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Autos
- Detroit is playing a dangerous game of selling trucks and SUVs trying to bridge to EVs. (bloomberg.com)
- EVs are now the cheapest option for fleets. (qz.com)
- In what countries EVs are making the biggest inroads? (visualcapitalist.com)
- The Nissan Leaf is functional but not all that fun. (engadget.com)
Energy
- China's e-buses are taking a bite out of global oil demand. (bloomberg.com)
- As solar expands it is running into NIMBY issues. (wamu.org)
- How Costa Rica plans to go carbon-free. (ft.com)
- People who live near wind farms don't hate them. (arstechnica.com)
Environment
- Higher costs are forcing cities to cut back on recycling. (nytimes.com)
- Saltwater intrusion is making farmland near the coasts unusable. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why a future UK could have water shortages. (nytimes.com)
Technology
- Facebook ($FB) is trying to re-write its script without missing a beat. (ben-evans.com)
- For the Internet of things to work it requires software that won't break. (washingtonpost.com)
- How did phones get so darn expensive? (theverge.com)
- Get a password manager!!! (humbledollar.com)
Psychology
- The biology of mental illness is still largely unknown. (theatlantic.com)
- The FDA has approved the first drug for postpartum depression. (newatlas.com)
- How anesthesia could help traumatic memories from 'sticking.' (theverge.com)
- On the harm loneliness causes. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- How sleep affects learning. (wsj.com)
- Birth-order effects are a crock. (washingtonpost.com)
Relationships
- Younger Americans are increasingly uncoupled. (washingtonpost.com)
- Boring gets a bad rap in relationships. (washingtonpost.com)
- Being single need not be a happiness dead end. (wsj.com)
Medicine
- The Apple Watch does not do a particularly good job of identifying atrial fibrillation, yet. (arstechnica.com)
- Chronic pain is not quantifiable or measurable. (nytimes.com)
- Chicken pox is nothing to mess with. (arstechnica.com)
- What it's like to have the mumps. (statnews.com)
- How do 'eConsults' work? (theincidentaleconomist.com)
Fitness
- It's not about standing vs. sitting, it's about moving vs. not moving. (outsideonline.com)
- What is Peloton really selling? (slate.com)
- What is Nordic walking? (nextavenue.org)
Fish
- A third of all fish is mislabeled. (newscientist.com)
- Our desire for single portion sized fish fillets is contributing to overfishing. (npr.org)
- Chinese caviar is pushing down the price. (wsj.com)
Dairy
- A startup is flat out engineering dairy products. (techcrunch.com)
- Big Meat is not going to be disrupted by lab-grown meat. (vox.com)
- Dairy cows love waterbeds. (modernfarmer.com)
Food
- Organic food is becoming less organic. (washingtonpost.com)
- The farmer's market bubble is bursting. (npr.org)
- The great egg debate is getting tiresome. (bigthink.com)
- Should you tip on carryout orders? (330ramp.com)
- Eat more fiber, people. (vox.com)
Drink
- US whiskey exports are getting hit by the tariff war. (reuters.com)
- Do you need a specialized whiskey glass? (artofmanliness.com)
- Now seltzer is getting the 'boozy' treatment. (washingtonpost.com)
Media
- Streaming video is now pretty much mainstream. (axios.com)
- An example of why music publishing rights are still valuable. (nytimes.com)
- Splice is Spotify ($SPOT), but for sounds. (wsj.com)
Sports
- Mike Trout deserves however much he can get from the Angels. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- Mike Trout has little or no brand outside of baseball. (calnewport.com)
- A look at "Mind Games: Determination, Doubt and Lucky Socks – An Insider’s Guide to the Psychology of Elite Athletes" by Annie Vernon. (theguardian.com)
College
- What a seat at a public, in-state school can mean to somebody. (profgalloway.com)
- Howard Lindzon, "Treat your time in college like a cash lottery windfall." (howardlindzon.com)
- Even above-the-board college admissions consultants are only available to the wealthy and even then generate anxiety for parents and kids alike. (washingtonpost.com)
- Is attending an elite college even worth it? (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: miscounting calories. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: essential listening. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Your home may be an investment but don't expect it to fund your financial goals. (abnormalreturns.com)
- This is why we can't have nice things. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Life is too complicated for you to have a "Number." What you need is optionality. (abnormalreturns.com)
