Sunday assorted links

1. “Mobility indicators measuring voluntary decisions to socially distance, comprising measures of visitors/visits to recreational locations, and mobility proxy measuring duration of hours away from home show that a lower prevalence of long-term orientation traits explains persistent resistance to social distancing.”  Link here, speculative.

2. Neanderthal genes and Covid risk? (WSJ)

3. “Masked ‘Boot Girls’ Are Freeing Booted Cars All Over Atlanta.”

4. Victor Fuchs has passed away.

5. Why it took the FDA so long to review the disputed cold remedy (NYT).  And flying taxi executive to head the FAA.

6. “Japan’s Productivity Ranks Lowest Among G7 Nations for 50 Straight Years.”  Why hasn’t YIMBY done more to fix that?