- Harvard researchers found that electric vehicles in China can have a positive effect on CO2 reduction if owners slowly charge vehicles during off-peak hours, allowing for more effective use of wind-generated power. Quickly charging vehicles in the higher energy “fast mode” can be counterproductive. https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2018/05/environmental-impact-of-electric-vehicles-in-china-it-depends-on-how-they-are-charged 67 comments science
- We could quickly fall to 2 billion after peaking at 10 billion this century. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/18/opinion/human-population-global-growth.html 1862 comments futurology
- U.S. inflation data offer no quick relief to Fed, but hint at a peak | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-inflation-data-offer-no-quick-relief-fed-hint-peak-2022-06-30/ 11 comments goldandblack
- Aulas: "This story is peak French football. When we see that our directors attended the same UEFA meetings where everyone speak about patience and came out with totally different conclusions, it has to be said that France have been really stupid. There was absolutely no need to make it so quickly." https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/05/24/5eca7f6422601d904c8b45e3.html 152 comments soccer
- Easing lockdown too quickly could lead to second COVID-19 peak, Boris Johnson warns https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-easing-lockdown-too-quickly-could-lead-to-second-covid-19-peak-government-warns-11975952 55 comments worldnews
- Research suggests that, in certain cases, drones could quickly deliver life-saving interventions during city’s peak rush hour. Drones could save lives by responding to emergency conditions. https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/research-tests-speed-of-drones-in-responding-to-medical-emergency-scenarios.aspx 8 comments science
- Players peak at 26, decline slowly, and then begin to decline quickly by age 30 https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/qkydgq/the-aging-of-lebron-james-why-its-all-downhill-once-nba-players-turn-30 61 comments nba
- World Must Reach Net Zero Emissions Sooner, Study Finds, to Reach Paris Climate Goal: Greenhouse gas emissions must peak quickly and carbon capture technology must improve if there is hope of limiting warming to safe levels, researchers find. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13042017/paris-climate-agreement-greenhouse-gas-emissions-global-warming 35 comments worldnews
- Global fossil fuel demand set to fall from 2020, three centuries after the dawn of the Industrial Revolution - Solar panels and electric vehicles are becoming cheaper so quickly that demand for oil and coal will peak in just three years, report predicts http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/coal-oil-demand-renewable-energy-solar-panels-electric-vehicles-investors-a7557756.html 8 comments technology
- A quick peak at traffic stats for r/formula1. Or, "I wonder when qualifying was?" http://minus.com/mlr07vtdf#1o 19 comments formula1
- Devin Booker And Chris Paul Are Peaking At The Right Time For The Phoenix Suns: What [Monty Williams] treasures more than anything from his first camp with the organization is how quickly the on-court partnership between his new point guard and his superstar scorer came together https://www.forbes.com/sites/brendonkleen/2021/02/23/devin-booker-and-chris-paul-are-peaking-at-the-right-time-for-the-phoenix-suns/?sh=74c9e783f9b7 41 comments nba