Thursday morning news drop
Buyers Are on the Sidelines: Desirable homes at the right price are still flying off the shelves, but we’re starting to see some evidence of normalization in the housing market. Median days on market are still absurdly low, but it’s heading in the right direction. (Irrelevant Investor)
Car Companies Are Making a Deadly Mistake With Electric Vehicles : The heft of electric vehicles is not their only safety risk. Even with heavy batteries, these vehicles’ electric powertrains allow them to accelerate unusually quickly. Chevrolet touts its “Wide Open Watts Mode” that allows the Chevy Blazer EV, an SUV, to accelerate from zero to 60 in under four seconds—a speed that is comparable to popular muscle cars like the Dodge Charger and Ford Mustang. A Tesla Model X Plaid reached 60 mph in 2.5 seconds—faster than any other SUV. (Slate)
Why Are Oil-and-Gas Companies Developing Lesson Plans for Teachers? The fossil fuel industry has long understood the power of the school system in shaping perceptions around climate change (Walrus)
You Love iPhone. Your Partner Loves Android. Here’s How to Make It Work. The pros and cons of Apple and Google’s mobile operating systems—and how people can find neutral apps that work with both. (Wall Street Journal)
What Drives Galaxies? The Milky Way’s Black Hole May Be the Key. Supermassive black holes have come to the fore as engines of galactic evolution, but new observations of the Milky Way and its central hole don’t yet hang together. (Quanta Magazine)
A Hole in the Head Can a brain implant treat drug addiction? (Harpers)
Death in Navy SEAL Training Exposes a Culture of Brutality, Cheating and Drugs The elite force’s selection course is so punishing that few make it through, and many of those who do resort to illicit tactics. (New York Times)