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Autos
- Phone addicts are the new drunk drivers. (axios.com)
- Automakers are laser-focused on the screen in your car. (wsj.com)
- Dealerships don't make much money on new car sales. It's the extras that get you. (wsj.com)
- Uber says don't hold your breath waiting for AVs. (reuters.com)
Electric vehicles
- German automakers are fighting to remain relevant in the EV age. (bloomberg.com)
- Three tips if you are thinking about buying an EV. (humbledollar.com)
- EVs are easier to build. Period. (wardsauto.com)
Energy
- Why Big Oil is investing in carbon removal startups. (nytimes.com)
- Alberta's tar sands operation is an environmental mess. (nationalgeographic.com)
- Cheaper renewable energy will make combating climate change less expensive. (bloomberg.com)
- Global coal prices are falling. (wsj.com)
Environment
- A wet winter likely means fewer California wildfires. (wsj.com)
- Europe's climate is rapidly changing. (bloomberg.com)
Plastics
- Plastics recycling is getting down to the basics. (bloomberg.com)
- Money is pouring into plastic recycling technologies. (fastcompany.com)
- Recycling doesn't work without the profit motive. (slate.com)
- On the unintended side effects of plastic bag bans. (npr.org)
- Plastic bottles are now a bigger threat than plastic bags. (fastcompany.com)
Air transport
- Discount European airlines are increasingly going bankrupt. (fortune.com)
- JetBlue ($JBLU) is set to announce Trans-Atlantic flights. (cnbc.com)
- Spirit Airlines is no longer the worst American airline. (fastcompany.com)
Space
- SpaceX successfully launches (and lands) three Falcon engines. (nytimes.com)
- Why Amazon ($AMZN) wants to build Internet via satellite. (cnbc.com)
- The ISS is brimming with bacteria. (newatlas.com)
Technology
- Your behavior online is generally judged without identifiable data. (wsj.com)
- Alexa is now HIPAA-compliant. (techcrunch.com)
- Is 'digital consumption' really dehumanizing? (nytimes.com)
Psychology
- Research now shows that trauma can be passed down by generation. (bbc.com)
- Testing whether fecal transplants can be used to treat autism. (newatlas.com)
- There is little good data on the efficacy (and safety) of nootropics. (wsj.com)
- Millions of Americans are on anti-depressants. Can they ever get off? (newyorker.com)
- How ketamine changes the brain. (scientificamerican.com)
Behavior
- Overconfidence is not universal, there are certain things about which were are underconfident. (nytimes.com)
- How attractive people affect your brain. (theatlantic.com)
- Stop bullying people into mindfulness. (fastcompany.com)
Medicine
- We don't have enough infectious disease doctors. (nytimes.com)
- There are a myriad of reasons why insulin has gotten so expensive. (marginalrevolution.com)
- Some hope for boosting the power of immunotherapy in cancer. (newatlas.com)
- What its like to NOT have a heart attack. (getrichslowly.org)
- Why you should be able to buy birth control online. (slate.com)
- Data on the effectiveness of vitamins and supplements are hard to come by. (arstechnica.com)
Fitness
- There are subtle differences in the hearts of swimmers and runners. (nytimes.com)
- Baby Boomer don't want trainers more their own age. (wsj.com)
- On the relationship between exercise and happiness. (bigthink.com)
Burgers
- 3G seems to have pulled off a turnaround at Burger King. (forbes.com)
- Arkansas has the most McDonald's ($MCD) per-captia. (media.thinknum.com)
- Shake Shack ($SHAK) vs. In-N-Out Burger. (media.thinknum.com)
Food
- What its like to feed the research crew at the base in Antarctica. (atlasobscura.com)
- We have reached Peak Yogurt. (wsj.com)
- How spiral hams are made. (nytimes.com)
Drink
- The ideal temperature for serving beer depends on the style. (wsj.com)
- Kweichow Moutai is the world’s most valuable liquor maker. (wsj.com)
Baseball
- How the science of pitching is changing. (nytimes.com)
- You had one job...data shows umpires are not that good at calling strikes. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
- Putting a value on all the MLB franchises. (forbes.com)
Sports
- Augusta National is buying up properties surrounding the golf course. (wsj.com)
- Formula E is the future of motor sports. (ft.com)
- Chicago has become a hotbed for competitive pinball. (atlasobscura.com)
Media
- Disney+ to launch at half the price of a Netflix ($NFLX) subscription. (variety.com)
- How Game of Thrones changed television. (ft.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: eating ourselves to death. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: mastering barbecue. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The art of investment decision making. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Software, marketplaces and institutionalizing the wine market. (abnormalreturns.com)
