problem with private schools. (hamiltonnolan.com) - Bike buses are great. (chicago.suntimes.com) College - AI detectors on campus are, at best, a mixed blessing. (theatlantic.com) - Bryan Walsh speaks to journalist and writer Theo Baker, author of "How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University." (podcasts.apple.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns - What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com) - Work in wealth management? Sign up for our exclusive Talking Wealth newsletter. (talkingwealthpod.com) - Don't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)