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Quote of the Day
"Life is not a contest, and the world is not an arena. Just by being here, unique among all others, offering contributions that no one else can give, you have already won the one prize that matters most."
(Margaret Renkl)
Autos
- The nature of cars is changing, as is the way we buy them as well. (ft.com)
- Why retirement villages are a perfect place to test autonomous vehicles. (ft.com)
- New tires that never go flat. (fastcompany.com)
Transport
- Rich dudes love blasting stuff into space. (ft.com)
- LNG could be a major fuel source for shippers going forward. (axios.com)
- Why we should be paying more attention to the downside of the global cruise industry. (ft.com)
- Passenger ferries are going electric. (axios.com)
Energy
- Many days, the state of California has more solar energy than it needs. (latimes.com)
- How the US could get more power from geothermal energy. (grist.org)
- Why Germany is wrong to wind down its nuclear power portfolio. (bloomberg.com)
Environment
- How Wrangler is trying eliminate wastewater from the denim making process. (fastcompany.com)
- Makeup manufacturers have a big waste problem. (bloomberg.com)
- The US had its second-wettest May since 1895. (axios.com)
- 1 billion acres are at-risk for catastrophic wildfires according to the US Forest Service. (npr.org)
- Organic farming has a plastics problem. (npr.org)
Technology
- Amazon ($AMZN) wants Alexa to be everywhere, whether you like it or not. (wsj.com)
- A universal biometric identity system would be useful but scary. (avc.com)
- How "Sign in with Apple" is both a privacy boon and competitive weapon. (fastcompany.com)
- Good luck trying to scrub your info from the Internet. (ft.com)
- The case against smart door locks. (slate.com)
Science
- The growing number of satellites are beginning to mess with astronomers. (space.com)
- Congratulations, humanity, we are killing off amphibians in record numbers. (businessinsider.com)
- Fungi trade resources with their host plants like a stock market. (newscientist.com)
Psychology
- Daily meditation guided by an app may help improve memory and attention. (newscientist.com)
- Burnout is now an official medical condition. (bigthink.com)
Medicine
- Canada has not sidestepped the opioid issue. (theglobeandmail.com)
- More education is associated with longer lifespans, the question is why? (theincidentaleconomist.com)
- Our microbiomes affect how medicines work (newatlas.com)
- The use of nitrous oxide during childbirth is gaining momentum. (parenting.nytimes.com)
- Only a small percentage of men need testosterone treatment. (fatherly.com)
- A app is being developed to diagnose illnesses in children with coughs. (newatlas.com)
Fitness
- We are getting better data on the limits of human endurance. (bbc.com)
- Why one extra walk a day can help improve health. (nytimes.com)
- Why running attracts higher earners. (ft.com)
- Why drinking (water) after a workout feels so good. (nytimes.com)
Coffee
- Why even though coffee prices are at a multi-decade low, your latte is not. (ft.com)
- Wendell Steavenson, "Coffee delivers not only a health benefit, but a social benefit too. Perhaps it is not surprising that the Scandinavians — those perennial champions of so many indices for health, social welfare and democracy — also lead the world tables in per capita coffee consumption." (ft.com)
Food
- Wal-Mart ($WMT) wants to deliver groceries directly to your refrigerator. (fortune.com)
- Small and mid-sized dairy farms are closing, as scale matters even more. (bloomberg.com)
- Will alternative proteins be able to move beyond burgers? (washingtonpost.com)
- Let it never be said that barbecue doesn't involve a big dollop of science. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- The hot sauce business is, wait for it, on fire. (wsj.com)
- Kelp is the new kale, redux. (npr.org)
Cannabis
- Most Americans interested in cannabis don't want to get high. (marketwatch.com)
- Older Americans are increasingly turning toward cannabis. (insider.com)
- Why cannabis cultivation will likely move to cheaper areas overseas. (barrons.com)
- Do you know how edibles get absorbed in the body? (visualcapitalist.com)
Dogs
- Our love of dogs may be encoded in our DNA. (psychologytoday.com)
- Humans can transfer their stress onto their dogs. (npr.org)
Music
- How power laws help explain today's music market. (nytimes.com)
- The music industry runs on metadata. Too bad it's not very good. (theverge.com)
- Why relying on streaming service algorithms is still so hit and miss. (ft.com)
- Spotify ($SPOT) is being forced to diversify because it can't make money on traditional music streaming. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
Video
- Cable companies are trying to hold the line against customers claiming they want to 'cut the cord.' (bloomberg.com)
- How AT&T ($T) plans to price its all-in-one streaming service. (slate.com)
- HBO has a pricing problem. (nytimes.com)
- Amazon Prime has some dodgy cancer cure documentaries. (wired.co.uk)
- There are no superhero movies today without Tim Burton's "Batman." (washingtonpost.com)
Sports
- How data is going to change how hockey is played and coached. (leighdrogen.com)
- An excerpt from Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchi's "The MVP Machine: How Baseball’s New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players." (theringer.com)
- Why has the NHL largely avoided scrutiny over concussions? (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: Airpod society. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: radical life shfits. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Why diversification works in life and markets: a discussion with Dr. Brett Steenbarger. (abnormalreturns.com)
